Action Item: As a first step towards regulating aircraft emissions that contribute to climate change or emit greenhouse gas pollutants, the EPA has proposed to find that some greenhouse gas emissions from certain aircraft...more
Action Item: Vapor intrusion has been a primary concern of state and federal environmental agencies for the past decade, and, accordingly, remedial actions have included vapor migration and intrusion as an exposure pathway....more
In response to a petition for final rule-making filed by the Sierra Club, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued on May 22, 2015, its final action requiring 36 states to revise their state implementation plans...more
Action Item: In response to pressure from environmental groups, EPA has removed Clean Air Act affirmative defenses previously available to the regulated community for startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions (SSM Rule). The...more
In this issue:
- How NMTCs Benefit Real Estate Community Development Initiatives
- Noteworthy Real Estate Deals
- What’s Your Priority? An Open-Ended Examination of Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien...more
Action Item: Oil and gas operators should be aware that courts recently have been paring back on the power of local municipalities to regulate their operations. ...more
Action Item: New policy guidance in the form of “Frequently Asked Questions” was published by the Commerce Department on December 20, 2014, with regard to crude oil export controls. Stakeholders interested in crude oil...more
The buzz has gone national about the Philadelphia Region becoming the next energy and feedstock hub. On December 5, a landmark event in the history of the Philadelphia Region took place when Drexel University hosted the first...more
In this issue
- The CERCLA Divisibilty Defense: Back from the Dead?
- Springing Recourse for Breach of Solvency and Debt Payment Covenants? Does New York Need Cherryland Legislation?
- Mid-Construction...more
Historically, states have taken the lead in regulating oil and gas development given the states’ primary interest in securing rational oil and gas development in their own boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing—a 60-year-old...more
On June 24, 2014, various news sources reported that the Department of Commerce (“DOC”) had allowed two companies to export processed condensate, suggesting a breakthrough in the 40-year ban on crude oil exports. The reality...more
National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) challenges to pipeline projects and other natural gas infrastructure have become a commonplace tool in recent years for environmental groups seeking to defeat or delay midstream...more
6/25/2014
/ Clean Water Act ,
EarthJustice ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Sierra Club ,
Sierra Club v County of Fresno ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
The D.C. Circuit, by majority decision, upheld MATS, which requires coal- and oil-fired power plants to reduce emissions of mercury, arsenic, chromium, and other air pollutants. When the EPA adopted MATS in 2011, it did not...more
5/22/2014
/ Air Pollution ,
Clean Air Act ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
MATS ,
NAAQS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
SIP ,
Transport Rule ,
Utilities Sector