Environmental & Energy

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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Mar
5
2024
DOE Intends to Issue Funding to Support Mixed Algae and Wet Waste Feedstocks R&D for Biofuels and Bioproducts Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
5
2024
My Mom Would Say That, When it Comes to PFAS, the Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation's Eyes Were Bigger Than its Stomach! Mintz
Mar
5
2024
FDA Updates List of Chemicals Under Review Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
4
2024
EPA Launches Clean Ports Initiative with Two Competitive Grant Programs Jones Walker LLP
Mar
4
2024
Healthcare Preview for the Week of: March 4, 2024 [Podcast] McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
4
2024
Top 10 Legal Issues for 2024 For the Consumer Products Industry ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
4
2024
Airline 401k Decision Illustrates Continued Takeoff of ESG Litigation ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
4
2024
New York Attorney General Sues JBS for its Climate Claims Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
4
2024
EPA Accepting Comments on Candidates for Peer Review of Formaldehyde Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
2
2024
Bill to Modernize CEPA Receives Royal Assent Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
1
2024
EPA Announces Pollution Prevention in Action: New Webinar Series with OCSPP Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
1
2024
Gold Dome Report - Crossover Day Wrap-Up Nelson Mullins
Mar
1
2024
President Biden Nominates Three FERC Commissioners Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
1
2024
The DoD Has Played a Card That Only it Has in the AFFF Litigation But it Won't Get it Out of PFAS Purgatory Mintz
Feb
29
2024
A $1 Billion, 10-year Climate Tech Investment Effort to Come in Massachusetts Mintz
Feb
29
2024
SEC Schedules Vote on Proposed Climate Disclosures Mintz
Feb
29
2024
Environmental Justice Update: EPA, Illinois EPA, and Chicago Settle Civil Rights Claims with Agreement to Prioritize EJ in Permitting ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
29
2024
New Jersey Enacts Extended Producer Responsibility Law For Electric Vehicle Batteries ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
28
2024
Library of Congress Publishes Article on South Korea’s Act on Promoting the Green Bio Industry Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Feb
28
2024
EPA Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training Receives Good Grades from OIG, but Room for Improvement Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
28
2024
A Strategic Approach to Emissions Credits With Anew’s Kyle Breeze [Podcast] Bracewell LLP
Feb
27
2024
EPA Seeks to Regulate Nine PFAS as Hazardous Constituents Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
27
2024
Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 27 (2024) Nelson Mullins
Feb
27
2024
Supreme Court Update: How Would Changes to Chevron Deference Affect EPA Risk Analyses Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
27
2024
EDF Releases Chemical Exposure Action Map Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Feb
27
2024
The City and County of San Francisco Are About to Deliver EPA & the Ninth Circuit Their 3rd Consecutive Clean Water Act Defeat in The Supreme Court Mintz
Feb
27
2024
2024 Litigation Look Ahead Series: Increased Application of Major Questions Doctrine Could Limit Regulatory Authority Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
27
2024
MSHA Faces ‘Significant Challenges’ in Meeting Its Mandate to Protect Miners, DOL Inspector General Concludes Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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