Holland & Knight invites you to read the Fall 2020 issue of our Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly newsletter, in which our authors discuss important hot topics and developments in energy, natural resources and...more
10/7/2020
/ Alternative Fuels ,
Brazil ,
Clean Tech ,
Colombia ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Latin America ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Investments
With economic downturn comes bankruptcy. It is often observed that the intersections between the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and environmental law can create conflict, because while many federal and state environmental statutes seek...more
9/18/2020
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
CERCLA ,
Chapter 11 ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Fines ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Popular ,
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) ,
RCRA ,
Statutory Penalties
On May 6, 2020, in the case of In re Peabody Energy Corporation, 958 F.3d 717 (8th Cir.), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held, in an apparent case of first impression, that state statutory and common-law...more