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).

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Date	Title	Organization
8 Jul	ISO Publishes Standards Regarding Measurements of Nanoparticle Size and Shape Distribution and Polymeric Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging with Barrier Properties	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
8 Jul	Dakota Access Pipeline Must Shutdown While Corps Prepares Environmental Impact Statement	Hunton Andrews Kurth
8 Jul	EU Flexible Film Recycling Report Provides Market Data; Identifies Challenges	Keller and Heckman LLP
8 Jul	7th Circuit Lowers Removal Hurdle for Defendants That Assisted the Feds	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
8 Jul	Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to LA’s Business Improvement Districts on Procedural Ground	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Jul	NY Appellate Court Enforces 60-Day Deadline for Local Governments to Require PILOT Agreements from Solar Developers	Pierce Atwood LLP
8 Jul	Maine PFAS Tracker - Maine Standards and Proposed Actions	Pierce Atwood LLP
8 Jul	Petition Seeks Federal Overturn of Net Metering, Calls into Question Federal vs. State Authority Over Solar Sales	Mintz
8 Jul	MassDEP Reopens Public Comment Period for Targeted Issues in Draft 2020-2030 Solid Waste Master Plan	Beveridge & Diamond PC
8 Jul	EPA Announces Approval of First Surface Disinfectant Products Tested on SARS-CoV-2	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
7 Jul	Nanodatabase Adds Product Number 4,000	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
7 Jul	Notice of Enforcement Discretion Termination Offers ‘Housekeeping’ Opportunity	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
7 Jul	EPA Unconditionally Registers New Nanosilver Product for Antimicrobial Use on Textiles	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
7 Jul	EPA NAM Work Plan to Reduce Use of Animals in Chemical Testing	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
6 Jul	Supreme Court Decides No Signature, No Problem	Proskauer Rose LLP
6 Jul	California Flips Switch Toward Electric Trucks	Beveridge & Diamond PC
6 Jul	EUON Publishes Nanopinion on Polymer-Based Nanocomposites	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
6 Jul	BRAG Bio-Based Products Update, July 2020	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
6 Jul	DOE Announces Biofuel Project Selection, RFP for R&D Projects & RFI for Battery Critical Materials	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
6 Jul	Revisiting Rev. Proc. 2007-65 via Rev. Proc. 2020-12: What Can the Carbon Capture Credit Guidance Tell Us About Wind Partnership Flip Structures?	Mintz
6 Jul	DC Circuit Upends Long-Standing FERC Practice on Tolling Orders	Hunton Andrews Kurth
5 Jul	EPA Takes Action to Stop Use of Certain PFAS in Products and Protect American Consumers	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
3 Jul	USEPA’s Temporary Policy Suspending Enforcement Terminates August 31, 2020	Vedder Price
3 Jul	DOE Announces RFI On Improving Battery Critical Materials Supply Chains and Other Biobased Developments	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Jul	EPA Registers NSPW Nanosilver as a Materials Preservative	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
2 Jul	DC Circuit Rejects FERC’s Tolling Authority in Pipeline Certificate Proceedings	Pierce Atwood LLP
2 Jul	EPA Announces Termination of COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion Policy	Robinson & Cole LLP
2 Jul	The Energizer – Volume 69	K&L Gates
2 Jul	UPDATE: House of Representatives Passes Sweeping Infrastructure Bill	Van Ness Feldman LLP
2 Jul	CORSIA Updates: ICAO Drops 2020 Emissions from CORSIA Baseline and Launches the CORSIA Central Registry	Beveridge & Diamond PC
2 Jul	EU Opens Consultation on Rules for Transboundary Plastic Waste Shipments	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2 Jul	EPA Sets Termination Date for Temporary Enforcement Policy	Hunton Andrews Kurth
2 Jul	Governor Murphy Signs Permit Extension Act of 2020	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
1 Jul	EPA’s Temporary Enforcement Policy Will End August 31	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
1 Jul	D.C. Circuit Tolls the Bell on Tolling Orders	Van Ness Feldman LLP
1 Jul	Golden Door Slammed Shut on County’s CEQA Process Again	Beveridge & Diamond PC
1 Jul	EC Amends REACH Annex II to Include SDS Requirements for Nanoforms	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
1 Jul	This Month's Topic: Texas Title V and Permits by Rule [VIDEO]	Bracewell LLP
1 Jul	FERC Declares Concurrent Jurisdiction with Bankruptcy Courts Over Rejections of Natural Gas Transportation Agreements	Pierce Atwood LLP
1 Jul	District Court Rules That Prop 65 Warning for Glyphosate Is Barred by the First Amendment and Grants Permanent Injunction against Enforcement	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
30 Jun	Hydro Newsletter - Volume 7, Issue 7	Van Ness Feldman LLP
30 Jun	All ACES - ACES Recent Developments of Interest	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
30 Jun	D.C. Rejects Routine FERC Practice of Tolling Rehearing, Forcing Drastic Changes in FERC Practice	Beveridge & Diamond PC
30 Jun	Mexican Supreme Court Issues An Injunction of the SENER Policy	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Jun	Industry Associations Petition EPA to Develop Risk Management Procedural Rule under TSCA	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
30 Jun	TSCA at Four — A Conversation with Alexandra Dunn, OCSPP AA [PODCAST]	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
30 Jun	Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates — July 2020	Mintz
29 Jun	EPA Finalizes Changes to the RCRA Ignitability Characteristic, Backing Away from Proposed Substantive Modifications But Providing Important New Guidance	Beveridge & Diamond PC
29 Jun	Third Circuit Rejects Claim for Lifetime Medical Benefits	Proskauer Rose LLP
29 Jun	Defendant in China Wind Turbine Trade Secret Theft Case Sentenced to 3-Year Prison Term	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.