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July 28, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — House Introduces TSCA Reform Legislation. READ THE ALERT

July 27, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — Waxman TSCA "Reform" Bill Would Radically Expand Chemical Regulation and Impose New Safety and Reporting Requirements. READ THE ALERT

July 22, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, PC — Obama Administration Establishes National Policy to Protect Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes and Creates National Ocean Council to Oversee and Implement New Policy. READ THE ALERT

July 21, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — D.C. Circuit Court Rules EPA Pesticide Registration Enforcement Approach is Ripe for Challenge. READ THE ALERT

July 21, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — President Signs into Law Conflict Minerals Legislation. READ THE ALERT

July 19, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Court Finds EPA's Position That It May Use Misbranding Actions to Enforce Reregistration Determinations to Be Final and Ripe for Review. READ THE ALERT

July 9, 2010
Saul Ewing LLP— Pennsylvania's new erosion and sediment control regulations may go into effect as early as October 2010. READ THE ALERT

July 8, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Minnesota Issues List of Chemicals of High Concern. READ THE ALERT

July 7, 2010
K&L Gates LLP —It's All About the Fuel: New Emissions Standards for Boilers and Process Heaters. READ THE ALERT

July 7, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Proposes New Air Emission Transport Rules for Power Plants in Eastern U.S. READ THE ALERT

July 7, 2010
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — Federal Government Establishes New Rental Policy for Solar Projects Located on Public Lands. READ THE ALERT

July 6, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Holds Meeting Concerning Draft NPDES General Permit. READ THE ALERT

July 2, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Health Canada Provides Pesticide Manufacturers with Exclusive Use Data Rights Protections for New Products and Minor Uses. READ THE ALERT

June 28, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — California Releases Draft Regulations for Safer Consumer Product Alternatives. READ THE ALERT

June 25, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — GAO Report States That EPA Faces Challenges in Regulating Risk of Nanomaterials. READ THE ALERT

June 25, 2010
Venable LLP — Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Environmental Injunctions. READ THE ALERT

June 23, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Supreme Court Sets Aside Injunction That Prohibited APHIS from Partially Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa. READ THE ALERT

June 22, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, PC — Federal District Court Blocks Enforcement of Drilling Moratorium. READ THE ALERT

June 21, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Settles Case Concerning Human Subjects Protections Rule. READ THE ALERT

June 21, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — Nanotechnology Regulation Gains Momentum Worldwide. READ THE ALERT

June 18, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, PC — Key Post-Spill Energy Policy Issues Begin to Emerge. READ THE ALERT

June 16, 2010
Bingham McCutchen LLP — Ninth Circuit Holds That Non-Settling PRPs Have a Right to Intervene Under FRCP 24(a)(2). READ THE ALERT

June 16, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, PC — New Proposed Air Regulations for Boilers Will Require New Controls and Could Affect Biomass, Landfill Gas. READ THE ALERT

June 15, 2010
Holland & Knight LLP — Bay Area Quality Management District Adopts Groundbreaking GHG and Toxic Air Contaminant Thresholds. READ THE ALERT

June 11, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, PC — Senate Defeats Murkowski Resolution to Block EPA Regulation of GHG Emissions Under Existing Clean Air Act Programs. READ THE ALERT

June 10, 2010
K&L Gates LLP — Tsunami Warning: California's "Regulations for Safer Products" Are on the Way. READ THE ALERT

June 10, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, PC — Federal Responses to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Developments to Date and What to Watch for in the Future. READ THE ALERT

June 1, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Will Begin Reviewing TSCA CBI Claims. READ THE ALERT

May 27, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Regions Will Propose Draft NPDES General Permit. READ THE ALERT

May 26, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — CPSC Proposes Requirements for Testing Component Parts in Consumer Products. READ THE ALERT

May 21, 2010
Holland & Knight LLP — Chesapeake Bay Initiatives Driving Tighter Controls on Stormwater Runoff From Developed Sites. READ THE ALERT

May 20, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP— American Power Act Proposed by Sens. Kerry and Lieberman: Key Preemption Provisions and Differences From Other Proposals. READ THE ALERT

