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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Feb
16
2013
 New Law Expands Scope of Iran Sanctions In New Ways Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
2
2013
 California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
15
2022
 Inflation Reduction Act: Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
30
2022
 Proposed Rule Requires Contractors to Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
19
2013
 Bright Lights Not a Significant Impact; Lack of Parking May Be Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
28
2013
 Recent Federal and International Developments Good for California Cap and Trade Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
12
2013
 The Internet, Food, Petroleum, and World Culture: Recent Updates to the Syria Sanctions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
12
2023
 How Prepared Are You for the Surge in California’s Green Hydrogen Economy? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
29
2020
 Final Revisions to NEPA Regulations: Six Highlights from Major Rule Overhaul Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
22
2017
 Professional Services Exclusion Negates Coverage for Liability Arising Out of Insured’s Failure to Mark Oil Pipeline Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
26
2023
 Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Berkeley’s Ban on Natural Gas in New Construction, Dealing Blow to California’s Electrification Efforts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
17
2020
 County Zoning Ordinance Cannot be Used to Justify Property Seizure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
26
2014
 CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Requires Separate Evaluation Of Mitigation Measures And Alternatives Even Where Mitigation Measures Are Incorporated Into Project Design Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
10
2015
 Sacramento Kings Win Again; Second CEQA Challenge Rejected Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2024
 Conditional Approval is Project Approval: Appellate Court Confirms CEQA Statute of Limitations Triggered by Tentative Map Approval Conditioned on Subsequent Rezoning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
29
2010
 The Supreme Court or Congress: Which Will Decide Whether Large Emitters of Greenhouse Gasses May be Held Liable for the Effects of Global Warming? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
22
2010
 9th Circuit Upholds Critical Habitat Designation for Mexican Spotted Owl Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
21
2010
 Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Review Seventh Circuit Decision Holding that Bankruptcy Does Not Discharge Environmental Clean-Up Liability Under The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
22
2015
 Fashion Embraces President Obama’s Climate Change Initiative Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
8
2011
 The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 and its effect on the Energy Sector Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2011
 Application of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act to California Delta Smelt Does Not Violate Commerce Clause Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
24
2022
 SEC Proposes Rules Requiring Climate-Related Disclosures from Registered Public Companies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
23
2016
 New LA Ordinances “Clean Up, Green Up” Industry in Residential “Toxic Hotspot” Neighborhoods Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
23
2022
 Biden Revisions to the NEPA Regulations Now in Effect Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
19
2019
 Court of Appeal Rules HERO Cannot Save Previously Vacated Rental Units Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
6
2022
 E-Commerce Development Boom or Bust? Potential Setbacks for Warehouse Development in Inland Empire on Hold for Now Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
7
2019
 No Future for Fur in the Golden State? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
24
2019
 EPA and Army Repeal Clean Water Rule and Move Forward with Plan to Redefine Waters Subject to Federal Regulation under Clean Water Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2023
 GSA Issues Request for Information on Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
10
2013
 New “Potentially Feasible” Alternative Does Not Trigger Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Recirculation Unless Considered “Significant New Information”; No Findings Needed to Reject Alternative As Infeasible Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
14
2014
 Bright Line Rule: Collateral Estoppel Precludes Attacks on California Quasi-Judicial Permit Decisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
27
2023
 California Court Holds Proposed Ballot Measure Excluding Community Plan Area from Height Limit Is Not a “Later Activity” For Purposes of a Within-the-Scope Analysis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
25
2021
 Anti-Forced Labor Measures Turn Up the Heat on Chinese Solar Equipment Suppliers 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
Jun
27
2016
 Los Angeles Superior Court Issues Important Defense Verdict In Unique Proposition 65 Trial Against Brass-Polish Manufacturer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
29
2022
 New York Fashion Sustainability Act: Now In Committee Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
6
2019
 Utility Provider Settles Call Recording Lawsuit for $3.7 Million Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
26
2019
 FERC Proposes Major Changes to PURPA Regulations Impacting Qualifying Facility Rates and Requirements; Throwing Roadblocks in the Path of Renewable Energy Development Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
10
2020
 Prop 65 Warnings and Acrylamide in Food – Can I Still Have My Coffee and Drink it Too? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
1
2020
 Judicial Council Amends Tolling Period for Statutes Limitations Impacted by COVID-19 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2018
 Tenth Circuit Takes Expansive View of the Definition of the Term “Mining,” Holding Wind Farm Project Needs Permit Prior to Commencement of Excavation in Tribal Mineral Estate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
7
2023
 Second District Addresses CEQA’s Class 32 Infill Exemption Criteria Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2018
 Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Sharply Deviated from Existing Authority on CERCLA Cleanup Costs Between Military Contractor and U.S. Government When it Allocated 100 Percent of Liability to Military Contractor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
16
2014
 City of Los Angeles Delays Issuance of Demolition Permits for Most Structures More Than 45 Years Old Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2014
 New Russian Sanctions Legislation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
2
2015
 Undisclosed Change in Building Height Requires Supplemental EIR (Environmental Impact Report) in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
29
2024
 2023 Year-in-Review CEQA Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2015
 BREAKING: EPA Water Rule Blocked Nationwide By Sixth Circuit 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
26
2013
 FDA Issues Two Proposed Rules That Will Significantly Change Regulatory Requirements For Food Safety Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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