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Troutman Pepper

Louisiana v. EPA: A Turning Point for Title VI and Environmental Justice?

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At the end of January, a federal judge issued a ruling in a high-profile environmental justice case, Louisiana v. EPA, brought by Louisiana against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice...more

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New York DEC Issues SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Affecting More than 500 MS4 Operators

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MS4 Operators are required to develop stormwater management programs aimed at reducing the discharge of pollutants affecting water quality under the final SPDES General Permit issued by the New York State Department of...more

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Liability for Invalid State Agency Permit Decisions: Is the Regulated Party Left Holding the Bag?

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Regulated parties who comply with their permit sometimes get an unwelcome surprise. They meet with their state agency, make full disclosure about their discharges or emissions, and then the state agency makes decisions about...more

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Environmental Notes - May 2021

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A recent rulemaking from EPA seeks the assistance of industry and the public in developing new effluent limitation guidelines to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in wastewater discharges from facilities...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Assessing Environmental Compliance Impacts from COVID-19

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As a result of COVID-19, many companies have had to deal with facility closures, reduced operations, furloughed employees, and revised work schedules. That, in addition to service interruptions from third party providers such...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] Navigating Environmental Compliance in the COVID Age - June 18th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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As companies navigate the unprecedented effects on business operations and supply chains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, complying with local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations has presented new...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Information Regarding EPA's COVID-19 Enforcement Policy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its temporary policy regarding environmental enforcement activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy is retroactive to March 13, 2020, and will apply for the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EPA Issues Temporary COVID-19 Relaxed Enforcement Policy

On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) sent a Memorandum to all governmental and private sector partners titled “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

COVID-19: Impacts on Environmental Compliance, Inspections, and Enforcement (Updated 03/27/2020)

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every segment of the economy and government, including environmental compliance and regulation. As a result, state and federal regulatory agencies are...more

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Draft Missouri 2020 Section 303(d) Impaired Waters List/Clean Water Act: Missouri Department of Natural Resources November 15th...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) issued its Draft Missouri 2020 Section 303(d) Impaired Water List. MDNR states that it has included the prioritization of waters for the Total Maximum Daily Load...more

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If You Need the Money I’ve Got the Fine

With apologies to Lefty Frizell, that is a terrible suggestion on how to fund environmental programs.  But, we need to figure something out.  As environmental lawyers, we spend a lot of effort discussing the substantive and...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

EPA Investigates Alabama State Environmental Agency for Alleged Violation of Civil Rights Act

In an unprecedented action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), one of its state counterparts, for alleged civil rights violations under Title...more

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EPA Officially Commences Unprecedented Regulation of Power Plants, Threatening Grid Reliability - Litigation Ensues

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On October 23, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its new rules to limit emissions from power plants. The most significant rule limits CO2 emissions from existing power plants....more

McCarter & English, LLP

EPA Clean Power Plan Considerations: Wheeling Renewable Power

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Here’s what you need to know about the opportunities and regulatory impacts. Investment in renewable generating capacity is a key building block of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) Clean Power Plan to...more

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