June 2016
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Bipartisan TSCA Reform Act Signed by President Obama
On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (a/k/a the TSCA Reform Act) into law. The TSCA Reform Act received bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, passing both bodies by wide margins. Continue reading
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ExxonMobil, 13 State Attorneys General Fight Back Against the Exxon Climate Probes
As previously reported by my colleague Lynn Grayson, ExxonMobil has faced a recent onslaught of scrutiny over allegations that fossil fuel companies had committed fraud by downplaying the effect of climate change on their businesses. Two events last week suggest that this fight will not end anytime soon. Continue reading
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Jenner & Block Partners E. Lynn Grayson and Gabrielle Sigel have been named “Energy & Environmental Trailblazers” by The National Law Journal. Continue reading
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TSCA Reform Act Passed, Sent to the President for Signature
Late on June 7, 2016, the Senate voted in favor of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (HR 2576) (a/k/a the TSCA Reform Act). The TSCA Reform Act regulates the manufacture, transportation, sale and use of thousands of chemicals, and provides a much needed update to the 40 year old… Continue reading
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Navigating Hawkes, the Newest Wetlands Ruling from the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court last Tuesday ruled in favor of landowners seeking the right to challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (the Corps) wetlands determinations in federal courts. Continue reading
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Gold King Mine Spill Update: New Mexico Sues EPA
EPA’s woes over alleged mismanagement of the Gold King Mine spill in August 2015 continue with a new lawsuit filed by the State of New Mexico in federal district court in Albuquerque. Continue reading