Conventional and unconventional operators: know your rights re GHG reporting *

USA - January 25 2013
If you are a conventional or unconventional oil and gas operator in Pennsylvania, you have likely received a recent letter from DEP requiring, for the…

Co-authors: Louis A. Naugle, Jennifer A. Smokelin.

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AB 32 and offset basics *

USA - October 19 2012
To keep you updated on exciting developments in California’s groundbreaking Cap-and-Trade Program, this final Alert in a three-part series focuses on yet another important element of the carbon trading system: Offsets.

Co-authors: Peter Zaman, Jamon L. Bollock , Nicholas Rock, Jennifer A. Smokelin, Todd O. Maiden.

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AB 32 and GHG market and auction basics *

USA - October 3 2012
On August 30, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and about 150 market participants held a test auction for the purchase and sale of California carbon allowances (CCAs).

Co-authors: Peter Zaman, Nicholas Rock, Jennifer A. Smokelin, Todd O. Maiden.

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California's AB 32 and cap and trade design basics *

USA - September 21 2012
California, the world’s fifth-largest economy and 18th in total carbon emissions if it were a separate country, is rapidly moving forward with the development of its cap and trade program scheduled to be implemented in 2013.

Co-authors: Peter Zaman, Nicholas Rock, Jennifer A. Smokelin, Todd O. Maiden.

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In rejecting petition, U.S. Supreme Court leaves standing decision that CERCLA's contribution section is exclusive remedy for parties that have entered into administrative agreements *

USA - October 13 2011
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that CERCLA’s contribution section (Section 113(f)) provides the exclusive remedy for a liable party compelled to incur response costs under an administrative settlement.

Co-authors: David W. Wagner.

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