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.

Along with regulations, readers can read about major legislation that impacts the environmental law landscape, both at the federal and state level. Litigation involving the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, as well as state level legislation like the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Those who want to find environmental news and law from the EU or other regions of the world, will also find these topics covered on NLR. Enforcement actions, legislation, global environmental concerns, the Toxic Substances Chemical Act violations, and other environmental regulations and news, is also available on The National Law Review. Visitors will find a wide range of topics, litigation, agency-news and updates, and news stories from the US and around the world.

Date	Title	Organization
9 Apr	State Climate Legislation Takes Aim at Natural Gas Industry	Pierce Atwood LLP
9 Apr	UMD Researchers Develop Novel Bioplastic From Lignocellulosic Resources	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
9 Apr	EPA Releases Updated PFBS Toxicity Assessment	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
9 Apr	What Will the SEC's ESG Enforcement Look Like? Cyber Cases Offer Clues	Bracewell LLP
8 Apr	The Energizer – Volume 87	K&L Gates
8 Apr	EPA Considering Revised Effluent Limitations Guideline Relating to PFAS	Schiff Hardin LLP
8 Apr	U.S. Senators Klobuchar And Ernst Introduce Biofuels Infrastructure Bill	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
8 Apr	Clean Energy Stands to Win Big with Biden Administration’s Proposed Infrastructure Plan	Pierce Atwood LLP
7 Apr	Change at the Interior Department: A Look Ahead [VIDEO]	Bracewell LLP
7 Apr	Actions on Climate Change Disclosure in California and New Report Indicate Spring May Be In Like a Lion and Out Like One Too!	Hunton Andrews Kurth
7 Apr	Legal Environmental Insights: Episode 10 \| Bringing New Disinfectants to Market: A Primer on FIFRA Dos and Don’ts	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
7 Apr	MEES Update	K&L Gates
6 Apr	Georgia Defeats Florida Water Claims in Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction Case	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
6 Apr	Foley Weekly Automotive Report - April 6, 2021	Foley & Lardner LLP
6 Apr	Plastics Waste Reduction Bill is Flawed, Says Industry	Keller and Heckman LLP
6 Apr	Biden Administration Outlines Path Forward in Ambitious Offshore Wind Push	Jones Walker LLP
5 Apr	Lone Star Solar: Challenges and Opportunities in Post-Blackout Texas	Mintz
5 Apr	India Proposes Phase Out of Single-Use Plastic Items by 2022	Keller and Heckman LLP
5 Apr	Bench Order Allows DNR to Temporarily Proceed with PFAS Initiative, with Limits	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
5 Apr	Mexico’s Bill with Draft Decree to Amend and Add Various Provisions to the Hydrocarbons Law	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
5 Apr	California Regulators Propose New Regulations to Limit Use of “Short Form” Proposition 65 Warnings	Robinson & Cole LLP
3 Apr	The Energy Market in 2021: Reenergizing after the Storm [PODCAST]	McDermott Will & Emery
2 Apr	Biden Administration Proposes Major Investments In Energy As Part of Infrastructure Proposal	Beveridge & Diamond PC
2 Apr	DOE Awards $27.5 Million To Water Infrastructure And Treatment Projects	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Apr	New Mexico Enacts 98 Percent Gas Capture Rule	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2 Apr	DOE Announces RFP On Smart Manufacturing And Selects Projects To Increase Clean Energy In Manufacturing	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Apr	Hydro Newsletter - Volume 8, Issue 4	Van Ness Feldman LLP
2 Apr	California Announces Intent to List PFOA as a Carcinogen under Prop 65	Keller and Heckman LLP
2 Apr	ELI Webinar: Food Scrap Recycling	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Apr	DOE Issues Notices Of Intent For FOAs On Sustainable Transportation Technologies	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Apr	EPA Issues Final Rule Extending The 2019 And 2020 RFS Compliance And Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Apr	Canada Fee Adjustment For New Substance Notifications	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Apr	ACS Annual GC&E Conference	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Apr	Last Adopted in 2009, California State Water Board Working on New Construction Stormwater General Permit for 2021	Hunton Andrews Kurth
2 Apr	Prop 65 Notices On PFAS Foretell Wave of Corporate Targeting	CMBG3 Law
1 Apr	EC Requests Committee Opinion on Safety of Titanium Dioxide in Toys; Committee Calls for Scientific Information	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
1 Apr	Changes to Safety Data Sheets in the EU and what it might mean for US Businesses — A Conversation with Karin Baron [PODCAST]	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
1 Apr	The Energy Market in 2021: From Crisis to Opportunity \| Tax Credit for Carbon Capture Products [VIDEO]	McDermott Will & Emery
1 Apr	Pennsylvania Governor Seeks Nation’s Largest Government Commitment to Solar Energy	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
1 Apr	Court Blocks New Acrylamide Lawsuits Under Prop 65	Keller and Heckman LLP
31 Mar	Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates – April 2021	Mintz
31 Mar	Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance: What are the Risks, Really?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
31 Mar	EPA Reinforces Position that Certain Types of ECM Changes in Road-Certified Vehicles Constitute “Tampering” Under the Clean Air Act	Schiff Hardin LLP
30 Mar	SOT FDA Colloquia Series Will Include Webcast on the Toxicology of Nanoparticles	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
30 Mar	GAO Report Identifies Need for DOE to Address Risks to Electrical Distribution System	Robinson & Cole LLP
30 Mar	WMC Sues DNR Again and Secures TRO in Effort to Block PFAS Sampling Program	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
30 Mar	Offshore Wind Energy Gets Boost from Biden Administration: 30 GW by 2030 Goal	Pierce Atwood LLP
30 Mar	Green Amendments: A Fundamental Right to a Healthy Environment?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
30 Mar	SEC Seeks Public Input on Potential Changes to Climate Risk Reporting	Beveridge & Diamond PC
30 Mar	EPA Announces Updates to TSCA New Chemicals Program	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.