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Climate Law Matters: Energy & Climate Newsletter - September 2024

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In this Issue: Permitting Reform, the Supreme Court, EV’s, and Climate Week 2024 - After nearly a decade as New York State’s environmental chief, I recently joined Foley Hoag to help the firm’s clients emerge as global...more

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California Water Views - 2024 Outlook

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Water Agencies Beware Before Proceeding with Forced Municipalization - California’s state water system serves roughly 40 million people and irrigates nearly 10 million acres of farmland. The 2023 water year was ranked as...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Summary of Latest Federal Action Regarding PFAS

A few considerations practitioners should keep in mind when dealing with contamination involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The PFAS Action Act of 2021 passed in the House and was received in...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Chairman Glick Aims to Amp Up FERC's Response to Climate Change

On the day after his inauguration, President Biden designated Commissioner Richard Glick as the new Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Chairman Glick, a Democrat, joined FERC in 2017, bringing...more

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Philadelphia Zoning, Land Use, and Construction COVID-19 Update - September 2020

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The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more

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Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units : U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 23rd Project Notification titled: Post-Closure at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place (“Notification”)...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Ohio EPA Issues Two COVID-19 Policies

A. Enforcement Discretion. Ohio EPA recently issued two new guidance memos relating to compliance and operator obligations. On March 25, 2020, the Ohio EPA announced a short memo dealing with notice and enforcement discretion...more

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Coal Combustion Residuals/RCRA: Earthjustice Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to...

Earthjustice on behalf of a number of environmental organizations sent a February 7th letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Andrew Wheeler styled...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020

The Insanity is Over: ‘Navigable’ Now Means ‘Navigable’ Again - "The Trump administration has now announced that the intentionally ambiguous and easily abused Waters of the United States Rule has been replaced by the new,...more

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Forever Chemicals (PFAS) Start New Decade With Flurry of Scrutiny

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The first few weeks of 2020 have seen regulatory and litigation attention heaped upon what have come to be known as “forever chemicals” or Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which encompass more than 5,000 chemical...more

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USEPA Announces Major Actions to Address PFAS; California Water Utility Files Landmark PFAS Lawsuit in Federal District Court

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently announced two major developments regarding the agency’s efforts to address and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As part of USEPA’s PFAS...more

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NSR Regulatory Reform—the saga continues

In 2002, EPA promulgated a Clean Air Act new source review (NSR) “reform rule” to clarify the confusion created by inconsistent guidance and judicial decisions on NSR applicability.  That clarification effort had only limited...more

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Agencies Finally Begin to Address Dangers of PFAS

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Federal and state agencies are responding to public pressure to study and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water supplies, and potentially in groundwater. The U.S. Environmental Protection...more

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EPA Proposes Perchlorate Rule After Years of Study

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• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a 171-page pre-publication version of its proposed perchlorate rule in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), just days before a court-ordered...more

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EPA Unveils Its Long-Awaited PFAS Action Plan –Does It Represent Any Progress?

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On February 14, 2019, EPA unveiled its action plan for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are highly fluorinated manmade compounds that are reported to have a variety of adverse health effects. PFAS are...more

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Coal Combustion Residuals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces First Approval of a State Program (Oklahoma)

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on June 18th that it was approving the State of Oklahoma’s application to operate a permit program for disposal of coal combustion residuals (“CCRs”) in...more

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Electric Power Supply/Service Agreements: Federal Court Addresses Procedural Motion in Regards to Electric Cooperatives Challenge...

Washington-St. Tammany Electric Cooperative, Inc. and other non-profit electric cooperative corporations (collectively “Co-ops”) filed a breach of contract action (“Complaint”) on June 28th against Louisiana Generating,...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - August 2017

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Reversing course, EPA will not delay an Obama ozone rule - Washington Post - Aug 3 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reversed its effort to delay Obama...more

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Water Infrastructure: The Current State of Funding and Considerations for Private Investors

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Almost a decade ago, EPA estimated the needed investment in our domestic water and wastewater infrastructure at approximately $105 billion; today it is estimated at over $600 billion. There is no indication thus far that the...more

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Energy & Environment Update - October 2014 #3

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In This Issue: - Energy and Climate Debate - Congress - Administration - Department of Agriculture - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Environmental Protection...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Greenhouse Gas Emmission Limits for Large Industries, but Implementation Questions Remain

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On Monday, June 22, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a much anticipated decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency where it affirmed EPA’s authority to impose limits for greenhouse gas (GHG)...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update

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Focus: Supreme Court upholds EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from large stationary sources – but scolds EPA for overreaching in its regulatory approach - Allen Matkins - Jun 24: On...more

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EPA & SCOTUS on GHG: EPA’s Proposed Rule on Emissions for Existing Sources Published for Comment & U.S. Supreme Court Makes a...

Since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) June 2, 2014 revelation of its Clean Power Plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil-fuel powered electric generators (the “Plan”), it has garnered much...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

EPA & SCOTUS on GHG: U.S. Supreme Court Makes a Statement on EPA Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases as the Public Comment...

The last few weeks have brought significant developments in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. On June 18, 2014, the EPA published for public comment a proposed...more

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Supreme Court Affirms EPA’s Power To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Under The Clean Air Act

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Monday, June 23, 2014, which upheld the authority of EPA to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act (CAA), but with limitations. The Court held that EPA may require permits...more

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