Environmental Law Matters
09.12.2019 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion…
04.17.2019 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
On April 15, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a much-anticipated Interpretative Statement on Releases of Pollutants from Point Sources to Groundwater. Last…
03.4.2019 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
The Senate narrowly confirmed Andrew Wheeler as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, February 28, 2019, by a vote of 52-47. No Democrats…
02.20.2019 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
On February 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order granting review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in County of Maui…
02.4.2019 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
EPA enforcement actions as reflected by the amount of assessed civil penalties have dropped substantially during the first two years of the Trump Administration. (Washington…
01.11.2019 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
On January 3, 2019, the U.S. Solicitor General filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife…
01.8.2019 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
On December 27, EPA proposed to revise the cost finding associated with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) along with the risk and technology…
12.13.2018 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
On December 3, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States took a rare step in specifying a deadline by which the U.S. Solicitor General…
12.11.2018 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
The federal government, through the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), released the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II, on the Friday following Thanksgiving. (Associated…
11.1.2018 | by:
Ronald W. Farley
The November 6 election will include environmental ballot initiatives as well as issues dividing candidates and the results should provide an interesting aspect of the…
