May 2010
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Feds Invest $836M To Redevelop 90 Abandoned GM Sites
In total, $836M will be invested to speed the environmental cleanup and redevelopment of these former GM auto facilities shuttered as part of the General Motors Corporation bankruptcy. Continue reading
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April 2010 Update: Climate Change
Jenner & Block’s Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources Law Practice, recently posted to Jenner & Block’s Climate Change Update Resource Center their April 2010 Update of Climate Change developments. Continue reading
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Environmental Group Sues Department of Interior Over Offshore Drilling Approval
By Allison A. Torrence On May 17, 2010, Defenders of Wildlife filed a lawsuit against the Minerals Management Service (“MMS”), the Department of the Interior (“DOI”) and Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, in Federal District Court. The lawsuit alleges that MMS, DOI and Salazar violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) when… Continue reading
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U.S. EPA Adds Chemicals and Facilities to Envirofacts Database
On May 17, 2010, U.S. EPA announced that it was adding more than 6,300 chemicals and 3,800 chemical facilities regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) to U.S. EPA public database “Envirofacts”. Continue reading
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DOT Proposes Modifications to Packaging Requirements for Air Transport of Liquids
On May 14, 2010, the Department of Transportation issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would impose new packaging requirements on the transport of liquids by air. Continue reading
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April 2010 Update: Environmental Lender Liability
Jenner & Block’s Environmental Cost Recovery & Lender Liability Update Resource Center their April 2010 Update of Environmental Cost Recovery developments Continue reading
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U.S. EPA Finalizes GHG Stationary Source Permitting Rule
By Gabrielle Sigel On May 13, 2010, U.S. EPA announced that it had finalized its “Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule,” which prescribes how Clean Air Act (“CAA”) permitting requirements are applied to stationary sources of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. The rule “tailors” the application of the CAA’s Prevention… Continue reading
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Senators Kerry and Lieberman Announce New Climate Change Bill
On the afternoon of May 12, 2010, U.S. Senators Kerry (D‑MA), and Lieberman (I‑CT), jointly introduced their “discussion draft” of the American Power Act (“the APA”), as a Senate version of comprehensive climate change regulation. Continue reading
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OSHA States Policy RE Training In Foreign Language
In an April 28, 2010, memorandum to all OSHA Regional Administrators, Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety & Health, reiterated OSHA’s policy that employee training must be conducted in a manner that employees can understand. Continue reading
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OSHA Implements “Enhancements” To Penalty Policies
On April 22, 2010, Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety & Health, after finding that OSHA’s penalties were too low to have an “adequate deterrent effect,” issued a memo to OSHA Regional Administrators implementing changes to the penalty calculation system to be used in OSHA inspections and enforcement actions. The changes… Continue reading