May 19, 2010
Bingham McCutchen LLP — Third Circuit Clarifies Availability of Cost Recovery Claims Under Section 107 of CERCLA. READ THE ALERT

May 19, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Announces Draft PR Notice Concerning False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names. READ THE ALERT

May 19, 2010
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP — New Federal and State Guidance Call for Climate Change Impact Reviews for Development Projects. READ THE ALERT

May 18, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP— EPA Issues Final "Tailoring Rule" for Greenhouse Gas Emissions. READ THE ALERT

May 14, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — EPA Explains Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Regulation With Issuance of Final "Tailoring Rule." READ THE ALERT

May 14, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — Senators Kerry and Lieberman Unveil Energy and Climate Bill. READ THE ALERT

May 14, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — EPA Announces Federal Strategy for Chesapeake Bay and Related Settlement Agreement in Fowler v. EPA. READ THE ALERT

May 14, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Issues Final "Tailoring" GHG Permitting Rule. READ THE ALERT

May 14, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — EPA Issues "Tailoring Rule" Outlining Clean Air Act Permitting Thresholds for Facilities that Emit Greenhouse Gases. READ THE ALERT

May 12, 2010
Saul Ewing LLP— Pennsylvania DEP unveils final revisions to its Chapter 102 E&S regulations. READ THE ALERT

May 5, 2010
K&L Gates LLP — Boldly Going Where No One Has Gone Before: In the Face of Uncertainty, Power Plants May Want to Consider Preemptively Addressing their Greenhouse Gas Emissions. READ THE ALERT

April 28, 2010
Saul Ewing LLP — NJDEP Commissioner Promises to Make Agency Customer Friendly by Cutting Red Tape. READ THE ALERT

April 27, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Summary and Comparison of the TSCA Reform Legislation. READ THE ALERT

April 26, 2010
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — Tradable Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in California: Continued Complexity. READ THE ALERT

April 21, 2010
Arnold & Porter LLP — Great Lakes Legacy Act Projects: Putting Remediation Ahead of Litigation. READ THE ALERT

April 19, 2010
Latham & Watkins LLP — The Council on Environmental Quality’s Draft Guidance for National Environmental Policy Act Climate Change Analysis: Key Points. READ THE ALERT

April 15, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Senate and House TSCA Reform Legislation Released Today. READ THE ALERT

April 15, 2010
Latham & Watkins LLP — EPA Sets Timeframe for Foray into Regulating Greenhouse Gases. READ THE ALERT

April 14, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — Third Circuit Fires a Warning Shot Across the Bow of Settling PRPs and Contribution Plaintiffs in Superfund Matters. READ THE ALERT

April 12, 2010
Robinson & Cole LLP — ASTM International issues new Standard Guide for Financial Disclosures Attributed to Climate Change. READ THE ALERT

April 9, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — Accelerated EPA Activity under Existing Statutes - Critical Developments for the Energy Sector. READ THE ALERT

April 6, 2010
K&L Gates LLP — International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) Approves Authority for U.S. to Impose Stringent New Air Emission Standards for Large Oceangoing Vessels. READ THE ALERT

April 6, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — New Voluntary Guidance for Climate Change Financial Disclosures. READ THE ALERT

April 6, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — Key EPA Actions Lay Foundation for Regulation of GHG Emissions Under the Clean Air Act. READ THE ALERT

April 5, 2010
Robinson & Cole LLP — EPA Sets Schedule For GHG Permitting. READ THE ALERT

April 2, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Issues Final Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule, Triggering Eventual Stationary Source Regulation. READ THE ALERT

March 31, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Issues Interpretive Memo Setting January 2, 2011 as the Date Greenhouse Gases Become Subject to Clean Air Act Permitting Programs. READ THE ALERT

March 30, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Announces BPA Action Plan. READ THE ALERT

March 30, 2010
Hunton & Williams LLP — In Europe, Regulatory Burdens for Hazardous Substances Increase, but Legal Remedies for Companies Decrease. READ THE ALERT

March 30, 2010
K&L Gates LLP — The Battle over the Greater Sage-Grouse Heats Back Up: Continued Uncertainty for Energy Development in the West. READ THE ALERT

March 30, 2010
K&L Gates LLP — EPA Issues Preliminary Study on Vessel Discharges for Fishing Industry and Smaller Cargo Vessels. READ THE ALERT

March 30, 2010
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — California Establishes Tax Break for Clean Tech Manufacturing Companies. READ THE ALERT

March 29, 2010
Venable LLP — Greenhouse Gas Permit Requirements Delayed Until January 2011 – Sort Of. READ THE ALERT

March 25, 2010
Latham & Watkins LLP — CPUC Authorizes Tradable RECs for RPS Compliance, but Significantly Limits Most Out-of-State Resource. READ THE ALERT

March 24, 2010
Farella Braun + Martel LLP — State Supreme Court Rejects Hypothetical Maximum Operating Capacity As Environmental Baseline Under CEQA. READ THE ALERT

March 22, 2010
Latham & Watkins LLP — CARB Issues Draft Regulations to Raise California’s Renewable Electricity Standard to 33 Percent by 2020. READ THE ALERT

March 18, 2010
Latham & Watkins LLP — California Supreme Court’s Decision Provides Important Requirements for Preparation of Environmental Documents. READ THE ALERT

March 17, 2010
Saul Ewing LLP — Land Owners and Developers Get Some Relief on New Maryland Stormwater Requirements. READ THE ALERT

March 16, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — China MEP Adopts Amended New Chemical Notification Scheme. READ THE ALERT

March 16, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — Chinese Soil Pollution Law To Be Modeled On United States Superfund Statutes. READ THE ALERT

March 10, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Obtain Business Perspectives on TSCA Reform. READ THE ALERT

March 9, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — DOT Eases Requirements for Security Plans. READ THE ALERT

March 1, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — OIG Report Concludes EPA Needs Coordinated Plan to Oversee Its TSCA Responsibilities. READ THE ALERT

February 25, 2010
Saul Ewing LLP — Pennsylvania DEP Offers Revisions to its Proposed Chapter 102 E&S Regulations. READ THE ALERT

February 24, 2010
Holland & Knight LLP — California Air District Issues Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit With Enforceable Greenhouse Gas Limits. READ THE ALERT

February 24, 2010
Holland & Knight LLP — White House Issues Sweeping Draft NEPA Guidance on Greenhouse Gas Analysis, Mitigation Monitoring and Categorical Exclusions. READ THE ALERT

February 24, 2010
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — New York Court of Appeals Broadens Eligibility for State Brownfields Program. READ THE ALERT

February 24, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — CEQ Issues Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Green House Gas Emissions. READ THE ALERT

February 23, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — CEQ NEPA Guidance Documents Available for Public Comment. READ THE ALERT

February 19, 2010
Holland & Knight LLP — China Releases Final Version of Amended New Chemical Notification Regulations. READ THE ALERT

February 18, 2010
Ballard Spahr LLP — SEC Issues Interpretive Release on Climate Change Disclosure. READ THE ALERT

February 15, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Proposes Steps to Toughen New Source Review Air Permitting. READ THE ALERT

February 11, 2010
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — SEC Issues Guidance Regarding Disclosure of Climate Change Risks. READ THE ALERT

February 10, 2010
Holland & Knight LLP — New Climate at the SEC: The SEC Publishes New Guidance on Climate Change Disclosures. READ THE ALERT

February 10, 2010
Latham & Watkins LLP — SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance on Disclosure of “Business or Legal Developments Regarding Climate Change.” READ THE ALERT

February 10, 2010
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP — New SEC Climate Change Disclosure Obligations For All Filers Effective Immediately . READ THE ALERT

February 9, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — SEC Follows Through with Guidance Regarding Disclosure of Climate Change Risks and Opportunities. READ THE ALERT

February 8, 2010
Goodwin Procter LLP — SEC Adopts Guidance on Climate Change Disclosures. READ THE ALERT

February 8, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — SEC Interpretive Release on Climate Change Disclosure. READ THE ALERT

February 3, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — Center for Biological Diversity Petitions EPA to Develop Water Quality Criteria for Endocrine Disrupters. READ THE ALERT

February 1, 2010
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — SEC Issues Guidance for Disclosing Material Climate Change Risks. READ THE ALERT

