EPA Enforcement Actions Down Substantially
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…
Environmental Law Matters
Solicitor General Urges SCOTUS to Resolve Groundwater Circuit Split
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…
EPA Proposes Revising Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants
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…
SCOTUS Seeks Views of Solicitor General in Groundwater Cases
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…
Government Climate Change Report Issued — Despite Continued Skepticism, Evidence and Predictions of Significant Potential Damage Seem Difficult To Deny
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…
Upcoming Election Includes Environmental Issues for Several States
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…
Comprehensive Study Confirms That Climate Change is Having Substantial Adverse Impacts on National Parks
A recently published report that studied all 417 U.S. National Parks indicates climate change is having a significant and unique impact on many of them.…
Clean Power Plan Rollback Proceeds Despite Reports of Negative Consequences and Questions About the Benefit to Coal Country Economy
The Trump Administration announced a long-awaited proposal to roll back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan late last month. (Chicago Tribune). The action had been promised…
Air Quality Progress While Rolling Back Regulations
Irony abounds as the new Acting Administrator at EPA last Tuesday announced historic progress under the Clean Air Act even while the Administration works to…
ADEM Air Division Adds New Reporting Provision To Emission Test Protocol Guidance
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management's Air Division recently issued a revised version of its long-standing guidance document "Emissions Test Protocol and Test Report Requirements."…