March 2016
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Understanding Water Management: A Business Priority
It is difficult to envision a water scarcity issue when you turn on your tap in most places in the U.S. and immediately are provided with clean, fresh, and relatively low cost or even free water. Increasingly, this is not the case for many, and we only need to look at the recent water crisis… Continue reading
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Two New York Times Op-Ed Pieces Highlight Domestic Water Challenges and Solutions
Two recent New York Times op-ed contributors shed light on the magnitude of the challenges that we face domestically with respect to water, its infrastructure, and our ability to measure it, and offer possible policy prescriptions. Continue reading
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Flint Water Advisory Task Force Issues Final Report on Flint Water Crisis
On March 21, 2016, the Flint Water Advisory Task Force (FWATF) issued its Final Report regarding the Flint water crisis. The FWATF is a 5-member task force appointed by Governor Rick Snyder and charged with conducting an independent review of the contamination of the Flint water supply. The FWATF report contains some harsh criticism of… Continue reading
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World Water Day 2016—Water and Jobs
Today is World Water Day, and consistent with this year’s theme of “Water and Jobs,” this blog focuses on the impact of water shortages on jobs globally. Continue reading
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White House Water Summit
Today the White House is hosting a Water Summit to shine a spotlight on the importance of cross-cutting, creative solutions to solving current water problems as well as to highlight innovative strategies that will catalyze change in how we use, conserve, protect and think about water now and in the years to come. Continue reading
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Better Water, Better Jobs
Alex Wheeler, writing for the International Business Times, provides a good explanation of the connection between better water and better jobs. Continue reading
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Week-Long Blog Series for World Water Day
In recognition of World Water Day, The Corporate Environmental Lawyer blog will feature a series of blogs next week focused on water-related issues and developments. Please follow our blog to learn more about these important issues. Continue reading
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Lynn Grayson and Allison Torrence Presenting At CBA Seminar On Environmental Law
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Jenner & Block partners E. Lynn Grayson and Allison Torrence will be speaking at a Chicago Bar Association CLE Seminar titled “Major Cases and Regulatory Changes in Environmental Law.” Continue reading
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Update: Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System
As required by the Hazardous Waste Electronic Establishment Act (Act), EPA’s efforts are ongoing to develop an e-manifest system…. Most recently, EPA has developed an e-manifest listserv to manage communications with the regulated community. Continue reading
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Courts Apply Increased Scrutiny to Efforts to Remand Environmental Class Actions to State Court
On March 7, 2016, the Ninth Circuit granted Boeing’s petition seeking to appeal the remand to state court of an environmental class action lawsuit alleging the improper disposal of hazardous chemicals into soil and groundwater at a site in Auburn, Washington. Continue reading