Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
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
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 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
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 | 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
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
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
William Pufko, Kenneth Rubin, John McAleese, III, Michael Steinberg
On October 30, 2008, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule revising the definition of “solid waste” to exclude certain hazardous secondary materials from regulation under Subt... more