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EPA proposes no discharge zone for California marine waters

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 17 2010

EPA has issued a proposed rule that establishes a no discharge zone (NDZ) for sewage discharges from large passenger vessels and certain oceangoing vessels for California state marine waters

Air: EPA proposes revisions to transportation conformity rules

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 27 2010

EPA has published a proposed rule that would establish procedures so the agency will not be required to change transportation conformity rules every time national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) are revised

Shipping company ordered to pay $850,000 for ocean dumping and falsifying records

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 13 2010

A federal judge in California has ordered the operator of a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel to pay $850,000 for ocean dumping and falsifying on-board oil discharge records

Air: transportation authority settles enforcement action over alleged train idling violations

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 13 2010

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad (MBCR) have agreed to settle an enforcement action brought by DOJ and EPA alleging excessive train idling at the Widett Circle layover facility in South Boston and Greenbush line station in Scituate, Massachusetts

Louisiana vessel owner pleads guilty to ocean dumping

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 6 2010

A Louisiana vessel owner has reportedly pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging waste oil from one of its vessels in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (Act) and has agreed to pay a $1.75 million criminal fine and remit a payment of $350,000 to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Injunction holds in NYC attempt to force taxicabs to switch to hybrids

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 6 2010

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court ruling that New York City does not have authority under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) or the Clean Air Act (CAA) to force taxicab fleet owners to switch to hybrid vehicles

NEPA: D.C. Circuit rules Sierra Club lacks standing to challenge rail merger

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 25 2010

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Surface Transportation Board decision that a merger between the Canadian Pacific Railway Corp. and Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp. (DM&E) may proceed despite the lack of an environmental impact study (EIS) under NEPA

Air: EPA seeks comment on draft transportation conformity guidance

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 11 2010

EPA has released draft guidance on how to use the agency's model for analyzing particulate matter "hot spots" to determine whether proposed transportation projects would conform with the Clean Air Act (CAA

Shipping company to pay $725,000 for failure to report oily waste discharges

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 11 2010

A federal judge has ordered a Turkish shipping company to pay a $725,000 fine for failing to report illegal oil discharges through a "magic pipe" onboard a contracted tanker vessel

EPANHTSA issue GHG emission standards for light-duty vehicles

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 21 2010

EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have issued a final rule designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve the fuel economy of light-duty vehicles

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