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Environment & Energy Insights (August 2024)

​Welcome to the August edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover: EPA’s new Facility Response Plan requirements for potential...more

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Court Orders EPA to Take Final Action on Rules Regarding Dispersant Chemicals Used In Mitigating Ocean Oil Spills

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) “delayed unreasonably” by waiting at least six years to finalize draft regulations updating its 1994...more

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California Pipelines Face New Hurdles As the State Adopts Final Rules to Protect its Coastline

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The California Office of the State Fire Marshal (“OSFM”) finalized its regulations implementing Best Available Technology (“BAT”) requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines, effective October 1, 2020. The proposed...more

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West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act Becomes Effective

On August 1, 2016, the legislative rule promulgated to implement the Aboveground Storage Tank Act became effective. The Rule is 63 pages long and contains detailed requirements for registering, designing, installing,...more

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Critical Habitat for Right Whales Expanded

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Action Item: The National Marine Fisheries Services (“NMFS”) promulgated a final rule identifying critical habitats for the endangered Northern Atlantic Right Whale. Stakeholders involved in spill response, ocean and offshore...more

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U.S. Coast Guard Issues Final Rule Raising OPA 90 Liability Limits

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Action Item: The U.S. Coast Guard published a Final Rule increasing limits of liability for vessels, deepwater ports, and onshore facilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA 90”). The raise in liability limits also...more

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Obama Administration Issues Final Rule on “Waters of the United States” - The Rule Will Expand The Universe Of "Waters" Subject To...

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On May 27, 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (collectively, the “agencies”) issued a final rule revising the regulatory definition of “Waters of the United...more

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