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Continued congressional pressure on USEPA related to regulation of chemical plants

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 31 2013

This post was written by Christopher L. Rissetto, Robert Helland, Lawrence A. Demase, Peter Cassidy, David W. Wagner Last week, a Reed Smith client

Chemical plant safety: will there be renewed demand for federal regulation?

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 24 2013

The global demand for natural resources continues unabated. As revenues increase and profits soar in the face of this demand, there has

U.S. Department of Interior releases draft rule on public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 7 2012

A few months ago, our blog previewed this year's top 10 environmental legal issues related to shale gas

U.S. shale gas in 2012: Top 10 environmental legal issues to watch

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 20 2012

In his State of the Union address in late January, President Obama offered his support to further develop natural gas as an energy source and stated that “my administration will take every possible action to safely develop this energy”

Thirteen more substances proposed for EU ban

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • December 28 2011

As we discussed early in 2011, the European Commission agreed to ban six substances under the European Union’s REACH law

Pennsylvania impact fee

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 18 2011

By a vote of 107-76, the Pennsylvania House of Representative approved a Marcellus Shale impact fee and regulatory measure yesterday, House Bill 1950

Pennsylvania regulators aim to improve consistency in oil & gas inspections and enforcement

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 16 2011

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)released its findings yesterday on improving DEP’s statewide consistency when conducting site inspections at well sites, enforcing DEP regulations and tracking compliance

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

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • 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

With proposed hazardous waste exemption, USEPA shows support for CCS

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2011

As we previewed a few months ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently proposed a rule to exclude CO2 streams from Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations if they meet certain conditions, including injection for the purpose of geologic sequestration into specific wells regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act

Power plants, petroleum refineries and landfills take note: USEPA electronic greenhouse gas reporting tool launches

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 24 2011

By September 30 of this year, 28 industrial sectors -- including power plants, petroleum refineries and landfills -- will be required to submit their 2010 greenhouse gas data under the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program