Environmental Law Matters
03.16.2021 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
In a March 15, 2021 address to the Center for American Progress, SEC Acting Chair Lee was clear: No single issue has been more pressing…
03.5.2021 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
On March 4, Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee announced the creation of a “Climate and ESG Task Force” of 22 members from across the Enforcement…
02.26.2021 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee issued a February 24 statement directing the Commission Staff to review public-company climate-change-related disclosures. The Staff will assess current…
02.19.2021 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
The U.S. Climate Finance Working Group released its February 18, 2021 policy statement, “Financing a U.S. Transition to a Sustainable Low-Carbon Economy.” The Working Group…
08.3.2020 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
In late July, the Environment and Natural Resources Division (“ENRD”) of the Department of Justice released a memo setting forth the Division’s policy for handling…
07.6.2020 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
Three months after issuing its COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program temporary policy memorandum suspending enforcement of certain environmental requirements, the U.S.…
06.16.2020 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
In early 2020, the Alabama Environmental Management Commission promulgated rules establishing procedures by which the Department of Environmental Management will regulate land application of eligible…
04.23.2020 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
Apropos of the ongoing celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Supreme Court today released its opinion in the Clean Water Act…
03.26.2020 | by:
Schuyler K. Espy
In a much-anticipated memo dated March 26, 2020, the U.S. EPA shares “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program.” The seven-page memo, from…
01.28.2020 | by:
William L. Penny
Kathryn Grundy
On January 23, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the “Agencies”) issued the “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” as…