This article is an effort to hit the “reset” button on the frequently breathless commentary on the recently argued Supreme Court case (West Virginia et al v. EPA) addressing the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil-fuel powered power plaints.
Congratulations to Steven C. Russo and the GT team who were named with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as ALM Litigator of the Week First Runner Up! Read more about their recognition and work obtaining a temporary restraining order barring the town of East Hampton, New York from moving forward with
In yet another “sue and settle” case, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed entering into a consent decree agreeing to rule on the Center for Biological Diversity’s (CBD) petition to classify discarded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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On his first day in office, President Biden issued Executive Order 14008, calling on federal agencies to prioritize environmental justice and find ways to address disproportionate pollution impacts on low-income or minority communities. The president’s directive is clear and succinct, but its path to implementation far less so, as agencies struggle with statutory limitations,
In Part 2B of Greenberg Traurig Environmental Shareholder David Mandelbaum’s conversation with William Hengemihle of FTI Consulting on Superfund allocation disputes under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the federal program for cleaning up sites contaminated by historic operations, they discuss fault and when it may trump cost causation, “transactional fairness,” use
Greenberg Traurig Environmental Shareholder David Mandelbaum is joined by William Hengemihle of FTI Consulting for a second conversation on Superfund allocation disputes under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the federal program for cleaning up sites contaminated by historic operations. In Part 2A, David and Bill discuss building a suggested allocation methodology,
Consider two longer-term trends in environmental law and policy: (a) refocusing from rural and wild places to the environment where people are, and (b) dealing with the regulatory advantage given to existing things rather than new things when that is probably backwards. The first in particular dovetails with some of the points made by the
After much anticipation, on March 24, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a series of new and extensive disclosure rules that would require all registered companies, including foreign private issuers, to include detailed climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports, and climate-related financial statement metrics in a note to their audited
Please join Greenberg Traurig and Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP) on May 11 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. (GMT-5) for an overview of the investment opportunities for companies and individuals in Ecuador. GT Shareholder Oscar Stephens will moderate an interactive panel discussion on:
