March 2017
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U.S. Water Risks: It’s Not Only About Flint
By and large, Americans are blessed with clean, safe, plentiful and mostly free drinking water sources. The Flint, Michigan contaminated drinking water scandal was a wakeup call for many that drinking water sources we depend upon may not be as reliable, stable, or even as affordable as we think. Continue reading
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World Water Day: The Global Risks Report 2017
Today is World Water Day as proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1993. World Water Day is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. Continue reading
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Great Lakes Compact Council Holds Hearing on Cities Initiative Challenge to Waukesha Diversion of Lake Michigan Water
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (the Cities Initiative) requested a hearing before the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council (the Compact Council) regarding the Compact Council’s June 21, 2016 decision to approve the City of Waukesha’s application for a diversion of Great Lakes Basin Water. Continue reading
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CDP A-List: Why It Matters
The Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP’s) Global Water Report 2016 titled Thirsty Business: Why Water is Vital to Climate Action analyzes water disclosures made through the CDP’s 2016 information request. It was aimed at companies facing water risks and opportunities and investors seeking to better understand how water issues might impact portfolios. The report provides insights… Continue reading
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Allison Torrence to Moderate CBA Seminar on Local, State and Federal Environmental Law
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from 3-5:30 p.m., Jenner & Block partner Allison A. Torrence will moderate a seminar presented by the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Environmental Law Committee, addressing the current landscape of local, state and federal environmental law. Continue reading
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World Water Day: Wednesday, March 22, 2017–Jenner & Block Announces Special Water Series
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water. Continue reading
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Proposed Trump Budget Would Cut U.S. EPA Funding by Approximately 31%
On March 15, 2016, President Trump released his FY 2018 budget blueprint titled “America First—A Budget Blueprint to Make American Great Again.” In addition to proposing to increase defense spending by $54 billion, the blueprint proposes a $5.7 billion budget for U.S. EPA, a reduction of approximately $2.6 billion from U.S. EPA’s FY 2017 budget. Continue reading
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OSHA Violation Doesn’t Abrogate Workers’ Compensation Immunity
Most state workers’ compensation regulations provide an exception for an employer’s workers’ compensation immunity where the employee can demonstrate that the employer intentionally injured the employee. A Louisiana district court recently dismissed a plaintiffs’ effort to plead around the workers’ compensation bar by citing an OSHA “willful” violation as proof that their employer consciously desired… Continue reading
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Trump Administration: 2017 Insights
This week I published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Trump election puts environment into less than green state. In this article, I discuss my thoughts on environmental issues during the transition from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration. Continue reading