Category Archives: Environmental Law
Dept of Energy Liable for $150 Million Because It Has Not Built a Nuclear Waste Facility
Jerry Stouck of Greenberg Traurig, LLP recently had an article, Dept of Energy Liable for $150 Million Because It Has Not Built a Nuclear Waste Facility, published in The National Law Review: On May 18, in Yankee Atomic Elec Co. v. United States, the Federal Circuit affirmed a damages judgment of $142.6 million, and added $17.0 million to the judgment …
FERC Rules on Several Core Reliability Compliance Issues: New Orders Address Cybersecurity, Registration, and Contingency Planning
The National Law Review published an article recently by Stephen M. Spina, J. Daniel Skees, and John D. McGrane of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP regarding New FERC Rules on Reliability Compliance: At FERC’s open meeting on April 19, 2012, FERC approved several orders addressing core aspects of Reliability Standards compliance, including cybersecurity Reliability Standards, compliance registration, and contingency planning issues. …
More Wisconsin DNR Permit Streamlining: Piers, General Navigable Waterway Permits, and Environmental Permit Notice Procedures — Governor Walker Signs 2011 Wisconsin Act 167
Linda H. Bochert of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP recently published an article regarding New Wisconsin DNR Permit Rules in The National Law Review: On April 2, 2012, Governor Walker signed into law 2011 Wisconsin Act 167 (the Act), the latest legislative effort to streamline the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) permitting process. The Act’s primary focus …
U.S. Announces Innovative Clean Air Agreement For Industrial Flares With Marathon Petroleum Company
Recently The National Law Review published an article by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding a New Clean Air Agreement: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced an innovative environmental agreement with Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Company that already has significantly reduced air pollution from all six of the company’s petroleum refineries. In a …
Supreme Court Broadens the Types of Federal Agency Actions That Can Be Challenged in Court
Recently an article by Jerry Stouck and David B. Weinstein of Greenberg Traurig, LLP regarding the Types of Federal Agency Actions that can be Challenged in Court was published in The National Law Review: The Supreme Court recently held, in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, that “compliance orders” unilaterally issued by the EPA, which the agency contended were informal directives not …
USEPA Proposes to Retain Current GHG Thresholds in Step 3 of the Tailoring Rule
Recently an article by Energy and Public Utilities Group of Schiff Hardin LLP regarding the USEPA’s GHG Thresholds appeared in The National Law Review: As the D.C. Court of Appeals heard an unprecedented two days of oral argument on challenges to USEPA’s suite of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) regulations, USEPA issued an advance copy of yet another GHG regulation-the third step …
Increasing Offshore Wind Projects: A Focus on Regulatory Authority
The National Law Review announced the Winner–March 2012 Law Student Writing Competition: Kiboni Ann Yarling of the Florida Coastal School of Law we are pleased to bring you her article here: I. Introduction: The Rise of Offshore Wind Projects Meeting the challenges of environmental sustainability and climate control will require unprecedented advances in the global energy market through regulatory …
One Individual and 20 Organizations Receive Inaugural Climate Leadership Awards
An article by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently was published in The National Law Review regarding Climate Leadership Awards: WASHINGTON: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO),the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) (formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), and The Climate Registry (TCR) named the winners of the …
Energy & Clean Tech Connections – Recent Washington D.C. Updates
Recently in The National Law Review an article regarding Energy & Clean Tech Federal Updates by Thomas R. Burton, III of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.: On Capitol Hill, the administration promoted energy-related matters in the third week of February while Congress was in recess for the Presidents’ Day holiday. While speaking to college students in …
Energy and Environment Update, February 19, 2012
Recently published in The National Law Review was an article by David J. Leiter and Sarah Litke of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. regarding a Compilation of Energy and Evironment Updates: Energy and Climate Debate President Obama on February 13 sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2013 that, after a week of hearings and …
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