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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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Jul
20
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemakings Permitting the Sharing of Non-Public Information between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
20
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Makes Several Reliability-Related Issuances at Its July Open Meeting ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
20
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Requires Filing of Additional Oil Pipeline Rate Base Information Bracewell LLP
Jul
19
2013
Transatlantic Derivatives Consensus: Landmark Step for European Commission/U.S. Cooperation McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
19
2013
House Committee Prepares Sustainable Growth Formula (SGR) Legislation Faegre Drinker
Jul
19
2013
Department of Energy (DOE) Releases Climate Trends Impact on Energy Sector Report Mintz
Jul
19
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Orders $435 Million Civil Penalty to Barclays Bank and $1-15 Million to Four Traders ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
18
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Imposes Whopping Penalty Against Bank and Traders for Allegedly Manipulating Western Power Prices McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
18
2013
California Proposes Energy Storage Procurement Requirement McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
17
2013
New Energy Disclosure Requirement for Nonresidential Buildings in California ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
17
2013
Indiana Court Presumes Lack of Defect Due to Manufacturer’s Compliance with Federal Pesticide Law Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
17
2013
State Corporation Website Insufficient to Establish Citizenship of Corporate Class Members in Pollution Class Action Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
17
2013
Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Katrina Global Warming Suit on Res Judicata Grounds Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
17
2013
California Trial Court Rejects Defense Argument That State Must Establish Locations with Specificity in Statewide Lead Paint Suit Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
17
2013
Los Angeles County Nuisance Claim Survives on Grounds that Defendant Cities “Generated” Stormwater Runoff Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
17
2013
Testimony that Worker Used Product Sufficient to Defeat Manufacturer’s Summary Judgment Motion in Exposure Case Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
16
2013
Third Circuit Finds Continuous Release of Hazardous Chemicals To Be an “Event or Occurrence” Sufficient for Remand under Class Action Fairness Act Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
16
2013
The House Takes Action on Energy Legislation, and Senate Leader Forces Vote on Presidential Nominations Mintz
Jul
16
2013
Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Comprehensive Tort Reform Law Unconstitutional Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
16
2013
Colorado Appeals Court Rejects Lone Pine Order in Fracking Case Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
16
2013
New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) the Next Battlefield for Behind-the-Meter Generation Demand Response McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
16
2013
Energy and Environment Law Update - July 15, 2013 Mintz
Jul
16
2013
Using the Bankruptcy Code "Safe Harbors" McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
16
2013
D.C. District Court Vacates SEC’s Resource Extraction Issuer Rule Katten
Jul
16
2013
Study: Diluted Bitumen Poses No Greater Risk of Release from Pipelines than Conventional Crude Oil Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
16
2013
Patentability Issues for Plants in the European Patent Office (EPO) Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
16
2013
Ethanol and Other Biomass Plants No Longer Exempt from Carbon Dioxide Emission Limits: D.C. Circuit Vacates EPA's Three-Year Deferral for Biogenic CO2 Sources Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
15
2013
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Seeks Input for Potential Rule Revisions on Existing Uses of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 

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