The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued its draft regulations on hydraulic fracturing for public comment.
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Caleb Holmes
Caleb’s practice focuses on complex environmental litigation and environmental compliance. Caleb has represented clients in state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings. In his environmental litigation practice, Caleb often represents corporate clients in cost recovery, contribution and government enforcement actions under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Caleb has litigated such matters through trial and has also helped clients negotiate and settle matters. He has worked with clients on cases involving a wide variety of contaminants, including but not limited to PCBs, PFAS, and dioxins. Caleb also has broad experience litigating complex commercial litigation, including products liability and mass tort/toxic tort matters. He has a depth of experience with all aspects of discovery, including work with experts, taking and defending depositions, motion practice, trial preparation and settlement negotiation.
Caleb provides practical advice to clients in the acquisition and disposition of businesses and assets and the re-development of brownfield sites. He works with clients to achieve compliance with state-specific voluntary cleanup programs, including Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling Program (Act 2).
Caleb counsels clients on compliance with a broad range of federal and state environmental laws, including RCRA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and a host of other federal and state environmental laws.
In addition to his legal work, Caleb is active in various professional and civic organizations. He is currently serving as the Council’s Secretary for the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Environmental and Energy Law Section.
EPA Adopts Plan to Address Environmental Justice Issues
EPA has adopted a Plan EJ 2014, which provides a strategy to address environmental justice into EPA’s activities.
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President Obama Returns Ozone Rule to EPA
President Obama has returned the draft final rule, “Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” to EPA.
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Holders of TCEQ-Issued Permits Are Not Immune from Civil Liability
The Texas Supreme Court recently held, in FPL Farming Ltd. v. Environmental Processing Systems LC., No. 09-1010 (Aug. 26, 2011), that a holder of a wastewater injection permit issued by the Texas Comission on Environmental Quality was not shielded form civil tort liability.
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IHS Report Says EPA Greenhouse Gas Formula Flawed
An energy industry group has released a study which claims that EPA overestimated the amount of methane that is flared or vented from gas drilling operations
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Governors Group Makes Recommendations To Administration for Bolstering U.S. Wind Industry Development
The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition submitted a letter to President Obama which sets forth a number of recommendations to further develop the wind industry in the United States, including the extension of the investment tax credit and the production tax credit.
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U.S. Geological Survey Releases New Assessment of Marcellus Gas
The U.S. Geological Survey has released revised estimates of recoverable natural gas in the Marcellus Shale.
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IRS Issues Final Regulations on Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
On August 18, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations regarding the types of facilities that qualify as “solid waste disposal facilities” under section 142(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and therefore are eligible for financing with tax-exempt private activity bonds. In their GT Alert, Carla Young and Vanessa Albert Lowry examine the new regulations.
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The Murky Future of Stormwater Numeric Standards
EPA’s withdrawal of its proposed rule imposing numeric turbidity standard and ongoing monitoring obligations on large construction sites’ stormwater discharges may signal a move from the use of numeric standards to regulate stormwater discharges.
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West Virginia DEP Files Emergency Horizontal Drilling Rule
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued emergency rules to govern horizontal drilling.
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