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Texas Court Allows Defamation Claim Against Landowner to Proceed

by Cassie J. Dallas | BakerHostetler on 4/26/2013

On Monday, Texas’s Second District Court of Appeals partially affirmed a District Court order allowing Range Resources Corporation’s (“Range”) defamation and business disparagement claims against a landowner to...more

D.C. Circuit Holds EPA Can Invalidate a Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit After It Is Issued

by Mary Lynn Coffee, George Mannina, Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP on 4/26/2013

In a ruling that adds to the complexity of the federal regulatory landscape, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has the authority to...more

Earth Matters - April 2013

by Kimberly Barnashuk, Jennifer Dougherty, Patrick Fitzgerald, Morgan Graham, Kevin Hogan, Susan Marriott, Donald Ross, Adam Walters | Phillips Lytle LLP on 4/19/2013

In This Issue: - Making Solar Power More Affordable for New Yorkers - Fracking Moratorium Leads to Termination of Oil and Gas Leases - New Water Withdrawl Permit Requirements - Update on Federal Trade...more

EPA’s Most Recent Rivers And Streams Assessment Concludes Only 21% Of The Nation’s Rivers And Streams Are In “Good” Biological...

by Ronald Farley | Burr & Forman on 4/12/2013

The U.S. EPA has issued for public comment a draft of its most recent National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA). The Assessment involved sampling over 1,900 points along wadeable waterways in the contiguous 48 States...more

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - March 7, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/11/2013

In This Issue: Environmental and Policy Focus - Little unity over California's cap-and-trade program; California cancels carbon permit reserve sale after no bids; Obama names McCarthy to top EPA post; Peninsula cities...more

Hydraulic Fracturing - Studies Without End

by M. Ann Bradley | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/5/2013

I recently “googled” the word “fracking” and got back 14,900,000 hits. Every few days you can find an article in a major newspaper or magazine alerting the public to the potential threat to drinking water or harm to the...more

Hydraulic Fracturing: New Developments in Water Disposal Reuse and Recycling

by Jackson Walker on 2/1/2013

In This Presentation: • Water Consumption & Reuse Projections • Regulatory Overview – Federal: UIC exempton/EPA Study – State: RRC MOU/Rule Proposals • Property, Ownership, and Common Law Issues • Earthquake...more

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - January 16, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/17/2013

In This Issue: Environmental and Policy Focus - High court to hear case on Port of L.A.'s Clean Truck Program; NRC chief says San Onofre plant won't reopen until its safety is certain; Ranchers sue to prevent federal...more

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