Environmental, Energy & Resources

Environmental law can impact a variety of legal areas and can impact companies as they navigate sometimes complicated regulation landscapes. The National Law Review has legal experts in environmental law who examine developments in the field and break them down, providing thoughtful analysis for readers. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the main regulatory body for many environmental issues facing companies in the United States.  The National Law Review covers staffing changes at the EPA, as well as the  Agency’s compliance requirements, greenhouse-gas emission limits, to hazardous waste disposal requirements at state and federal levels. Additionally, the EPA's Clean Power Plan and resulting litigation is also analyzed by the writers who write for the National Coverage of the Department of Energy, and how the DOE is moving forward on energy research as well as regulations involving the cultivation of current energy sources is also covered by the legal writers at the National Law Review. Visitors will also find information on biodiesel, biofuels, and continual research in creating more sustainable, cleaner energy sources. Readers can find the latest cases from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), new legislation, and up-to-date information about new levels or regulations when they become effective.

Along with regulations, readers can read about major legislation that impacts the environmental law landscape, both at the federal and state level.  Litigation involving the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, as well as state level legislation like the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 

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Aug
19
2011
District of Columbia and Seventh Circuits Allow for Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Statute, Splitting With Second Circuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
6
2019
EIR for Downtown San Francisco Mixed-Use Project Upheld Under Supreme Court’s Newly Articulated Standard of Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
28
2011
Renewing the Debate Over Renewables Poyner Spruill LLP
Feb
13
2014
Proposed Fracking Setback Rules Approved in North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP
Feb
20
2011
Bill Filed to Make Site-Specific, Risk-Based Clean-Up Standards Universally Available in Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites in North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
23
2014
Environmental Review Commission Holds Final Meeting Prior to Start of 2014 Short Session Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun
26
2011
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Now Available to Private Water Companies Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
11
2013
North Carolina Supreme Court Limits Private Lawsuits for Sedimentation Violations Poyner Spruill LLP
Jul
11
2014
Compromise Probable for North Carolina Coal Ash Bill Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
30
2010
What’s So Smart About Smart Grids? Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
2
2012
Literally, A Million Dollar Question: Can (or Will) Local Governments Regulate Fracking? Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
18
2015
North Carolina Court of Appeals Rules Emerald Isle’s Restriction on Use of Privately Owned Oceanfront Property is Not Compensable “Taking” Under Constitution Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
25
2011
Potential North Carolina Utilities Commission "NCUC" Regulation for Sanitary Districts in North Carolina? Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
3
2012
FERC Imposes Conditions on Proposed Duke-Progress Merger Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
13
2011
Lights Out on Traditional Bulbs Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
1
2009
Understanding the Federal Climate Change Legislation: The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 Ungaretti and Harris LLP
Oct
16
2009
EPA’S FINAL GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RULE: A KEY PIECE OF THE EMERGING FEDERAL REGULATORY REGIME ON CLIMATE CHANGE Ungaretti and Harris LLP
Feb
3
2010
$2.3 Billion in Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits Awarded Morris Manning & Martin, LLP
Sep
9
2009
NAIC ADOPTS MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT INSURERS DISCLOSE CLIMATE CHANGE RISK Clark Hill PLC
Sep
9
2009
WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT RULES ON NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES, ALLOCATION Clark Hill PLC
Sep
10
2009
ILLINOIS TRIAL COURT RULES THAT INSURED FAILS TO PROVE EXHAUSTION OR IMPAIRMENT OF $41 MILLION IN PRIMARY COVERAGE RELATED TO UNDERLYING ASBESTOS BODILY INJURY SUITS Clark Hill PLC
Sep
11
2009
United States Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Travelers Appeal Of Manville Related Liability Clark Hill PLC
Apr
9
2012
More Wisconsin DNR Permit Streamlining: Piers, General Navigable Waterway Permits, and Environmental Permit Notice Procedures -- Governor Walker Signs 2011 Wisconsin Act 167 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
17
2016
Wisconsin DNR Initiates Significant Agricultural Non-Point Pollution, CAFO Rulemaking Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
19
2012
JOBS Act Update for Biofuels Companies Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
23
2013
Know Your Rights When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Comes Knocking Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
8
2017
EPA Approves Wisconsin Multi-Discharger Variance for Total Phosphorous Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
14
2017
EPA Stays the Effective Date of New Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
12
2017
Court Vacates Federal Air Emission Reporting Exemption for Animal Waste Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
8
2013
EPA Targets Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) for Criminal Enforcement Actions under the Clean Water Act; CAFOs to Continue to be National Enforcement Priority for EPA in FY 2014-2016 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
25
2013
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Seeks Comment on Particulate Monitor Guidance Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
31
2014
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Releases Proposed Rule to Clarify Its Jurisdiction Under the Clean Water Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
22
2014
The Regulation of Agricultural Equipment on Wisconsin’s Roadways Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
8
2014
Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Permit Program Affirmed by Administrative Decision Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
4
2015
EPA and Environmental Groups Withdraw from Clean Water Act Case Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
 

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