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LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Michael Steinberg
D.C. Circuit awards attorneys' fees to intervenors whose issues were not addressed in and whose participation had no effect on the litigation.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
John McAleese, III, Christopher McAuliffe, Ronald Tenpas, William Lewis, Jr.
President Obama announced on September 2 that his administration was withdrawing the draft ozone ambient air quality standards that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had prepared and was in the process of issuing as... more
Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut , reviewing whether federal common law would support a claim that greenhouse gas emissions could give rise to ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Christopher McAuliffe, Ronald Tenpas
On March 28, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed regulations under section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act that set standards applicable to cooling water intake structures for the protection of aquatic o... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is postponing the March 31 deadline for submitting the first greenhouse gas emission reports under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (Mandatory Rep... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
John McAleese, III, William Lewis, Jr., Ronald Tenpas, Christopher McAuliffe
March 31, 2011 is the deadline for the first annual reports due under the Mandatory Reporting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule (Mandatory Reporting Rule or the Rule) that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On December 23, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has reached settlement agreements with certain states and environmental groups to propose standards and guidelines to control greenhouse ga... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
Setting the stage for what promises to be a blockbuster environmental case, the U.S. Supreme Court on December 6 agreed to hear a challenge to a Second Circuit decision allowing plaintiffs to maintain a public nuisance lawsuit a... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On November 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published notice of its interim final guidance, "Institutional Controls: A Guide to Planning, Implementing, Maintaining, and Enforcing Institutional Controls at Cont... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Cross-Practice Alert
Stephen Mahinka, Karen Butcher
After almost three years of review and analysis, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on October 6 released proposed revisions to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, generally termed the "Green Guides" (the G... more
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 action in ... 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 [1] for public companies regarding the application of the SEC's existing disclosure requirements to c... 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 on Tran... 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 Act of ... 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 Deterio... 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 pow... more
Presentation | Webinar
John McAleese, III, Ronald Tenpas, Jonathan Snare