EPA Finalizes Coal Ash Cleanup Rule for Plants’ Legacy Landfills
The EPA finalized a rule to mandate coal ash cleanup at inactive power plants, part of a group of related rules announced Thursday by the administration.
Future decisions the EPA makes about whether chemicals are so risky that their commercial uses must be restricted will be made using statutory interpretations and policies the Biden administration already has been using, according to a final rule the agency released Tuesday.
The Biden administration is taking steps to jump-start the fledgling offshore wind sector, outlining a five-year leasing plan that would include turbines in the far reaches of the Pacific.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to act when New York didn’t implement a plan addressing its noncompliance with Clean Air Act standards, according to a new lawsuit Tuesday.
Recent budget cuts mean the EPA’s chemicals office will have to more carefully pick and choose what it can focus on, the department’s head told staffers on Tuesday.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
The EPA finalized a rule to mandate coal ash cleanup at inactive power plants, part of a group of related rules announced Thursday by the administration.
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Power plants face updated air toxics requirements targeting mercury and heavy metals in newly finalized standards announced by the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday.
The Biden administration has selected an electric transmission line project to receive up to $331 million to bring wind energy from Idaho to Nevada, the latest move to back the connection of more renewable energy to the power grid.
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The Biden administration’s proposed rules to qualify for the 45V hydrogen production tax credit will constrain the Energy Department’s $8 billion hydrogen hub program if changes aren’t made to the final guidance, according to industry officials.
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A growing push by states to make top polluters pay for years of carbon emissions is unexplored territory for climate change law and likely to spark court battles, legal educators say.
While the top job in a corporate legal department looks different at every company, the one thing their all dealing with is employees. In this special report, in-house counsel talk about how AI and state policy add to mounting regulatory headaches.
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A recent decision about New York’s tax treatment of foreign royalties will give the US Supreme Court a chance to take up another state tax case about the scope of the dormant commerce clause.
Balch & Bingham’s Adam Israel and Tripp DeMoss analyze FTC’s ban on noncompetes and say employers should monitor legal challenges underway before complying.
A Loeb & Loeb attorney and two wealth management executives say strategy panels with M&A experts can help university boards, as federal mandates have made college mergers more complex.
K&L Gates’ Bruce Heiman assesses identity verification on social media platforms, examining California legislation that would require more authentication.
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