LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On May 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule (Tailoring Rule) that addresses Clean Air Act (CAA) permitting requirements for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. EPA’s Tailoring Rule—the fourth ... more
Presentation | Speech
Troy Brown
LawFlash/Client Alert | Washington Government Relations and Public Policy LawFlash
Washington Government Relations and Public Policy Practice
The Obama administration is expected to present a new system for evaluating, and giving preference to, federal contractors based on their record of compliance with labor, environmental, tax, and other laws. This sweeping additi... more
Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas
LawFlash/Client Alert | Climate Change Alert
Litigation Practice
On February 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance for public companies regarding the application of the SEC's existing disclosure requirements to climate change (the Guidance). The SEC note... more
Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On December 30, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) that identified three industry sectors for which the agency will develop new financial assurance require... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Climate Change Alert
Litigation Practice
On December 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) announced that six greenhouse gases taken in combination endanger both public health and welfare. The Agency also found that the combined emissions of these gre... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On October 15, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson described the agency’s plan to increase enforcement efforts under the Clean Water Act. In testimony before the U.S. House Committee o... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On September 25, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new guidance for school administrators and building managers with recommendations for managing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in caulk and information to hel... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
During a September 30 speech in San Francisco, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced EPA’s plan to work with Congress on legislation that would strengthen the Toxic Substances Control ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On September 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal describing how it intends to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) Title V and Prevention of Significant D... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On September 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated two lawsuits filed by eight states, New York City, and three environmental groups that allege that the carbon dioxide emissions from six electric powe... more
Presentation | Webcast
John McAleese, III, Ronald Tenpas, Jonathan Snare
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On September 22, the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Rule. EPA had proposed this rule on March 10 of this year and solicited comments fro... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Real Estate LawFlash
Jeannine Bishop, Meredith Rettaliata
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is steering Pennsylvania toward achieving “green” standards, visible in the recent passing of a bill that will require certain state-funded “major facility projects&rdq... more
Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas
Presentation | Webcast
Floyd Norton, IV, Ronald Tenpas, Levi McAllister, Michael Griffen
Since early 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have been separately drafting legislation that, if enacted, would fundamentally alter the way that the United States generates, transmits, and consumes energ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Climate Change Alert
Litigation Practice
On June 26, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), major legislation addressing energy and climate change policy. Known commonly as the Waxman-Markey bill, the 1,300-... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Litigation Practice
The Obama administration’s budget, publicly released on May 7, includes $10.5 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the largest budget allocation for the agency in its 39-year history. Under the prop... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Litigation Practice
On May 4, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States , a closely watched case involving fundamental issues of “arranger” liability and apportioning... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Insurance Recovery Practice
Earlier this month in a sweeping victory for policyholders, the California Supreme Court unanimously clarified several important issues on insurance coverage for environmental liabilities. State of California v. Allstate Insuran... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Climate Change Alert
Litigation Practice
On March 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). This rule was authorized by the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which directed... more
Outside Publication | Article
Michael Steinberg
LawFlash/Client Alert | Climate Change Alert
Business and Finance Practice
Actions by the Attorney General of the State of New York in 2008 will affect how public companies disclose and address climate change financial risks. Since August 2008, the Attorney General has announced settlement agreements ... more