On April 6, the U.S. EPA published a final rule removing the affirmative defense language for power plants that shielded operators from civil penalties related to violations caused...

On Monday, May 16, 2016, on the Court's own motion, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a Per Curiam Order delaying oral argument in the Clean Power Plan legal challenge from June 2, 2016...

On Thursday, January 21, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court issued an order denying motions filed by state and industry petitioners to stay the Clean Power Plan...

Microplastics are becoming a growing legal, regulatory, environmental, and reputational risk for consumer...

The U.S. EPA has taken steps to provide additional flexibility to manufacturers of disinfectants in an attempt to increase the availability of products for Americans

On Wednesday, July 21, the EPA proposed a new rule to set greenhouse emission standards for certain types of aircraft under the Clean Air Act.

The incoming Trump Administration will be tasked with defending the new source performance standards for new and modified power plants which President-Elect Trump has vowed to repeal.

Historically, multiple operators at a single site are required to obtain individual permits, but share responsibility for compliance for the entire project.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated, for the second time, the record of decision issued by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management allowing the Mountain Valley pipeline...

Medium and heavy duty trucks ranging from school buses to dump trucks will have to meet tightened greenhouse gas emission standards and fuel economy standards under new regulations...

A new report from the Sierra Club indicates that some TPP members continue to permit and facilitate environmental degradation in areas such as fisheries and marine life preservation.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments on the proposed reissuance and modification of the existing nationwide permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions.

As expected, the Trump administration's appeal of the Obama Clean Water Rule, which took effect on October 22, has already sparked a number...

In today's blog, we turn back to my favorite topic – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation.

According to a study released on September 25 by New Climate Institute and the Climate Group, efforts by states...

The Endangered Species Act protects threatened and endangered species, but what actions cross the line into prohibited "harm"? This analysis examines the legal boundaries of harm under the ESA and explores how courts and regulators interpret this critical term when balancing conservation with human activities.

TSCA requires the EPA to determine whether new chemicals' intended, known, or reasonably foreseeable uses may put people's help or the environment at undue risk of injury.

A transport tunnel partly collapsed at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on Tuesday. United States Department of Energy officials said there was no initial indication of worker exposure or airborne...

Veolia Environment SA has agreed to operate and maintain three power plants in the southeast that will generate electricity from burning wood and chicken waste

This article seeks to assist potential users of the provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) to understand the...