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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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Aug
18
2011
Mutual Indemnification Clause Gives Rise to Attorneys’ Fees Regardless of Prevailing Party McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
18
2011
NJDEP Releases Final Rules for Its Site Remediation Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
18
2011
Department of Energy Awards Nearly $7 Million to Advance Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Storage Systems Research U.S. Department of Energy
Aug
17
2011
Green Groups Challenge EPA's Air Pollution Exemption for Biomass Power Plants Center for Public Integrity
Aug
17
2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $102 Million Loan Guarantee to Record Hill Wind, LLC for Maine Wind Project U.S. Department of Energy
Aug
16
2011
Fifth Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule That Recharacterization Applies Only To Insiders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
16
2011
Green Building Risks - What You Need to Know Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
13
2011
Department of Energy Finalizes a $967 Million Loan Guarantee to Support the Agua Caliente Solar Project U.S. Department of Energy
Aug
13
2011
Fish and Wildlife Service Settles Lawsuits on Listing Deadlines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
12
2011
Energy Department Advisory Committee Endorses Shale Gas Exploration Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
12
2011
EPA Announces Top Contenders in Energy Star National Building Competition / In the first six months of the competition, participants saved more than $3.7 million on utility bills U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Aug
11
2011
Obama Administration Advances Efforts to Protect Health of U.S. Communities Overburdened by Pollution / Federal Agencies Sign Environmental Justice Memorandum of Understanding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Aug
10
2011
White House Announces First Ever Oil Savings Standards for Heavy Duty Trucks, Buses/Saving $50 billion in fuel costs and over 500 million barrels of oil U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Aug
9
2011
EPA and USDA Create a Partnership to Improve Drinking Water Systems and Develop Workforce in Rural Communities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Aug
8
2011
US Labor Department’s MSHA announces $1 million for Brookwood-Sago mine safety grants U.S. Department of Labor
Aug
7
2011
Can Our Grid Really Get Smart? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
7
2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces measures to improve Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor
Aug
6
2011
Another Federal Court of Appeals Weighs in on the Applicability of the Six-Year Statute of Limitations Period to an Overstatement of Basis McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
5
2011
The NJ Solar Energy Industry: Boom, Correction And The Future - Part II Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Aug
3
2011
SEC Investigating Shale Gas Producers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
2
2011
Department of Energy to Invest $50 Million to Advance Domestic Solar Manufacturing Market, Achieve SunShot Goal U.S. Department of Energy
Aug
2
2011
Environmental Justice Groups Intensify Judicial and Legislative Campaign Against California's Proposed Cap-and-Trade Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
1
2011
MSHA announces results of June impact inspections U.S. Department of Labor
Jul
31
2011
Departments of Energy, Defense Partner to Install Fuel Cell Backup Power Units at Eight Military Installations U.S. Department of Energy
Jul
31
2011
EPA Proposes Air Pollution (VOC) Standards for Oil & Gas Operations that EPA Claims Will Save Millions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
30
2011
Department of Energy Cites Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Violations U.S. Department of Energy
Jul
30
2011
Kinder Morgan to pay more than $830,000 in overtime back wages to 4,659 employees, resolving US Labor Department lawsuit U.S. Department of Labor
Jul
28
2011
Eastern Population of Gopher Tortoise Eligible for Endangered Species Act Protection Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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