January 27, 2010
Holland & Knight LLP — Federal Clean Water Enforcement Initiative. READ THE ALERT

January 25, 2010
Arnold & Porter LLP — EPA Proposes Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida’s Surface Waters. READ THE ALERT

January 19, 2010
Schiff Hardin LLP — Summary Judgment Awarded to Defendants in Lower Fox River Contribution Suit. READ THE ALERT

January 14, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Issues Effluent Guidelines Program Plan. READ THE ALERT

January 13, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Revises TSCA Section 5 PMN and SNUN Electronic Reporting Requirements. READ THE ALERT

January 12, 2010
Saul Ewing LLP — New limitations on DEP stormwater permitting in Special Protection Watersheds. READ THE ALERT

January 7, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — 2010 Predictions. READ THE ALERT

January 6, 2010
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — New York Considers Listing Chemicals that Agencies Should Avoid Buying. READ THE ALERT

January 6, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — EPA Seeks Comment on Proposed National Enforcement Priorities for 2011-2013. READ THE ALERT

January 6, 2010
Robinson & Cole LLP — New Geothermal Incentive Program Launched in Connecticut. READ THE ALERT

January 5, 2010
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — EPA Issues Four Chemical Action Plans Under TSCA. READ THE ALERT

January 5, 2010
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — Cutting Edge New York City Green Building Laws Enacted. READ THE ALERT

January 5, 2010
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Revises RCRA Rules For International Shipments of Hazardous Wastes to Comport with OECD Standards. READ THE ALERT

January 4, 2010
Saul Ewing LLP — EPA Promulgates Effluent Limitations Guidelines for the Construction and Development Point Source Category. READ THE ALERT

December 31, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Announces Action Plans For Existing Chemicals. READ THE ALERT

December 30, 2009
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Objects to Title V Permits for New Electric Generating Units. READ THE ALERT

December 29, 2009
Bingham McCutchen LLP — Proposition 65 List Expanded to Include Four New Chemicals: Tert-Amyl Methyl Ether, Ethyl-Tert-Butyl Ether, Wood Dust and Zidovudine. READ THE ALERT

December 21, 2009
Baker & Hostetler LLP — New U.S. EPA Storm Water Rule. READ THE ALERT

December 18, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — 2010 Federal Agency Enforcement Budgets Suggest Coming Increase in Regulatory Enforcement. READ THE ALERT

December 17, 2009
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — California Issues Preliminary Draft Regulation for a Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Program. READ THE ALERT

December 14, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — EPA Finds That Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public Health and Welfare. READ THE ALERT

December 11, 2009
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — Court Halts Construction and Limits Operation of Wind Energy Project to Protect the Endangered Indiana Bat. READ THE ALERT

December 10, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — CDC Releases Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals. READ THE ALERT

December 9, 2009
Robinson & Cole LLP — EPA’s Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases Clears Way to Regulation. READ THE ALERT

December 9, 2009
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — EPA Finalizes Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases. READ THE ALERT

December 7, 2009
Baker & Hostetler LLP — OSHA Requests Comments on Two Proposed Standards - Hazard Communication and Combustible Dust. READ THE ALERT

December 7, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — New Developments in Product Carbon Footprinting. READ THE ALERT

December 4, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — EPA Establishes New Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Discharges on Construction Sites. READ THE ALERT

December 3, 2009
Bingham McCutchen LLP — CARB Issues Preliminary Draft Regulation for a California Cap-and-Trade Program. READ THE ALERT

November 18, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — Federal Attention to Environmental Justice to Increase. READ THE ALERT

November 17, 2009
Robinson & Cole LLP — SEC Issues Guidance on Shareholder Proposals That May Strengthen Climate Change Resolutions. READ THE ALERT

November 12, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Historic California Water Legislation Into Law. READ THE ALERT

November 9, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — EPA Proposes to Tailor Application of PSD and Title V to GHG Emissions from Stationary Sources. READ THE ALERT

November 5, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Summary of Ninth Antimicrobial Workshop. READ THE ALERT

November 5, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — Fifth Circuit joins Second Circuit in Allowing Climate Tort Claims, but Northern District of California Disagrees. READ THE ALERT

