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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
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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" to comply with energ... more
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Ronald Tenpas
Presentation | Webinar
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
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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
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
LawFlash/Client Alert | Climate Change Alert
Energy Practice
The recent election will bring in a new administration in January—one that has signaled that federal action to address climate change is on the horizon. While running for office, President-Elect Barack Obama proposed bold... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice
In an effort to broaden the use of its 1990 Audit Policy (Audit Policy), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expanded the applicability of the policy to include post-acquisition compliance audits of newly acquire... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Christopher McAuliffe
On July 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a regulatory program adopted under the Clean Air Act that had been the basis for significant investments in air pollution control technology and... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell recently signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act (Act) prohibiting smoking in most public areas, including workspaces, across the state. Pennsylvania now joins 32 other states in enactin... more