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EPA releases greenhouse gas proposal

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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July 16 2008

Sweeping U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions control could affect many sectors of the economy

EU and US head for clash on climate change

McDermott Will & Emery
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European Union, USA
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April 6 2007

A joint EU US strategy on climate change was thrown into doubt when diplomats failed to come to an agreement following meetings in Washington

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings pave the way, maybe

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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April 5 2007

On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision (Massachusetts, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.) that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a duty to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) and three other greenhouse gases (GHGs) as air pollutants under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) unless it could find better support to justify its decision than it articulated to the court

California registry announces new emissions trading platform

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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January 30 2008

Offset trading platform will be built around strict baseline and certification requirements, in an effort to bring greater integrity to the emerging emissions markets

Proposed SEC climate change disclosure requirements for ‘34 Act companies

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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April 30 2007

The U.S. Congress is actively considering several comprehensive climate change bills and several other inter-related pieces of legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels in the United States

Atlantic Research decision: Supreme Court reverses direction on Superfund remedies

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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June 14 2007

On June 11, 2007, the Supreme Court issued its second decision on what Superfund remedies are available to parties seeking to recoup cleanup costs at a contaminated site

Second major U.S. Climate Change Science Program report issued

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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July 17 2007

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program released its second major U.S. climate change report to Congress, which provides 12 different greenhouse gas stabilization scenarios intended to serve as reference data for climate policy decision making and private sector technology development

House white paper discusses future of U.S. climate change legislation

McDermott Will & Emery
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USA
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October 5 2007

On October 3, 2007, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), released the first in a series of white papers on the subject of global climate change legislation