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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
18
2010
Appalachian Coal Industry Faces Challenges in 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
18
2010
EPA Targets Refineries, Power Facilities, Large Sources in GHG Permit Tailoring Rule Bracewell LLP
May
16
2010
West Virginia Legislature Voices Opposition to EPA Intrusion into State Water Quality Rulemaking Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
15
2010
The Emissions Trading Scheme in European Airspace Takes Shape—Can the United States Be Far Behind? Vedder Price
May
13
2010
EPA’s New Enforcement Priorities Target the Energy Extraction Industry Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
12
2010
CFTC Designates Seven ICE Natural Gas Contracts as "Significant Price Discovery Contracts," Subjecting Them to Regulatory Oversight Bracewell LLP
May
10
2010
EPA Proposing New Enforcement Priorities Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
6
2010
Before and After Kingston: A Coal Ash Litigation Update Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
5
2010
Are We There Yet? Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Rule Just a Pit-Stop, But Don't Ask for Directions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Apr
1
2010
EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules Expanded to Oil and Gas, Enhanced Oil Recovery Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
30
2010
Developing Frac Issues – Newly Proposed Completion Rules for Wyoming & Pennsylvania Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
18
2010
EPA Announcement Is First Public Acknowledgment that New Fracing Study Is Underway Bracewell LLP
Mar
15
2010
Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns May Slow Natural Gas Development Bracewell LLP
Mar
8
2010
EPA Rulemaking Hotline Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
18
2010
Making the Case for Causation in Toxic Tort Cases: Superfund Rules Don’t Apply ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
16
2010
Massachusetts Appeals Court holds that exception to pollution exclusion allows coverage for common law liability, even when such liablity overlaps 21E liability Nina E. Kallen Attorney at Law
Feb
3
2010
$2.3 Billion in Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits Awarded Morris Manning & Martin, LLP
Feb
1
2010
Building Green Without Losing Green: Managing Risks In Sustainable Design And Construction Contracts Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jan
31
2010
Increased Governmental Scrutiny on Oil and Gas Development Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
31
2010
Stricter Smog Standards to Burden Municipalities and Industry Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
29
2010
Divided SEC Adopts Guidance on Climate Disclosure, But Uncertainty Remains Bracewell LLP
Jan
27
2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part II Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jan
27
2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part I Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Dec
17
2009
How "Absolute" is the "Absolute Pollution Exclusion"? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
22
2009
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: The Truth Behind MSHA Penalty Challenges Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
20
2009
Double Jeopardy? Citizen Suit May Proceed Despite Government Enforcement Action Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
8
2009
Global Warming Litigation and the Ghost of Mrs. Palsgraf - Why Carbon-Heavy Entities Should Be Scared of Both Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
16
2009
EPA’S FINAL GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RULE: A KEY PIECE OF THE EMERGING FEDERAL REGULATORY REGIME ON CLIMATE CHANGE Ungaretti and Harris LLP
 

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