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Common Law Challenges to Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Thursday, November 19, 2009

In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the EPA had the legal authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as pollutants under the Clean Air Act in Massachusetts v. EPA.

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New Building Codes to Bring Positive Changes

The Legal Intelligencer

Monday, October 26, 2009

Green building regulations have been on a meteoric rise. According to the AIA, 14 percent of US cities with populations in excess of 50,000 people now have green building programs in place, and the number of counties with green building programs has grown nearly 400 percent since 2003.

Deadline Nears for Combustion Sources Subject to Seasonal NOx Regulations

The Legal Intelligencer

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Over the past several months, there have been a number of developments in environmental law at the federal level, including in the area of air quality regulation.

Proposed Amendments to State Stormwater Rules

The Legal Intelligencer

Thursday, September 17, 2009

On Aug. 29, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board, or EQB, published proposed amendments to the existing regulations governing erosion and sediment control and stormwater management.

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Capturing Benefits, Avoiding Pitfalls

The Legal Intelligencer

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Looking to satisfy the demands of a variety of stakeholders and to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace, businesses are increasingly issuing corporate sustainability reports describing their environmental and social stewardship initiatives.

Supreme Court's Riverkeeper Decision and Cost-Benefit Analysis

The Legal Intelligencer

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Since at least the beginning of the Reagan administration, federal regulations have been subjected to cost-benefit analysis, or CBA.

N.J. High Court Rules Developers Must Pay to Preserve Trees

New Jersey Law Journal

Monday, June 29, 2009

On May 13, the New Jersey Supreme Court settled an issue that has been troubling to the development community — whether municipalities have the authority to adopt tree removal ordinances — in N.J. Shore Builders Ass'n v. Jackson Township.

Clean Coal: Is Carbon Sequestration Coming to Pa.?

The Legal Intelligencer

Thursday, June 18, 2009

The potential stakes associated with clean coal technology are evidenced by the intensity of the media campaigns launched by various interested parties.

A Flood of Lawsuits

The Legal Intelligencer

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A trillion dollars. That is the estimated value on the natural gas reserves in the vast Marcellus Shale formation. As such, oil and gas producers are making a concerted play into the shale in the hopes of extracting this bounty.

Democrats' Clean Energy Bill Could Have Far-Reaching Effects

The Legal Intelligencer

Thursday, May 21, 2009

On May 15, Congressmen Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced in the House Energy and Commerce Committee a revised draft of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Following its mark-up by the full committee, the act is likely to constitute the major energy legislation to be debated in this session of Congress.

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