To go with today’s JD Supra Corporate Brief, we’d recommend a nice, full-bodied 2013 Arabica-Robusta blend from Brazil… How are companies responding to workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation? Read this benchmark survey… (NAVEX Global) The European Union is on the cusp of implementing new rules that will require greater transparency on payments made in the… Read more »
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that Marcellus shale gas is not a “mineral,” and that subsequently private deeds in the state that make reference to mineral rights do not encompass natural gas rights. Levi Jones of law firm Schnader explains: “The Court reaffirmed the ‘Dunham Rule,’ which applies the common, layperson understanding… Read more »
“While EPA got the result that it wanted here, the decision may come back to haunt it in the long run…” (Foley Hoag) Environmental regulation, like politics, makes strange bedfellows… In late March, the US Supreme Court handed a victory to both the country’s logging industry and the federal agency charged with protecting the environment… Read more »
What’s new at the Environmental Protection Agency? A temporary suspension of contracts with BP Exploration and Production, Superfund guidance, an NSR settlement, and more. For your reference, a roundup of EPA-related law news and updates: EPA’s Temporary Suspension of BP Contracts with the U.S. Government–The Other Shoe to Drop (Warner Norcross & Judd): “On Wednesday,… Read more »
Earlier this week, a DC court of appeals judicial panel struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), also known as the Transport Rule. From law firm Butler Snow: “In a 2-1 sharply divided decision, the Court didn’t just remand the rule to EPA for ‘reworking,’ it vacated the rule in toto… Read more »
“You win some, you lose some,” might be the motto these days at the Environmental Protection Agency, which has recently seen a legal win in Texas, a loss in the DC District Court, and an unfortunate data breach exposing the personal financial information of nearly 8,000 employees: “The Washington Business Journal published a report of… Read more »
On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its long-awaited new emission standards for the oil and gas industry. The rules represent the federal agency’s first attempt to regulate emissions that escape into the air during the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, process. For your reference, five takeaways: 1. The EPA believes compliance will… Read more »
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency released a draft study linking fracking, a controversial process of drilling for natural gas, to contaminated well water in Wyoming. It’s the first time the EPA has found any connection between the practice of hydraulic fracturing (aka ‘fracking’) and groundwater contamination, and the preliminary results of the study… Read more »
Is the Environmental Protection Agency stepping up enforcement? Or merely implementing long overdue updates to its regulations? Either way, it’s clear that the agency is changing the rules for protecting the environment. And that means increased oversight, reporting, and potential violations for businesses of all types. For your reference, a roundup of recent updates regarding new… Read more »
