June 2015
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U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates EPA’s Regulation of Mercury from Power Plants
On June 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and invalidated U.S. EPA’s 2012 regulation of mercury and other hazardous air pollutant (“HAP”) emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants. Continue reading
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Jenner & Block Hosts Environmental Liability Buyout Webinar—June 30th at Noon
On June 30th, Jenner & Block will host a special webinar, “Successful Environmental Liability and Risk Deals,” at 12:00 noon. Continue reading
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Alexander J. Bandza To Moderate Teleconference on This Year’s Environmental, Energy Supreme Court Cases
By Genevieve J. Essig Next month, on July 9, 2015, Associate Alexander J. Bandza will moderate a lunchtime ABA teleconference titled “Supreme Court Year in Review: The Environmental Cases.” The event will feature a discussion of the following four Supreme Court cases from this past term that will affect environmental and energy lawyers: (1) Kansas v.… Continue reading
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Red Tuna Crabs Overrun CA Beaches
By E. Lynn Grayson Masses of small red tuna crabs have been washing up along San Diego, California area beaches from Ocean Beach to La Jolla. The species, Pleuroncodes planipes, is unique in that it can live its entire life cycle, from larva to adulthood, in the water column from surface to seafloor.… Continue reading
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EPA Proposes Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Aircraft Emissions
By Genevieve J. Essig In a rule signed on June 10, 2015, EPA proposed to find that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from engines used in certain types of aircraft contribute to air pollution that endangers health and welfare under section 231(a) of the Clean Air Act. Further, anticipating that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will… Continue reading
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EPA Releases Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
This week EPA released EJSCREEN, an environmental justice screening and mapping tool that uses high resolution maps combined with demographic and environmental data to identify places with potentially elevated environmental burdens and vulnerable populations. Continue reading
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EH&S Partners E. Lynn Grayson and Steven M. Siros Publish Article on Nanotechnology
By Genevieve J. Essig Partners E. Lynn Grayson and Steven M. Siros have published a new article titled “Nanotechnology: U.S. Regulatory Framework and Legal Risk Management” in the Westlaw Journal of Toxic Torts addressing some of the legal and technical challenges associated with nanotechnology. While nanotechnology offers the opportunity for tremendous scientific advances in industrial,… Continue reading
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D.C. Circuit Rejects Enviro and Industry Challenges to EPA’s Nonhazardous Secondary Materials Rule; Implications for Combustion Standards Remain
By Alexander J. Bandza Last week, the D.C. Circuit issued an unpublished per curiam decision in Solvay USA Inc. v. U.S. EPA, No. 11-1189 (D.C. Cir.), rejecting all arguments from both environmentalists and industry against EPA’s non-hazardous secondary material (NHSM) regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). By way of background, the characterization of… Continue reading
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World Environment Day—June 5
World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. The WED theme this year is “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume With Care.” Continue reading
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Corporate Environmental Lawyer celebrates five years of blogging with a new design!
In honor of the fifth anniversary of our entry into the blogosphere, we are excited to announce a major revamp of the Corporate Environmental Lawyer’s design. In addition to the blog’s sophisticated new look, our readers will enjoy: Mobile and tablet responsive technology A trending-categories cloud list Easy-to-use social sharing buttons Streamlined navigation menus Access to all… Continue reading