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
16 Jan	Army Corps Finalizes Certain Nationwide Permits Two Years Ahead of Schedule	Van Ness Feldman LLP
15 Jan	U.S. Army Corps Issues Final Nationwide Permits for Aquaculture	K&L Gates
15 Jan	EPA Issues TSCA Section 4 Test Orders for Nine Chemicals Undergoing Risk Evaluation	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
15 Jan	Energy & Sustainability: What to Expect from the 117th Congress and the Biden Administration	Mintz
15 Jan	EPA and OSHA Sign MOU for Implementing TSCA Section 5 and Sharing CBI	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
14 Jan	A New Agenda: Significant Changes in U.S. Environmental Policy Are Expected in 2021	Foley & Lardner LLP
14 Jan	Textile Industry Faces Increasing Global Pressures Regarding Climate Disclosures, Green Marketing, and Human Rights in 2021	Beveridge & Diamond PC
14 Jan	California Proposes New Amendments to Proposition 65 Warning Regulations	Keller and Heckman LLP
14 Jan	Proposed Amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations in Canada	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
14 Jan	EPA Proposes Changes to TSCA Fee Rule	Keller and Heckman LLP
14 Jan	Idaho Attorney General Pumps Brakes on Gas Sales	Proskauer Rose LLP
14 Jan	Final Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane Finds Unreasonable Risk to Workers for Certain Uses	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
14 Jan	Proposals to Expand Basel Convention Controls on Circular Economy Trade	Beveridge & Diamond PC
14 Jan	Australian Productivity Commission Releases Final Report Into Regulation of the Resources Sector	K&L Gates
13 Jan	Asbestos Reporting and Regulation to be a TSCA Focal Point for EPA in 2021	Hunton Andrews Kurth
13 Jan	Prop 65 Changes Will Disrupt Business Compliance Planning	CMBG3 Law
13 Jan	Anticipated Renewable Energy and Environmental Policy Changes in the New Administration	Polsinelli PC
13 Jan	USDA Announces Intent to Transfer Regulatory Authority Over Animal Biotechnology from FDA to USDA	Beveridge & Diamond PC
12 Jan	SCCS Opinion on the Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics Includes Prioritized List of Nanomaterials for Risk Assessment	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
12 Jan	WARNING: California Prop 65 Enforcement of THC Listing from CBD Products Became Effective January 3, 2021	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
12 Jan	PFAS Product Liability Cases – Are the Floodgates Now Open?	CMBG3 Law
12 Jan	Comments on Proposed Changes to TSCA Fees Rule Due February 25	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
12 Jan	USFWS Issues Rule Excluding Incidental Take from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: Implications for the Wind Energy Industry	Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 Jan	California Housing Legislation Effective in 2021	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
11 Jan	Retailers: Potential Problems When Dealing with Hazardous Waste	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
11 Jan	EPA Issues Final Rule Intended to Strengthen Transparency in Pivotal Science Underlying Significant Regulatory Actions and Influential Scientific Information	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
11 Jan	The EU Drive toward a Sustainable Battery Framework and Seeing Around the Corner in the US	Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 Jan	FTC Approves Final Amendments to Energy Labeling Rule for Portable ACs	Keller and Heckman LLP
11 Jan	EPA Releases Late-Term “Secret Science” Rule	Schiff Hardin LLP
11 Jan	Sigma Xi Now Accepting Nominations For Various Prizes And Awards	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
11 Jan	Swansea University Researchers Develop One-Step Method For Producing Porous Carbon Spheres	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
11 Jan	PFAS - EPA Interim Guidance on How to Say Goodbye to Your "Forever Chemicals"	K&L Gates
11 Jan	Proposed Regulatory Changes to Safe Harbor Warning Provisions	Polsinelli PC
11 Jan	EPA Updates Modeling Tool That Evaluates Chemical’s Potential to Cause Cancer	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
10 Jan	DOE Announces Winners Of Phase II Battery Recycling Prize	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
10 Jan	Canada Announces Proposed Clean Fuel Regulations	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
10 Jan	DOE Funding Opportunity for SBIR/STTR & EERE Funding for Bioenergy R&D	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
10 Jan	The Service’s CO-Balancing Act: Final Carbon Capture Credit Regulations Target Broad Taxpayer Implementation and Administrability	K&L Gates
10 Jan	EPA Proposes Updates To TSCA Fees Rule	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
10 Jan	EPA Issues Strengthening Transparency Rule In Final	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
8 Jan	EPA Seeks Participants for Small Business Review Panels on Perchloroethylene and NMP Risk Management Rulemakings	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
8 Jan	The Service's Co-Balancing Act: Final Carbon Capture Credit Regulations Target Broad Taxpayer Implementation and Administrability	K&L Gates
8 Jan	Prop 65 Short Form Warnings Set To Significantly Change	CMBG3 Law
8 Jan	Migratory Bird Treaty Act Liability Rule Finally Is Here, But For How Long?	Beveridge & Diamond PC
8 Jan	PFAS In The Spotlight After Georgia Runoff Elections	CMBG3 Law
7 Jan	The Energizer – Volume 81	K&L Gates
7 Jan	New Executive Order May Restrict Transactions Involving Chinese Online Payment Apps and Their App Providers	Faegre Drinker
7 Jan	EPA Announces Environmental Justice Consultations on Risk Management Rulemakings for HBCD and Carbon Tetrachloride	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
7 Jan	Air Pollution Cited As Cause of Death – Will Lawsuits Follow?	CMBG3 Law
7 Jan	First Circuit Rules Excess Insurer Must Provide Coverage for Fuel Spill	Hunton Andrews Kurth