November 4, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — Second Circuit Revives Federal Common Law Nuisance Suits Against Greenhouse Gas Emitters in Connecticut v. American Electric Power. READ THE ALERT

October 27, 2009
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Set Targets to Reduce Agency Emissions. READ THE ALERT

October 26, 2009
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — Fifth Circuit Reinstates State Class Action Lawsuit Seeking Global Climate Damages. READ THE ALERT

October 21, 2009
Baker & Hostetler LLP — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Continues to Focus on Recordkeeping: National Emphasis Program Announced. READ THE ALERT

October 21, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Holds Semi-Annual Meeting. READ THE ALERT

October 21, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — Obama Administration Issues Executive Order to "Green" Government Operations. READ THE ALERT

October 21, 2009
Saul Ewing LLP — EPA’s proposed Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule and more. READ THE ALERT

October 16, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — USDA Proposes Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products. READ THE ALERT

October 16, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — EPA Announces Plan to “Revamp” CWA Enforcement Approach. READ THE ALERT

October 15, 2009
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP — EPA Announces Guidance Relating to PCBs in Caulk of Buildings Constructed or Renovated Between 1950 and 1978. READ THE ALERT

October 14, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — Key Senate Developments for Climate Change and Clean Energy Legislation. READ THE ALERT

October 13, 2009
Bingham McCutchen LLP — EPA Adopts National Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules. READ THE ALERT

October 13, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — US EPA Mandates Nationwide Greenhouse Gas Reporting Beginning January 1, 2010. READ THE ALERT

October 12, 2009
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Proposes to Limit Expansion of Clean Air Act Permit Programs to Cover Only Sources that Emit 25,000 TPY of Greenhouse Gases. READ THE ALERT

October 9, 2009
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — EPA Proposes to “Tailor” Applicability of Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for Stationary Sources. READ THE ALERT

October 7, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Groups Sponsor Conference on the Future of U.S. Chemicals Policy. READ THE ALERT

October 6, 2009
Sidley Austin LLP — OSHA Proposes Rule to Modify Hazcom Standard. READ THE ALERT

October 5, 2009
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — EPA Finalizes Rule Establishing Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. READ THE ALERT

October 1, 2009
Baker & Hostetler LLP — OSHA Implements 2009 Site-specific Targeting Plan. READ THE ALERT

October 1, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Align the Hazard Communication Standard with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. READ THE ALERT

October 1, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — EPA Strengthens Enforcement for Clean Water Act. READ THE ALERT

October 1, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — New California General Storm Water Permit: Are You Ready to Comply? READ THE ALERT

October 1, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — Clean Air Act Information Requests—A Recipient’s Guide. READ THE ALERT

September 30, 2009
Sidley Austin LLP — EPA Guidance On PCB-Containing Caulking and Sealants In Commercial & Public Buildings. READ THE ALERT

September 24, 2009
Robinson & Cole LLP — EPA Adopts Final Rules for First-Ever Nationwide Greenhouse Gas Reporting. READ THE ALERT

September 24, 2009
Van Ness Feldman, P.C. — Second Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Claiming GHG Emissions from Six Utilities Constitute Nuisance Under Federal Common Law. READ THE ALERT

September 23, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Executive Order to Increase California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard After Threatening to Veto Similar Legislation. READ THE ALERT

September 22, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Signs Final Rule Requiring Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting. READ THE ALERT

September 22, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — Second Circuit Rules Parties May Bring Climate Change Nuisance Actions. READ THE ALERT

September 22, 2009
Venable LLP — EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. READ THE ALERT

September 21, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — EPA Issues Direct Final SNURs for 12 Substances. READ THE ALERT

September 21, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — New Maryland Environmental Laws Take Effect on October 1, 2009. READ THE ALERT

September 16, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — Region 5 Previews Enforcement and Policy Priorities. READ THE ALERT

September 15, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — Plastic or Wood? Packaging Wars Break Out at APHIS. READ THE ALERT

September 14, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: One-Year Update. READ THE ALERT

