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5th Circuit dismisses claims GHGs intensified Hurricane Katrina on res judicata grounds

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 17 2013

On May 14, 2013, the 5th Circuit dismissed a suit filed by Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and property owners against more than 30 companies and

2013 - the year California finally reins in the excesses and abuses of Prop 65?

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 7 2013

It looks like Governor Jerry Brown is taking on Prop 65 in an effort to make California more business friendly, and put a limit on frivolous

Lawsuit challenges California’s “cap-and-trade” auction as unconstitutional

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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April 16 2013

Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit today in the Superior Court of California County of Sacramento challenging California's cap-and-trade

Superior Court invalidates CEQA’s fast-tracking provision as unconstitutional

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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April 12 2013

A superior court in Alameda County invalidated a streamlining provision of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), holding the provision is

Federal government stepping up criminal enforcement actions against oil and gas drilling companies

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 28 2013

In the last few months, the federal government has ramped up criminal enforcement actions against oil and gas drilling companies for violations of

Court of Appeals not to take up CSAPR challenge

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 29 2013

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia declined to grant a rehearing of EME Homer City Generation LP v. EPA, a case that

U.S. Supreme Court holds flow from one part to another of same waterway is not a discharge under the CWA

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 9 2013

In a 9-0 decision in favor of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (the District), the U.S. Supreme Court reversed an opinion from the 9th

Electronic waste recycling prosecution highlights calls for stricter regulations

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 8 2013

Illustrating a rare example of criminal enforcement under electronic waste (e-waste) regulations, the U.S. Attorney in the federal District of Colorado

Clean Water Act violations result in five-year prison sentence

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 19 2012

On December 5, 2012, John Tuma, former general manager of Arkla Disposal Services, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, plus a $100,000 fine, by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

California Chamber of Commerce files suit against CARB

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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November 14 2012

The California Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in a last minute effort to thwart the state's greenhouse gas auction

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