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Floyd Norton, IV, Levi McAllister
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
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
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Litigation Practice
Climate change issues are generating one of the most rapidly changing and critically important components of environmental law. Most of the developments discussed in this overview have occurred in the last several years. This p... more
Outside Publication | Article
Michael Steinberg
Presentation | Speech
Jeffrey Hurwitz
Presentation | Speech
Michael Steinberg
Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin
December 2004
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Environmental News
Environmental
In this Issue: Election Implications: After billions of dollars of campaign expenditures and 115 million ballots cast, in the end it came down to fewer than 150,000 votes in Ohio – not a large number, but one just o... more
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Environmental Practice
EPA’s proposed “All Appropriate Inquiries” rule, if adopted as proposed and if fully embraced by the market, could create significant changes in customary practice for pre-acquisition environmental due diligenc... more
July 2004
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Environmental News
In this Issue: Superfund: Parent Company’s Participation in Subsidiary’s Business Not Sufficient to Hold Parent Liable Under Superfund Clean Air Act: EPA Designates Hundreds of Counties as Areas of Nonattainm... more
Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Rubin
February/March 2004
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Environmental News
Environmental
In this Issue: CERCLA: The U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal of the Fifth Circuit’s Decision in Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc., Which Held That PRPs May Bring Contribution Actions Under Section 1... more
July/August 2003
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Environmental News
Environmental
In this Issue: Toxic Tort: The Senate Bill Proposes Trust Fund as Alternative to All Pending and Future Asbestos Litigation Claims. Clean Air Act: Eleventh Circuit Holds EPA’s Administrative Consent Orders in... more
May/June 2003
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Environmental News
Environmental
In this Issue: Superfund: Third Circuit Affirms Trial Court’s Approval of CERCLA Consent Decree. Toxic Tort: Tenth Circuit Reverses and Remands for New Trial Based on Trial Court’s Failure to Perform Gatekeep... more