Environmental Lawyer
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In a Choose Your Own Adventure – Approach, EPA Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for New and Existing Power Plants

Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency released its long-awaited proposal for New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (Proposed GHG Rule). This article… Continue reading
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Failure to Provide Notice to Excess Insurer Dooms Insurance Recovery for Environmental Settlement
A California appellate court recently affirmed a lower court decision that concluded that an insured’s failure to obtain consent from its excess insurer precluded it from recovering insurance proceeds from that insurer. Continue reading
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Lynn Grayson Profiled in Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine
Partner E. Lynn Grayson, chair of the firm’s Environmental and Workplace Health & Safety Law Practice, is prominently featured on the cover of the 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine and in a lengthy profile in the publication. Continue reading
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President Obama Appoints Water Czar to Address Flint Water Issues
Yesterday evening, the Department of Health and Human Services designated Dr. Nicole Lurie, an agency assistant secretary, to lead the federal government’s response to the elevated lead levels allegedly found in the drinking water being provided by the City of Flint, Michigan, to its residents. Continue reading
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Are Stricter U.S. EPA Pesticide Registration Reviews on the Table for 2016?
In 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit vacated U.S. EPA’s registration of the insecticide sulfoxaflor, finding that U.S. EPA lacked adequate data to ensure that its registration would not harm non-target species, and more specifically, bees. Continue reading
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U.S. EPA Releases 2015 Enforcement Statistics
The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced its 2015 enforcement statistics, noting that for fiscal year 2015, U.S. EPA initiated enforcement actions resulted in $404 million in penalties and fines. Continue reading
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COP21 Commences in Paris
World leaders and delegates from over 150 nations have converged in Paris, France for the United Nations Climate Change Conference Continue reading
