Environmental Law Matters
06.23.2017 | by:
William L. Penny
The commissioners of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) recently responded to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's…
06.1.2017 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
President Trump is expected to announce this afternoon his decision whether to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. (Reuters) Several news sources…
05.1.2017 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
While the Trump Administration has taken steps to dismantle or revise many of the Obama Administration's actions regarding climate change, there are conflicting opinions within…
04.4.2017 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
The past week was not a good one for the cause of science as it relates to environmental issues and may foreshadow what might be…
03.1.2017 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
President Trump has proposed a dramatic cut in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the new EPA Administrator has suggested rollbacks in regulations, and there…
02.1.2017 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
By almost every account, the Trump Administration is likely to alter substantially the environmental regulatory landscape. Actions have already been taken to delay the implementation…
01.11.2017 | by:
William L. Penny
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation ("TDEC") is soliciting comments on its new Antidegradation Guidance Document. The document, dated July 19, 2016, was made…
01.4.2017 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
On December 20, 2016, Michigan's Attorney General announced additional indictments in the Flint water crisis. The indictments against two former emergency managers and two former…
12.5.2016 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
A recent article in The New York Times titled: Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coast Real Estate, indicates that rising seas and storm-related flooding…
11.2.2016 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
The first nuclear generator commissioned in the U. S. in 20 years has begun commercial operation. The Tennessee Valley Authority brought the Watts Bar 2…