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USA - September 4 2012
On August 21, 2012, the DC Circuit by a 2-1 split decision struck down the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).
USA - September 4 2012
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has adopted rules to implement Section 13(q) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), which was added by Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act").
USA - July 16 2012
On June 26, 2012, the DC Circuit in Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA, upheld a suite of EPA rulemakings on greenhouse gases (GHG) under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
USA - May 3 2012
On April 17, 2012, The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a set of comprehensive regulatory standards for the oil and gas industry under the Clean Air Act, requiring the reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), air toxics and methane from sources in the industry, including the hydraulic fracturing of horizontal natural gas wells drilled or hydraulically re-fractured after August 23, 2011.
USA - May 3 2012
On April 17, 2012, The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)issued a set of comprehensive regulatory standards for the oil and gas industry under the Clean Air Act, requiring the reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), air toxics and methane from sources in the industry, including the hydraulic fracturing of horizontal natural gas wells drilled or hydraulically re-fractured after August 23, 2011.
