EPA Submits Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study
This week EPA submitted its draft study plan on hydraulic fracturing for review to the Agency's Science Advisory Board, a group of independent scientists. The scope... Read more.
Krugman Links Climate Change, Food Scarcity and Mideast Unrest
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman recently wrote an article in the New York Times explaining his theory that climate change-caused food scarcity is triggering... Read more.
Congressional Republicans and Senate Democrat Introduce Bills to Prevent Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
On January 5, 2011, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill, H.R. 97, that would prevent EPA from regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean... Read more.
More Insight On EPA’s Regulation Of Hexavalent Chromium And Perchlorate
In testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson confirmed that EPA likely will regulate hexavalent chromium... Read more.
December 2010 Update: Climate Change
Gabrielle Sigel and William Kaplowitz, attorneys in Jenner & Block's Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources Law Practice, recently posted their December... Read more.
EPA Schedules Listening Sessions On Proposed Greenhouse Gas Rules
EPA has announced five listening sessions to gain public input and feedback into the rulemaking process for new greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel... Read more.
Property Owner Faces RCRA Liability for Refusing to Allow Prior Owner to Remediate
On January 21, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois held that a current property owner’s refusal to grant a prior owner access for... Read more.
Climate Change Year in Review 2010 Published
LexisNexis announced today that it published its annual year-in-review article on climate change developments, authored by Jenner & Block partner Gabrielle Sigel.... Read more.
CEC’s Environmental Outlook For North America: Nine Trends To Watch For in 2011
A new report released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), North American Outlook to 2030, identifies the major forces and underlying trends likely... Read more.
Shareholder Resolutions Filed Today Over Hydraulic Fracturing Risks
U.S. investors announced today they have filed shareholder resolutions with nine oil and gas companies, pressing them to disclose their plans for managing water... Read more.