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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
27
2010
California Endangered Species Act Prohibits State Agencies From Taking Threatened and Endangered Species Without Permit Authority Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
26
2010
County Approval of Conditional Siting Agreement Not A Project Approval Under CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
25
2010
Congress Passes Legislation Requiring Oil, Gas and Mining Companies to Report Payments to Government Foley Hoag LLP
Jul
23
2010
CFTC Designates Four Additional Electricity Contracts as SPDCs Bracewell LLP
Jul
22
2010
9th Circuit Upholds Critical Habitat Designation for Mexican Spotted Owl Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
2010
Supreme Court Says Florida's Beach Preservation Activities Did Not Infringe Shoreline Property Rights; Justices Scrap Over Role Of Courts In Property Takings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
20
2010
9th Circuit Upholds Corps Permit and Biological Opinion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
19
2010
General And Special Benefits Of Special Assessments Must Be Separated And Quantified Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
18
2010
Notice Of Exemption Triggers A 35-Day Statute Of Limitations Under CEQA Despite Flaws in Underlying Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
17
2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell LLP
Jul
15
2010
Pennsylvania Legislature Expresses Intention to Enact a Natural Gas Severance Tax Bracewell LLP
Jul
11
2010
Supercenters Do Not Automatically Trigger Requirement To Study Urban Decay Effects In An EIR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
9
2010
EPA Proposes 'Veto' of Section 404 Permit for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Project in West Virginia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
6
2010
EPA's Climate Change Requirements Grow: Underground Coal Mines Added to List July 6, 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
5
2010
After the Supreme Court's Free Enterprise Fund Decision, Could NERC's Level of Autonomy Face a Constitutional Challenge? Bracewell LLP
Jul
2
2010
Could "Green Energy" Replace Coal? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
2
2010
Update on Initiative to Suspend California's Global Warming Bill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
2
2010
US Patent Office Expands Green Technology Accelerated Examination Program - More categories of invention are now eligible for expedited processing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
2
2010
By the Numbers: The Gulf Oil Spill - Some Statistics on the Gulf Oil Spill Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
30
2010
Solar City May Be Subject To “Light-Handed” Retail Regulation In Arizona Troutman Pepper
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
Jun
27
2010
Thinking Small - Risk Management Considerations for Nanotechnology Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
23
2010
Slick Attorneys - Thoughts About Attorney Marketing and the Gulf Oil Spill TC Public Relations
Jun
23
2010
When the Fail-Safe Fails - Collective Risk Management Failings which Lead to the Gulf Oil Spill Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
23
2010
FERC Proposes Significant Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Reforms Bracewell LLP
Jun
23
2010
UK Environmental Regulation- EU's Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
18
2010
Sustainability — Managing a Major Business Risk Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jun
15
2010
BP Oil Spill Claims Reach $1.6 Billion Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
 

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