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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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Sep
23
2014
Energy & Environmental Law Update -- September 22, 2014 Mintz
Sep
23
2014
EPA Reinforces Standards to Use "Representative Data" After Sierra Club Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Sep
23
2014
Solar Investment Booms in Sub-Saharan Africa Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
22
2014
FERC Commissioner Moeller Convenes Public Meeting Focusing on Resolving Natural Gas Supply Challenges for Electric Generators McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
22
2014
United Nations: A Renewed Focus on Climate Change This Week in New York Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
20
2014
Environmental Protection Agency Adds Five, Proposes Three Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund’s National Priorities List U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sep
19
2014
DEA Controlled Substance Disposal Requirements Take Effect October 9, 2014 Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
19
2014
California Proposes Major Changes to Refinery Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard Katten
Sep
19
2014
California Acts To Manage Statewide Groundwater Issues Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
18
2014
California Homeowners “Bluffed” Out Of Challenge To Coastal Permit To Rebuild Private Access Stairs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2014
Judge Throws Out MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) Citation for Lack of Jurisdiction Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
18
2014
Level of Detail Adequate in California High Speed Rail Authority’s Program EIR for Central Valley to Bay Area Rail Corridor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
17
2014
Second Circuit Examines Collateral Source Rule in CERCLA Cost Recovery and Contribution Case Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
17
2014
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance - Steady Economic Growth Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
17
2014
News From Down Under: The Case Against Leighton Holdings Further Highlights Problems with the Facilitation Payments Exception Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
17
2014
Congress Tries to Reign in US EPA Rulemaking on Waters of the United States Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
16
2014
Energy & Environment Update -- September 15, 2014 Mintz
Sep
16
2014
EPA Proposes to Eliminate Affirmative Defenses for Many Clean Air Act Violations McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
15
2014
West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act – Interpretative Rule Regarding Initial Inspection, Certification and Spill Prevention Response Plan Requirements Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
15
2014
Implementing the 2014 Changes to Massachusetts Cleanup Regulations Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
15
2014
FERC Approves ISO-NE Winter Reliability Program for 2014-15, Requires Stakeholder Discussions to Address Future Reliability Concerns ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
15
2014
Location of a Structure, Without More, Is Insufficient to Prove the Historic Massachusetts High Water Mark Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
15
2014
OSHA’s Increased Enforcement of Facilities with Combustible Dusts Hazards Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
15
2014
Nonconformities Reconsidered: Massachusetts Court Reinterprets Zoning Act to Require Variances for New Nonconformities to Grandfathered Homes Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
15
2014
Mexican Energy Reform: The Secondary Legislation and its New Business Opportunities Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
15
2014
Boston Colleges Take Brownfields Tax Credit Fight to Court Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
15
2014
Renewable Thermal Energy Technologies Gain Eligibility for Incentives under New Massachusetts Legislation Mintz
Sep
15
2014
U.S. And EU Significantly Expand Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions Targeting Russia Covington & Burling LLP
 

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