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
11 Jun	Keep Your Friends Close, but Your Enemies Closer: Midstream-Midstream Commercial Deals in a Disciplined Upstream Operator Environment	McDermott Will & Emery
11 Jun	The Energizer – Volume 91	K&L Gates
11 Jun	EPA Announces Three PFAS Actions, Including Proposed TSCA Section 8(a) Reporting Rule	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
11 Jun	The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn -- Day 2 of the Biden Administration's Attempt to Define Waters of the United States	Mintz
11 Jun	ORNL Uncovers Greener Method To Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
10 Jun	Better Late than Never, Connecticut Finally Pulls the Plug on the Transfer Act	Mintz
10 Jun	NJDEP Adopts Amended Remediation Standards	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
10 Jun	An End to Draining the Swamp? U.S. EPA, Army Corps Announces Intent to Revise Definition of “Waters of the United States”	Foley & Lardner LLP
10 Jun	Washington State Imposes Minimum Recycled Content Requirements, Will Prohibit Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Ware	Keller and Heckman LLP
10 Jun	When It Comes to The Waters of The United States, EPA Thinks the Eighth Time Will Be the Charm	Mintz
10 Jun	Biden Administration Explores Offshore Wind Development in the Gulf of Mexico	McDermott Will & Emery
10 Jun	Georgia PFAS Lawsuits Will Impact Product Manufacturers	CMBG3 Law
10 Jun	China Issues Green Product Certification Implementation Rules	Keller and Heckman LLP
10 Jun	DOJ Grabs Colonial Pipeline Crypto Wallet from DarkSide	Robinson & Cole LLP
10 Jun	Coca-Cola Sued For Deceptive Sustainability Claims	Robinson & Cole LLP
10 Jun	U.S., Denmark, And Norway Join Forces In Effort To Achieve Zero-Emission Shipping	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
9 Jun	Senators Put PFAS Clean Up Cart Before the Risk Characterization Horse	Mintz
9 Jun	Boston Harbor "Levee" Plan Doesn't Have a Snowball's Chance in a Warming Climate	Mintz
9 Jun	Ten Tips for Sustainability Professionals in the Fashion & Textiles Industry	Beveridge & Diamond PC
9 Jun	Dutch Court Orders Shell to Reduce Emissions to Combat Climate Change	Mintz
9 Jun	Exxon Shareholders Reject Management Candidates to Elect Board Directors Focused on Climate Change	Mintz
9 Jun	Lesser Prairie-Chicken Faces Re-Listing Under the Endangered Species Act	Hunton Andrews Kurth
9 Jun	Secretary Of Energy Granholm Launches Initiative To Address Net-Zero Economy Goals	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
8 Jun	Pipeline Safety Update - Issue No. 165	Van Ness Feldman LLP
8 Jun	Brussels Regulatory Brief: May 2021	K&L Gates
8 Jun	New Era for Insects!	Keller and Heckman LLP
8 Jun	“Clean Green” to Counter Belt and Road	Foley & Lardner LLP
7 Jun	Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase in the Spotlight as G-7 Summit Begins	Foley & Lardner LLP
7 Jun	Crisis Averted: How The USCG Environmental Crimes Voluntary Disclosure Policy Can Shield Against Prosecution	K&L Gates
7 Jun	U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Predicates to CERCLA Contribution Actions	Robinson & Cole LLP
4 Jun	EPA Announces It Will Host a Webinar on Electronic Gold Seal Letter Process for Exporting Pesticides	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
4 Jun	EPA Releases 2022 Construction General Permit for Public Comment	Beveridge & Diamond PC
4 Jun	EUON Publishes Nanopinion on the Need for Updating Language Regarding Nanomaterials	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
4 Jun	President Biden’s FY 2022 Budget Request Includes $11.2 Billion For EPA	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
4 Jun	Hydro Newsletter - Volume 8, Issue 6	Van Ness Feldman LLP
4 Jun	PFAS Paper Mill Lawsuit Adds Additional Companies	CMBG3 Law
4 Jun	Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission Agreement to Comply with Decree Amending 13th Transitory Article of the Hydrocarbons Law	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
4 Jun	FDA Ban On PFAS In Food Packaging Brought To Forefront	CMBG3 Law
3 Jun	The Energy Market in 2021: From Crisis to Opportunity \| Legislative Update on Renewable Energy Tax Incentives [PODCAST]	McDermott Will & Emery
3 Jun	D.C. Circuit Affirms that Offshore Wind Lease Does Not Trigger NEPA Review	K&L Gates
3 Jun	Washington Department of Ecology Releases Draft Green Remediation Guidance	Beveridge & Diamond PC
3 Jun	The ESG Movement: Why All Companies Need to Care	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
3 Jun	The Power of Health Care: Renewable Energy Transactions from the Health Care Perspective [PODCAST]	K&L Gates
3 Jun	Federal and State Cannabis Rules Are Moving in Different Directions – Diagnosing Health Care [PODCAST]	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
2 Jun	Foley Weekly Automotive Report - June 2, 2021	Foley & Lardner LLP
2 Jun	Hydrogen Rising — U.S. Tax Incentives: New Opportunities For Hydrogen Investments [PODCAST]	K&L Gates
2 Jun	DOE EERE To Hold Webinar On EERE’s FY 2022 Budget Request	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Jun	A Novel Duty of Care? Recent Developments in Australian and International Climate Change Law	K&L Gates
2 Jun	FERC Staff Issues White Paper on Hybrid Resources; Seeks Industry Input	Bracewell LLP
1 Jun	Criminal Investigations and Prosecutorial Discretion in HSE [VIDEO]	Bracewell LLP