September 9, 2009
Arnold & Porter LLP — TSCA Interagency Testing Committee Report Signals Continued Emphasis on Agency Requests for and Review of Data on Nanoscale Materials. READ THE ALERT

August 31, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — ECHA Issues New CLP Guidance and Encourages Lead Registrants to Identify Themselves. READ THE ALERT

August 27, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — CPSC Holds Public Hearing on CPSC Agenda, Priorities, and Strategic Plan for FY 2011. READ THE ALERT

August 24, 2009
Robinson & Cole LLP — NYSDEC Exercises Enforcement Discretion for Tank Regulations. READ THE ALERT

August 20, 2009
K&L Gates LLP — Federal Appellate Court Eases Burdens of Design Basis Threat Rule. READ THE ALERT

August 19, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Study Claims Link Between Occupational Lung Disease and Nanoparticle Exposure. READ THE ALERT

August 18, 2009
Robinson & Cole LLP — OSHA Announces Emphasis Program Focused on “Highly Hazardous Chemicals.” READ THE ALERT

August 17, 2009
Latham & Watkins LLP — New York Issues Greenhouse Gas Guidance for Environmental Impact Statements Under SEQRA. READ THE ALERT

August 14, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — California Air Resources Board Proposes New VOC Limits for Multi-Purpose Solvents, Paint Thinners and Air Fresheners. READ THE ALERT

August 6, 2009
K&L Gates LLP — EPA Proposes New Air Emission Standards for Large U.S.-Flag Vessels. READ THE ALERT

August 5, 2009
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — DOE Announces More Than $30 Billion in Loan Guarantee Funding for Certain Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Transmission Projects. READ THE ALERT

August 4, 2009
Arnold & Porter LLP — Federal Cash Grant Program for Renewable Energy Property Now in Effect. READ THE ALERT

August 4, 2009
Sidley Austin LLP — U.S. EPA Seeks Comment On Case Studies Evaluating The Risks Of Nanomaterials. READ THE ALERT

July 31, 2009
K&L Gates LLP — Treasury Department Issues Guidance on Application Procedure for Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits for Specified Energy Property. READ THE ALERT

July 30, 2009
Bingham McCutchen LLP — EPA Reconsiders the Recent Rule Revising the Definition of Solid Waste. READ THE ALERT

July 30, 2009
K&L Gates LLP — Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy: Treasury Department Issues Guidance on Eligibility Requirements for Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits for Specified Energy Property. READ THE ALERT

July 29, 2009
Sidley Austin LLP — The International Climate Change Negotiations and Intellectual Property: Another Climate Change Risk? READ THE ALERT

July 28, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — EPA Issues Guidance to Regulated Community on Startup/Shutdown/Malfunction Vacatur. READ THE ALERT

July 21, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — European Chemicals Agency Clarifies Its Position on Activities of Providers for REACH-Related Services. READ THE ALERT

July 21, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — Walmart Introduces Sustainable Product Index. READ THE ALERT

July 16, 2009
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. — New Bill Would Require Product Ingredient Labeling. READ THE ALERT

July 16, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — California Solicits Comments on Draft Green Chemistry Regulations. READ THE ALERT

July 16, 2009
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP — Treasury Guidance Regarding Renewable Energy Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits Released. READ THE ALERT

July 15, 2009
Farella Braun + Martel LLP — The Formal Comment Period for the Climate Change-Related Amendments to the CEQA Guidelines is Now Open. READ THE ALERT

July 10, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — Update on EPA’s Regulation of Carbon Nanotubes under the Toxic Substances Control Act. READ THE ALERT

July 10, 2009
Bingham McCutchen LLP — California Supreme Court Limits Liability of Local Water Quality Oversight Agencies. READ THE ALERT

July 9, 2009
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. — The Waxman-Markey Bill State Preemption Exception: A California-Sized Hole in the Proposed Federal Allowances Bucket? READ THE ALERT

July 6, 2009
Bingham McCutchen LLP — Landmark Climate Change Legislation Passes House; Senate Hearings to Begin Tomorrow. READ THE ALERT

July 1, 2009
Holland & Knight LLP — The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds the Corps’ Exclusive Role for the Issuance of Fill Permits Under the Clean Water Act. READ THE ALERT