EPA recently issued two new proposals on the road to regulating greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA).  Coming on the heels of ...

Negotiators from nearly 180 countries gathered in Barcelona recently for the final round of talks before next month’s COP15 conference in Copenhagen. Their principal task was to < ...

On October 2, 2009, as part of the 48th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute held at Northwestern University School of Law, SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter gave a speech entitl ...

On 22-23 October, the City of Zurich hosted representatives from more than 15 European nations at the international Procura+ Seminar, organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainab ...

Numerous prior posts have described California's Prop. 65 and the listing of various substances under that law.  [For an overview of Prop. 65, and the various ways a substance can be listed as either a carcinogen or ...

As noted in prior posts, air pollution of various sorts (e.g., particulates, ozone) has been associated with an increased risk of (a) cardiovascular events such as arrhythmia, heart attack, an ...

Prior posts have noted the controversy surrounding BPA, and the enormous evidence that it poses a significant threat to human health. As noted in prior posts, research has been demonstrat ...

Plaintiff Grace Christian Fellowship (Grace) filed this action against KJG Investments, Inc. (KJG) and Colony Insurance Co. (Colony) pursuant to the RCRA citizen suit provision; state law clai ...

Prior posts have noted the battle over the 404 permit for the Coeur d'Alene mine in Alaska, including the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, reversing the 9th Circuit, in allowing the permit to be ...

For many years, Proposition 65 plaintiffs and the California Attorney General filed a lot of cases against manufacturers of plumbing fixtures because (a) the lead contained in various components leached into the water pa ...

Plaintiff Grace Christian Fellowship (Grace) filed this action against KJG Investments, Inc. (KJG) and Colony Insurance Co. (Colony) pursuant to the RCRA citizen suit provision; state law clai ...

Prior posts have noted in detail the proposed new California construction stormwater permit. At its September hearing, the SWRCB adopted the permit, but made a few changes:

As noted in prior posts, in May the Obama Administration overturned the Bush Administration denial of California’s request to implement its own GHG standards for automobiles. As par ...

A variety of parties often seek to intervene in “high profile” cases in order to argue for or promote their agenda on the issue; it is not uncommon for such petitions to be denied. ...

Much of California’s response to climate change has focused on what the State can do to lessen its contribution to global warming. However, as noted in prior posts, many experts pre ...