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On October 22, 2015, U.S. EPA published a final rule amending the greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements for the petroleum...
Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Clean Air Act, Energy, Environment
On October 9, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a nationwide stay barring implementation of the U.S....
Tags: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, Energy, Environment
On October 1, 2015, U.S EPA issued a final rule lowering the national ozone emissions standard from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to...
Tags: Clean Air Act, Energy, Environment, Ozone
The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the Cleveland-area Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) storm water management...
Tags: Stormwater, Environment
On August 27, 2015, the U.S. District Court for District of North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the...
Tags: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, Energy, Environment
On June 29, 2015, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. EPA over...
Tags: Clean Air Act, WOTUS, Energy, Environment
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that EPA must consider compliance costs before regulating hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from...
Tags: Clean Air Act, Power Plant, Environment
Today, U.S. EPA released two technical guidance documents to support assessment and mitigation activities at sites where vapor...
Tags: CERCLA, Vapor Intrusion, Environment, RCRA
On January 28, 2015, the U.S. Senate voted against (35-63) Amendment 48 to modify the definition of “underground injection” under...
Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, UIC, Energy, Environment
On December 19, 2014, U.S. EPA finalized a rule for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) in landfills and surface...
Tags: CCR, Solid Waste, Environment, RCRA
You can expect to find news and breaking legal developments involving the crude oil and natural gas industries, alternative and renewable energy resources, and the latest environmental issues.
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