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USA - December 20 2012
On December 5, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") released a new guidance document entitled "Revised Enforcement Guidance Regarding…
USA - January 22 2012
On December 9, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia invalidated and delayed the implementation of certain provisions in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) new rules governing hazardous pollutants emitted from cement kilns.
USA - January 11 2012
On November 9, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (No. 0:11-cv-00619-DWF-FLN), ruled that Northern States Power Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Xcel Energy, (“Xcel”) was not liable for the unauthorized actions of its former employee that resulted in environmental contamination.
USA - October 10 2011
On October 6, 2011, the House of Representatives passed the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, which, if passed in the Senate and signed by the President, will require the United States Environmental Protection Agency to propose new air quality rules and allow the Portland cement industry more time to adhere to the new rules.
USA - August 11 2011
President Obama announced, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) will issue, a new rule (the “Rule”) requiring certain truck manufacturers to improve truck fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission rates up to 20 percent by 2018.
