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EPA issues final guidance on Appalachian surface coal mining

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 29 2011

EPA has issued its final guidance document on Appalachian surface coal mining and how the Clean Water Act applies to Appalachian mountaintopremoval mining projects

Federal Circuit holds energy department to nuclear waste contracts

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2013

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) could not avoid the consequences of breaching its contracts

DOE seeks comment on draft EIS for FutureGen 2.0 Project

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 17 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published for public comment a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) that assesses the potential direct

Federal court allows contractor’s indemnity lawsuit against U.S. to proceed

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 1 2011

The Federal Claims Court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by a federal contractor seeking indemnification from the United States for toxic tort and environmental cleanup claims arising out of work the contractor performed for the Atomic Energy Commission

Appellate court overturns EPA cellulosic ethanol blending requirement

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 1 2013

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules setting minimum requirements for blending cellulosic

EPA to veto West Virginia mountaintop coal mining permit

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 21 2011

EPA has announced that it will exercise its veto authority under section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to block disposal of mine waste in headwater streams at the Spruce No. 1 mountaintop coal mine in West Virginia

PHAI questions “hidden costs” of school vending machines

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 15 2012

The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) has issued a June 7, 2012, fact sheet calling on school districts to consider the energy costs of cold beverage vending machines when deciding whether to renew vending contracts

Study claims hydraulic fracturing may pose health risks

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 30 2012

A University of Colorado School of Public Health study claims that air pollution resulting from hydraulic fracturing may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near oil and gas drilling operations

BOEM proposes changes to outer continental shelf renewable project process

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 8 2013

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed a rule to extend the initial lease period for offshore renewable energy projects to 12

DOT publishes safety advisory on material degradation in natural gas pipelines

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 16 2012

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a safety advisory bulletin alerting pipeline operators of the potential for material degradation in some natural gas pipe