CREW Partners With Jenner & Block On Climate Change/Water Scarcity November 4th Program
Jenner & Block will host CREW's Leadership in Our Changing Environment Series Program "Climate Change and Water Scarcity: Critical Insights for Real Estate Professionals"... Read more.
New Superfund Lawsuit Filed In Fox River Cleanup
U.S. DOJ and WDNR recently filed action against 10 companies and two municipalities seeking continued cleanup of Wisconsin's Lower Fox River and Green Bay Area.... Read more.
U.S. Green Building Council Faces Class-Action Suit Over Promotion Of LEED Standards
On October 8, 2010, Henry Gifford and Gifford Fuel Saving, Inc., filed a complaint against the U.S. Green Building Council ("USGBC") in the U.S. District Court for... Read more.
EPA Issues RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative Plan
EPA recently released a draft plan that describes the actions the Agency will undertake to progress the 2008 initiative aimed at preserving green space. EPA's RE-Powering... Read more.
Aerospace And Refinery Air Toxics Data Requested
EPA recently sent information requests to 1,000 aerospace manufacturers and 152 petroleum refineries seeking toxic air emissions data.... Read more.
Fifth Circuit Limits Scope of CERCLA’s “Arranger” Liability
In Celanese Corporation v. Martin K. Eby Construction Company Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the scope of "arranger" liability under CERCLA and... Read more.
EPA Seeks Public Comments On The Waste Classification Of Coal Ash
Earlier this summer, EPA proposed to regulate for the first time coal ash to address the risks from the disposal of wastes generated by electric utilities and independent... Read more.
New Focus On Environmental Justice
The Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice met this week at the White House renewing the federal government's commitment to equal environmental protection... Read more.
CBA-YLS Environmental Law Committee Meeting Features Robert Kaplan, Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 5
The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Environmental Law Committee held its first meeting of the bar season on Thursday, September 23rd. The meeting featured... Read more.
EPA Seeks Data About Hydraulic Fracturing
EPA plans to study the potential health concerns associated with the use of hydraulic fracturing to free up natural gas deposits. EPA has sent an information request... Read more.