Environmental, Energy & Resources

Environmental law can impact a variety of legal areas, and can impact companies as they navigate sometimes complicated regulation landscapes. The National Law Review has legal experts in environmental law who examine developments in the field and break them down, providing thoughtful analysis for readers.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the main regulatory body for many environmental issues facing companies in the United States. The National Law Review covers staffing changes at the EPA, as well as the Agency’s compliance requirements, greenhouse-gas emission limits, to hazardous waste disposal requirements at state and federal levels. Additionally, the EPA's Clean Power Plan and resulting litigation is also analyzed by the writers who write for the National Coverage of the Department of Energy, and how the DOE is moving forward on energy research as well as regulations involving the cultivation of current energy sources is also covered by the legal writers at the National Law Review. Visitors will also find information on biodiesel, biofuels, and continual research in creating a more sustainable, cleaner-energy sources. Readers can find the latest cases from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), new legislation, and up-to-date information about new levels or regulations when they become effective.

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Date	Title	Organization
28 Sep	EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation for HBCD	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
28 Sep	Massachusetts Finalizes Drinking Water Standard for PFAS	Beveridge & Diamond PC
28 Sep	Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates – October 2020	Mintz
28 Sep	Montana Supreme Court Again Rejects Public Service Commission's Modifications to PURPA Contracts	Beveridge & Diamond PC
28 Sep	Wholesale Markets Opened to Small Energy Producers	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
25 Sep	Prop 65 Victory For Chemical Industry In Monsanto Case Has Been Appealed	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
25 Sep	EPA Finalizes Important Changes to Agency Guidance Procedures	Beveridge & Diamond PC
25 Sep	The Energizer – Volume 75	K&L Gates
25 Sep	EPA Announces 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
25 Sep	House Passes Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act	Van Ness Feldman LLP
25 Sep	DOI Releases Proposal to Revise Supplemental Financial Assurance Requirements for Offshore Decommissioning Costs	Van Ness Feldman LLP
25 Sep	Final Risk Evaluation for HBCD Is Third Completed under TSCA	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
25 Sep	PFAS Levels In NH Ignored By Air Force	CMBG3 Law
24 Sep	EPA Publishes Final SNUR for Carbon Nanotubes (Generic) (PMN P-15-54)	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
24 Sep	BSEE Renews Offshore Platform Decommissioning Guidelines	Hunton Andrews Kurth
24 Sep	CEQ Issues NEPA Emergency Guidance	Beveridge & Diamond PC
24 Sep	FCA Consultation on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures For 2021	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
24 Sep	Environmental Law In NJ To Protect Low Income Communities	CMBG3 Law
23 Sep	ReNEWS Southeast - Volume 16 Sept. 23	K&L Gates
23 Sep	FERC Issues Landmark Order NO. 2222 To Facilitate The Participation Of Distributed Energy Resources In Wholesale Markets	K&L Gates
23 Sep	New Jersey Governor Signs Landmark Environmental Justice Legislation Into Law	Beveridge & Diamond PC
23 Sep	PFAS GenX Study Draws Direct Comparisons With PFOA	CMBG3 Law
22 Sep	FERC Issues Order No. 2222 to Increase Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Organized Markets	Van Ness Feldman LLP
22 Sep	FERC Issues Landmark Order on Distributed Energy Resources	Bracewell LLP
22 Sep	PFAS EU Companies Facing COVID-19 Supply Impact	CMBG3 Law
22 Sep	China Trade Association Publishes Guidance on Classification and Labeling of Degradable Plastic Products	Keller and Heckman LLP
22 Sep	No Clear Path on the Transition to Net-Zero GHG Emissions	Hunton Andrews Kurth
22 Sep	Movement on US House and Senate Energy Packages	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
22 Sep	EU Commission Limits the Netherlands’ Plans to Subsidize Green Hydrogen Production	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
22 Sep	Wildfires Burn Carbon Offsets	Beveridge & Diamond PC
22 Sep	PFAS Lawsuit Statute of Limitations Expanded In Michigan	CMBG3 Law
22 Sep	US House of Representatives to Consider Clean Energy Package	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
21 Sep	Grid of the Future? FERC Opens the Door to Aggregation of Distributed Energy Resources	Beveridge & Diamond PC
21 Sep	Carbon Markets Roundup Fall 2020	Beveridge & Diamond PC
19 Sep	European Commission Launches Roadmap for Sustainable Products Initiative to Usher in New Era of Product Regulatory Requirements	Beveridge & Diamond PC
19 Sep	EFSA Calls for Grant Proposals on the Use of NAMs for the Hazard Assessment of Cellulose Nanofibers	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
18 Sep	Six Takeaways: Developing and Financing Offshore Wind – Challenges and Opportunities	McDermott Will & Emery
18 Sep	SEC Amends Environmental Disclosure Requirements	Hunton Andrews Kurth
18 Sep	A Call to Internalize Greenhouse Gas Cost Externalities: CFTC Subcommittee Publishes First-of-Its-Kind Report Regarding Climate Change's Impact on Financial Markets	Katten
18 Sep	EPA Proposes New, More Flexible Clean Water Act Affordability Guidance for Public Utilities	Beveridge & Diamond PC
18 Sep	Senate ENR Committee Holds Hearing on FERC Commissioner Nominees	K&L Gates
17 Sep	A NanoBCA Retrospective — A Conversation with Vincent Caprio [PODCAST]	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
17 Sep	Against a Backdrop of Litigation, EPA Prepares a New Rule to Address Interstate Air Pollution	Hunton Andrews Kurth
17 Sep	CA Legislature Passes First-in-the-Country Requirement for Recycled Content in Plastic Bottles	Keller and Heckman LLP
16 Sep	EPA Releases Final Rule Intended to Promote Transparency in Developing Regulatory Guidance Documents	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
16 Sep	Ninth Circuit, in Narrow Holding, Limits Amount Recoverable in CERCLA Contribution Claim to Response Costs Already Incurred	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
16 Sep	China Tariffs: Court of International Trade Lawsuit Challenges Section 301 Tariffs	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
16 Sep	EPA Expands NPL List - Is Your Company a Potentially Responsible Party?	K&L Gates
16 Sep	EPA Seeks Participants for Small Business Advocacy Review Panels on Methylene Chloride and 1-BP Risk Management Rulemakings	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
16 Sep	How Do The Changes to the UK Insolvency Laws Apply to Energy Companies?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP