Remove 2019 Remove Clean Water Act Remove Environmental Responsibility Remove Government
article thumbnail

EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

The July 2019 notice asserts that CERCLA confers significant discretion on the agency. Although the statute requires EPA to determine the level of financial responsibility necessary to protect against the level of risk, it imposes no particular methodology for that determination. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem. What’s Next?

article thumbnail

Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. Concern Over President’s Choice to Head Federal Wildlife Agency – Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

2021 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Chemical Compound—August 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. EPA promulgated the challenged rule in 2019 in response to the Ninth Circuit’s issuance of a writ of mandamus in 2017. EPA , 997 F.3d 3d 983 (9th Cir.

2021 52
article thumbnail

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. GAO Report Identified Decline in EPA’s Chemical Assessment Processes Since 2019. EPA to Move 390 Substances to Public Portion of TSCA Inventory. 21-1082 (D.C.

2021 52
article thumbnail

Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

Senators reintroduce Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Judge rules Maui County, Hawaii must receive a Clean Water Act permit in a case that reached the Supreme Court. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) reintroduced the House version of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act ( H.R. Executive Branch.

2021 59
article thumbnail

The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

If you still have a glimmer of hope that the federal government will continue to play a meaningful role and remain engaged in carbon reduction efforts under the Trump Administration, consider this: Mr. Ebell is employed at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in Washington, D.C. The other 15% work for the White House.”. [20].

2016 40
article thumbnail

Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

The government could explore two broad options for putting more land under conservation: either expanding protections for land and water already under federal oversight or offering monetary incentives and guidance to private entities and local governments to voluntarily conserve their land, according to the report. “It

2021 75