The Federal Arbitration Act preempts any right to a class action under state law *

USA - August 7 2012
The California Court of Appeal recently held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts any statutory right to a class action under the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA).

Co-authors: Shannon Petersen.

Update on initiative to suspend California's global warming bill *

USA - May 10 2010
In March 2010, the California Jobs Initiative Committee began collecting signatures to place their initiative on the November 2010 ballot that would require California to abandon implementation of AB 32, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, until California's unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for at least a year.

EPA will not require stationary sources to obtain Clean Air Act permits for GHGs until January 2011 *

USA - March 30 2010
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its decision that stationary sources will not be required to get federal permits under the Clean Air Act for greenhouse gases (GHGs) before January 2011.

New green technologies would meet the renewable energy standard under the Support Renewable Energy Act of 2010 *

USA - March 2 2010
On February 23, 2010, Senators Feingold (D-WI) and Ensign (R-NV) introduced legislation that could create new green jobs, promote businesses that produce renewable energy technologies, and reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels.