Federal appeals court muddies the waters: finds that EPA has the last word on disposal site selection even after Army Corps’ issuance of a Section 404 permit *

USA - May 13 2013
In the contentious context of mountaintop removal mining, a federal appeals court recently held, in Mingo Logan Coal Co. v. EPA, No. 12-5150 (D.C…

Co-authors: Jerome C. Muys, Jr., Leonard A. Miller, Jeffrey M. Karp, Victor N. Baltera, Telisport W. Putsavage.

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Recent developments create mounting uncertainty concerning EPA’s regulation of stormwater under the Clean Water Act *

USA - January 16 2013
Within the last few weeks, three separate legal developments have demonstrated the difficulty faced by the United States Environmental Protection…

Co-authors: James R. Wrathall, Jerome C. Muys, Jr., Jeffrey M. Karp, Stephen P. Dawson, Victor N. Baltera.

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Supreme Court accepts case regarding the reach of Monsanto’s intellectual property rights to second generation seeds *

USA - January 7 2013
On Friday, October 5, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari to review the decision in Monsanto Co. v…

Co-authors: Telisport W. Putsavage.

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Bird strikes during aircraft takeoff and landing still a major issue *

USA - September 17 2012
Bird strikes during takeoff and landing at airports is a major issue that affects safety in both the commercial and business aviation sectors. 

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FAA's no hazard to air navigation determinations challenged *

USA - August 29 2012
As we discussed earlier in our post entitled "Offshore Wind Energy Turbines Pose No Threat to Air Navigation and Traffic Operations According to the FAA," the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) issued No Hazard to Air Navigation determinations for the Cape Wind offshore wind energy project located in the Nantucket Sound.

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