Environmental & Energy

Environmental and energy laws intersect routinely with businesses, in many different niches and industries. From companies developing solar energy systems to a small business selling all-natural, organic foods, these industries collide with legislation and court precedents, and companies must be aware of the regulations impacting their businesses. Visitors to the National Law Review will come across industry news, agency news, and local legislation as well as litigation as it relates to the areas of energy and environmental law.

EPA and other Governmental Environmental Agencies and Legislation

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), the Clean Air and Water Acts, Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment, and Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA), are agencies that the National Law Review covers.  Additionally, the implications of the Endangered Species Act and implications of the changes to this long-standing legislation are analyzed by the legal experts at the National Law Review.

Alternative Energy Production

Additionally, biobased energy production and alternative energy production, including regulations, tax credits, and upcoming legislation are also extensively covered by the National Law Review.  Industry developments, legal developments in the energy sector, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and renewable energy reform and legislation, are among the topics visitors can read about online. Developments in coal, geothermal, solar, wind, hydroelectric, and natural gas both in the US and internationally are also updated on the website.

Environmental Litigation in Federal and State Courts

Many environmental issues and regulations find their way to the courtroom, as different agencies and environmental groups fight for their various interests.  Litigation covering the Clean Water Act and how it is enforced, as well as litigation on CERCLA and Superfund site clean-up costs and environmental litigation brought by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Climate Change and the Environment

Climate change has been a major factor in environmental legal issues, as the impacts of climate change are felt and there is increasing public pressure for companies and governments to pay attention to its devastating effects. The National Law Review provides coverage of corporate responses to climate changecreative litigation for the benefit of children, and the responses to climate change and coverage of world agreements, like the Paris Agreement,  and President Trump’s controversial withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

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Recent Energy, EPA, Climate & Environmental Law News

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2013
Base-Erosion and Profit-Shifting – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Report McDermott Will & Emery
May
16
2013
Supreme Court Sides with Monsanto on Issue of Patent Protection for Genetically Modified Seeds; Ruling Is a Major Victory for the Biotechnology Industry Vedder Price
May
15
2013
One Step Forward, One Step Back – NY Moves Forward on Its Environmental Self-Audit Policy as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Looks to Retreat Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
15
2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update May 13, 2013 Mintz
May
15
2013
Is Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Setting Its Sights on Hydraulic Fracturing Compounds? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
14
2013
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Establishes June 30 Deadline for Oil and Natural Gas Companies’ Submittal of Requests for Alternative Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Methods Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
13
2013
Courts to Rule on Wind Issues Varnum LLP
May
12
2013
Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across the Nation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
May
12
2013
D.C. Circuit Affirms Federal Energy Regulatory Committee Returns on Equity Policy But Reverses For Failure to Apply Administrative Procedure Act Official Notice Rule Bracewell LLP
May
11
2013
Ecuador Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
11
2013
Michigan Public Roads and Lake Access Varnum LLP
May
11
2013
Peru Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
11
2013
Brazil Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
10
2013
The War On Property Owners Refusal To Execute Easements For Sand Dunes Are Heating Up Down The Shore Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
May
10
2013
Department of Energy (DOE) Renews Michigan State University Biofuels Funding Varnum LLP
May
10
2013
The Legal Challenge to the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Regulations Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
10
2013
Costa Rica Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
10
2013
Mexico Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
9
2013
China Update Mintz
May
9
2013
Bureau of Land Management Finalizes Segregation Rule for Wind and Solar Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery
May
9
2013
Replication without Human Intervention: Lessons from Monsanto v. Bowman Vedder Price
May
8
2013
Chile Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
8
2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update May 6, 2013 Mintz
May
8
2013
Massachusetts Net Metering Projects Face Suboptimal Interconnection Designs McDermott Will & Emery
May
8
2013
Environmental Groups Petition for Sweeping New Pipeline Rules for Diluted Bitumen Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
7
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Staff Issues Report on Bonneville Power Administration’s Reliability Standards Audit ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
7
2013
Energy Innovation with Nanoparticles Varnum LLP
May
6
2013
Food Defense Strategy Exchange Varnum LLP
 

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