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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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May
9
2011
Year after Tragedy, Mining Industry Seeks Some Self-Policing: Coal Companies Urge Government to Reward Safety with Fewer Inspections Center for Public Integrity
May
8
2011
Air Toxics Near Young Scholars Academy Below Levels of Concern U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
May
8
2011
National Biomass Debate Intensifies With New Limits in Massachusetts Center for Public Integrity
May
5
2011
Judge Hands Everglades Permitting to EPA Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
4
2011
EPA, Clean Air Act & Climate Change: Consider the Facts McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
May
2
2011
Proposal to Handicap EPA's Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Evaporates in Senate McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
May
1
2011
Risk Management Lessons from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. Black Swan or Black Sheep? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Apr
30
2011
Obama Administration Affirms Comprehensive Commitment to Clean Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Apr
30
2011
Coal is Back, Even as the Obama Administration Pushes Green Energy Center for Public Integrity
Apr
30
2011
Treasury Updates Section 1603 Cash Grant Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
29
2011
EPA and Corps Issue Draft Guidance on Waterways and Wetlands That Fall Under Federal Jurisdiction as Part of Obama Administration’s Just Released Clean Water Framework Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
29
2011
Oil and Gas Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets Bracewell LLP
Apr
28
2011
FERC Issues $30 Million Penalty for Alleged Violations of Anti-Manipulation Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
28
2011
Renewing the Debate Over Renewables Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
28
2011
CFTC & Fed Propose Margin Rules Under Dodd-Frank: Banks To Be Barred from Accepting Non Cash Collateral Bracewell LLP
Apr
28
2011
U.S. EPA Reaches Settlement With Company for nearly $1 Million at Anaconda Copper Mine Superfund Site U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Apr
25
2011
Potential North Carolina Utilities Commission "NCUC" Regulation for Sanitary Districts in North Carolina? Poyner Spruill LLP
Apr
24
2011
EPA Proposes Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
23
2011
IMPACT: In Philadelphia, Plea for Safer Alternative at Refinery Center for Public Integrity
Apr
23
2011
FTC and CFTC to Share Confidential Information, Increases Investigation Risks McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
18
2011
Could Hydrofracking Cause Cancer? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Apr
18
2011
USDA Announces Funding for Blender Pumps Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
18
2011
Formaldehyde Permitting And Toxic Tort Litigation On The Rise? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
17
2011
Unprecedented Enforcement Action is First in Mine Act History U.S. Department of Labor
Apr
17
2011
Robot Reworked to Analyze Radiation in Japan U.S. Department of Energy
Apr
16
2011
DOE's Oak Ridge and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs Join with Dow Chemical to Develop Next-Generation Cool Roofs U.S. Department of Energy
Apr
15
2011
Big Break for Big Oil, Larger Burden for Taxpayers Center for Public Integrity
Apr
15
2011
New Texas Rule Creates Liabilities and Obligations for Operators of Inactive Oil and Gas Wells Bracewell LLP
 

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