Environmental, Energy & Resources

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Feb
5
2011
 ‘Clean Energy’ Expansion Could Strain U.S. Power Grid Center for Public Integrity
Feb
2
2011
 It Snows in Winter? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
26
2011
 The Practical Effects of the Revised Biomass Crop Assistance Program "BCAP" Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
26
2011
 SEC Proposes Rules to Implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s Mine Safety Disclosure Requirements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
25
2011
 Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements Now in Effect (For Now?) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
25
2011
 CleanTech Opportunities On The Rise Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
24
2011
 Lender Liability and the Exception to CERCLA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
24
2011
 Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Approves Position Limits Proposal for Derivatives Bracewell LLP
Jan
18
2011
 EPA Defers GHG Permitting Requirements for Biomass Industries Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
17
2011
 "Over the River" and into the Legal Fray: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
16
2011
 Court Invalidates EIR's Use of a Baseline Predicated On Future, Post-Approval Conditions For Analysis of Project's Impacts - Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Sunnyvale City Council, No. H035135 (6th Dist., December 16, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2011
 Baseline Using Existing Entitlements Acceptable If It Corresponds To Conditions "On The Ground" - Cherry Valley Pass Acres and Neighbors, et al. v. City of Beaumont, E049651 (4th Dist. Div. 2, November 22, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2011
 Local Air District Rule Requiring Development Sites to Reduce Amount of Pollutants Emitted Not Preempted by the Clean Air Act - National Association of Home Builders v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, No 08-17309, (9th Cir., D) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2011
 SEC Proposes Disclosure Rules for Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
13
2011
 New Defense Authorization Act Imposes Buy American Act Mandate for Photovoltaics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
13
2011
 Lights Out on Traditional Bulbs Poyner Spruill LLP
Jan
12
2011
 Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
7
2011
 Attorney Fees Award May Be Reevaluated When Claims Are Partially Reversed On Appeal - Environmental Protection Information Center, et al. v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, et al., A108410 (1st Dist. Div. 5, November 19, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
6
2011
 Economic Recovery: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
6
2011
 Landmark Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program Adopted in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
3
2011
 EPA Reminds Republicans Cap-and-Trade Used to be GOP Idea — and it Worked for Acid Rain Center for Public Integrity
Dec
30
2010
 What’s So Smart About Smart Grids? Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
28
2010
 European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Corporate Social Responsibility Foley Hoag LLP
Dec
28
2010
 President Signs Tax Bill with Numerous Renewable Energy Implications Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
25
2010
 The Year in Risk - Recap of Natural and Man-Made Disasters of 2010 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
23
2010
 Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Global Warming Litigation In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2010
 U.S. Department of Energy Announces up to $30 Million for Research to Advance Next Generation Biofuels Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
15
2010
 From Trash to Cash - General Liability Policies Purchased Before Mid-1980s May be Able to be Sold Back. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
14
2010
 CFTC Proposes Definitions for "Swap Dealer" and "Major Swap Participant" Bracewell LLP
Dec
13
2010
 The Legal Recourse in a Sea of Oil Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
12
2010
 Regulating the Regulators: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) Forced to Issue Permits to Itself Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
11
2010
 EPA Releases Final Renewable Energy Fuel Standards for 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
10
2010
 New Wisconsin Law Goes Into Effect Banning Landfilling of Used Oil Filters and Absorbents on January 1, 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
9
2010
 Intellectual Property Traps When Using Federal Money for Renewable Energy Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
1
2010
 Chamber Seeks Cash From Insurers, Financial Firms For New Effort, Health Reform and Financial Rules Targeted by Anti-Regulation Drive; EPA Rules Too Center for Public Integrity
Dec
1
2010
 PTO Expands Program Expediting Green Tech Patents Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
26
2010
 “Beneficial Use” of Coal Ash In Question As EPA Mulls Regulation Center for Public Integrity
Nov
23
2010
 Director Kappos Gives Early Holiday Present to Patent Owners of "Green Technology" Bracewell LLP
Nov
16
2010
 Proposition 23's Failure Means Full Speed Ahead on AB 32 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
14
2010
 EPA Issues Guidance on Permitting for GHG Emissions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
13
2010
 USPTO Extends and Expands the Green Technology Pilot Program Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
12
2010
 EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules Expanded to Oil and Gas - Update Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
11
2010
 Revised Biomass Crop Assistance Program Begins Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
10
2010
 Record FCPA Settlements Continue, Important Lessons To Be Learned Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
9
2010
 CFTC Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules to Implement Bracewell LLP
Nov
4
2010
 Natural Gas Industry Challenges EPA's Costly Rule Targeting Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
3
2010
 Lawsuit Challenging Legitimacy of LEED Program Could Have Major Implications Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
27
2010
 Wisconsin Court of Appeals Concludes That Pollution Exclusion is Not Applicable Despite the Presence of Bat Guano On Residence von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
26
2010
 Court of Appeal Upholds Previous Decision, Finding that the Requirements for Exhausting Administrative Remedies Before Challenging Ceqa Exemption Did Not Apply -- Tomlinson v. County of Alameda Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
23
2010
 Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Two Bills Providing Moderate CEQA -California Environmental Quality Act Improvements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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