Mexico’s General Climate Change Law (Ley General de Cambio Climático) published in the Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación “DOF”) on June 6, 2012, and
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Significant Environmental Cases in Pa. Courts During 2018 (Part 1)
The Pennsylvania appellate courts decided a relatively large number of environmental cases during 2018. This survey briefly characterizes those cases under the following categories: Environmental Rights Amendment; pre-emption of local…
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Anticipating Environmental Issues in an Economic Downturn: 2019 Edition
By David Mandelbaum & Curtis B. Toll on
On the morning of Dec. 25, the News Analysis on page A1 of the New York Times led off with this cheery holiday thought: “Sometime in the last couple of…
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EPA’s New WOTUS Rule
By Matthew K. Tieslau & Paul M. Seby on
On Dec. 11, 2018, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Agencies) released a proposal to revise the regulatory definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), as…
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Environmental Aspects of the United States-Mexico-Canada Commercial Agreement (USMCA)
By Erick Hernández Gallego on
Posted in Environment, Federal, Federal Regulation, GT Alert, International, Mexico, Pollution, USMCA, Water
The recent United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), claims to modernize and reinforce obligations regarding environmental matters that were previously covered in NAFTA…
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Energy Label C Obligation for All Office Buildings in the Netherlands in 2023 (With Few Exceptions)
By Jacomijn Christ & Monisha Sardjoe on
Introduction
Beginning January 2023, energy labels of the major part of office buildings in the Netherlands will have to be at least in category C, because of an amendment to…
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Constant Vigilance: Why Environmental Criminal Enforcement Still Matters
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Posted in Compliance, Court Cases, Environment, Environmental Justice, EPA, Litigation, Uncategorized
Jillian Kirn authored an article titled “Constant Vigilance: Why Environmental Criminal Enforcement Still Matters” in The Legal Intelligencer.
According to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearing House (TRAC), federal
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Florida Appellate Court Reverses Class Certification in Commercial Fishing Action Arising From a 65-Million-Gallon Process Water Release Into Tampa Bay
By Christopher Torres & David B. Weinstein on
Posted in class action, Court Cases, Environment, Florida, Hazardous Waste, Pollution, Washington, D.C., Water
In the summer of 2004, during Hurricane Frances, an industrial facility released approximately 65 million gallons of process water into Tampa Bay. A group of commercial fishermen promptly filed a…
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Recent Opinions Hold Differing Views on Point Source Discharges Into Waters
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Kathleen Kline authored an article in The Legal Intelligencer titled “Recent Opinions Hold Differing Views on Point Source Discharges Into Waters.”
The article explores two recent opinions from the U.S.
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OSHA’s Regional Emphasis Program on Reducing Exposure to Ammonium
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Posted in GT Alert, Uncategorized
On Oct. 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a new Regional Emphasis Program (REP) to address hazards from exposure to fertilizer-grade ammonium…
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