Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
In this case, the Fifth Circuit overturned a ban on asbestos and in the process made an entire federal statute, the Toxic Substances Control Act, virtually inoperative. The ruling was a major boost to state renewable energy programs. Corrosion Proof Fittings v. EPA (1991). Download as PDF
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Under TSCA, … Continue reading EPA announces innovative effort to bring new chemicals used in electric vehicle, semiconductor, clean energy sectors to market.
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Law and Environment
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Tucked away in the recesses of the Inflation Reduction Act is a provision that reminds everyone why they love Superfund so much. The definition of energy community has multiple parts, but the key for today is simply this – any property meeting the definition of a “brownfield site” under CERCLA is considered an energy community.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
This is defined as the ability or desire to sustain a resource at a certain level and based on three scientific principles: increased dependence on renewable energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling. Title III of the Act created EPCRA (see above). It covers the following areas.
Acoel
JULY 25, 2022
the Departments of Interior and Energy). For instance, executive orders could be issued to set goals for achieving economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050, to establish targets for renewable energy use in state owned facilities, and to require the purchase of electric vehicles for state auto fleets.
E2 Law Blog
JANUARY 14, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration is quickly establishing new federal environment requirements affecting commercial property owners and managers. These requirements, along with changes occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, raise a host of new practical and legal considerations for landlords and property managers.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 19, 2022
Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring.
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