Air

Illinois Bill Proposes Statewide Standards for Solar, Wind Farm Energy FacilitiesEPA Reinforces Position that Certain Types of ECM Changes in Road-Certified Vehicles Constitute “Tampering” Under the Clean Air ActRequirement to Report Accidental Releases to Chemical Safety Board Takes Effect

CERCLA

SCOTUS Will Review EPA’s Authority to Control Superfund Cleanups at Company’s RequestProperty Owners and Developers Beware: Third Circuit Holds Chemical Company Liable for Pre-Acquisition Cleanup CostsEPA Takes Back Decision-Making Authority for the Most Costly Superfund Cleanups

Chemicals

EPA Considering Revised Effluent Limitations Guideline Relating to PFASThree Takeaways from Atlantic Richfield Supreme Court Decision Emphasizing EPA Primacy in Remedial Decision MakingRequirement to Report Accidental Releases to Chemical Safety Board Takes Effect

Climate change

Schiff’s New ESG TeamBiden Infrastructure Proposal Prioritizes Equity and Environmental JusticeBiden Infrastructure Proposal Plants Seeds for a Greener Tomorrow

Compliance

EPA to Relax Civil Enforcement for Non-Compliance Due to COVID-19 PandemicRequirement to Report Accidental Releases to Chemical Safety Board Takes EffectEnvironmental Compliance Relief and Requirements During Shelter-in-Place Mandate

Electric

How Manufacturers Can Improve Supply Chain Sustainability Based on New DoD RecommendationsBiden Administration Infrastructure Plan Could Jumpstart “Shovel-Ready” High-Voltage Transmission Line ProjectsVehicle Emissions Rollback Shouldn't Stop Utilities From Investing in Electric Vehicles

Energy

International Plaintiffs' Suit Jammed for Lack of Jurisdiction: District Court Precludes Plaintiffs’ Claims for Overseas HarmsHow Manufacturers Can Improve Supply Chain Sustainability Based on New DoD RecommendationsBiden Administration Infrastructure Plan Could Jumpstart “Shovel-Ready” High-Voltage Transmission Line Projects

Energy Efficiency

International Plaintiffs' Suit Jammed for Lack of Jurisdiction: District Court Precludes Plaintiffs’ Claims for Overseas HarmsChicago’s Stormwater Inundation Presents Green Infrastructure Opportunities for BusinessThree Strategies to Develop Renewable Energy Projects on Potentially Contaminated Lands

Enforcement

Lame-Duck Rules Could Loosen Migratory Bird RestrictionsEnvironmental Compliance Relief and Requirements During Shelter-in-Place MandateEveryone Loses with New DOJ Policy Ending 30-Year Practice of Supplemental Environmental Projects

Environmental

The Senate Approved a $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill: Here’s What it FundsInternational Plaintiffs' Suit Jammed for Lack of Jurisdiction: District Court Precludes Plaintiffs’ Claims for Overseas HarmsHow Manufacturers Can Improve Supply Chain Sustainability Based on New DoD Recommendations

ESG

How Manufacturers Can Improve Supply Chain Sustainability Based on New DoD RecommendationsDOL Will Not Enforce ESG-Related Final RuleNew SEC Task Force Further Demonstrates Biden Administration’s Sharp Focus on Climate and ESG Issues

Events

Litigating a CERCLA Allocation Case - Pre-Trial Strategies and Trial Techniques CLE Regional WorkshopSchiff Hardin Partner Josh More to Participate in New Coal Ash Regulation WebinarUpcoming Panel Discussion on the EPA CCR Regulation at the ACAA 2015 Winter Meeting

FERC

House Subcommittee Prods FERC To Examine PURPA “One Mile” RuleFERC Prevails Again in Order No. 1000 Appellate ProceedingsFERC Issues Fast-Start Resources NOPR

Greenhouse Gas

Illinois Bill Proposes Statewide Standards for Solar, Wind Farm Energy FacilitiesBiden Infrastructure Proposal Prioritizes Equity and Environmental JusticeBiden Infrastructure Proposal Plants Seeds for a Greener Tomorrow

Hydroelectric

Clean Power Plan: EPA Issues Final Carbon Reduction Rule for Existing Stationary SourcesCongress Passes Legislation to Assist Small Scale Hydropower Development

Land/Waste

Biden Administration Infrastructure Plan Could Jumpstart “Shovel-Ready” High-Voltage Transmission Line ProjectsSchiff’s New ESG TeamEPA Considering Revised Effluent Limitations Guideline Relating to PFAS

Natural Gas

California Court Upholds Local Ordinance Precluding Installation of Natural Gas Piping in New ConstructionSigns of Potential Trouble Ahead for Trump Administration’s Deregulatory AgendaPruitt Declares “The War Against Coal is Over”

Products

New California Prop 65 Warning Requirements: What Businesses Should Consider NowToxic Substances Control Act Revised for the 21st CenturyNinth Circuit Holds that In-Use Utility Poles Not Subject to the Clean Water Act or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Regulatory

California Court Upholds Local Ordinance Precluding Installation of Natural Gas Piping in New ConstructionNinth Circuit Decision on Pacific Walrus Illustrates Executive Branch LimitsEPA Considering Revised Effluent Limitations Guideline Relating to PFAS

Renewable Energy

Illinois Bill Proposes Statewide Standards for Solar, Wind Farm Energy FacilitiesNew York Issues RFI for Build-Ready Sites to Host Large-Scale Renewable Energy Developments2020 Renewable Energy Outlook: Strategies to Elicit Community Support

Sustainability

Illinois Bill Proposes Statewide Standards for Solar, Wind Farm Energy FacilitiesThe Trillion Trees Initiative and SustainabilityProject Proponents: Five Tips to Use ESG Criteria in Drawing More Infrastructure Investors

Water

Schiff’s New ESG TeamEPA Considering Revised Effluent Limitations Guideline Relating to PFASCourt Sets Citizen Suit Case for Trial Even Though State Regulators Are Evaluating Similar Issues