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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

EPA’s first rulemaking under Section 108(b), for the Hardrock Mining sector, was not completed until 2018, so minimal precedent exists under Section 108(b). Moreover, pending litigation challenging EPA’s 2018 findings creates uncertainty regarding how a court will view EPA’s authority under this provision. What’s Next?

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. N:Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Inst. 21-1082 (D.C. filed Mar. 4, 2021 and stayed Apr. 6, 2021).]] 14560 (Mar. 17, 2021).]]

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

In the final days of the Trump Administration, EPA issued final determinations to regulate PFOA and PFOS in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), a process the Agency started in 2018. In addition, EPA requested nominations for the next CCL in 2018 but has not published the final.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

The advisory council is tasked with providing advice and recommendations to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council on a whole-of-government approach to environmental justice. The White House created the council under Biden’s Jan. 1144 ) from by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA).

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