Category: News

Jul 12, 2021

Environmental News and Policy Alert – Update from Somach, Simmons & Dunn

June 30, 2021 Historic Drought Year Leaves Colorado River Basin Water Users High and Dry While arid conditions have prevailed in the Colorado River Basin since the turn of the century, 2021 stands out as a particularly dry year across all of the seven basin states, and Colorado’s western slope […]

Jul 12, 2021

Ninth Circuit Holds Sovereign Immunity Protects Tribe From Suit Under the Clean Water Act – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

July 12, 2021 MGKF Summer Associate Omar Khodor MGKF Litigation Blog On June 23, 2021, the Ninth Circuit, in directing the lower court to dismiss a citizen’s suit claim under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), held that the CWA did not abrogate tribal sovereign immunity. Deschutes River All. v. Portland Gen. […]

Jul 12, 2021

Third Circuit Holds that Air Emission Exceedances Governed by a Permit Are Not Subject to a Duplicative CERCLA Reporting Requirement – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

July 7, 2021 MGKF Summer Associate Brielle Brown MGKF Litigation Blog A three-judge panel of the Third Circuit held on January 29, 2021 that air emission exceedances governed by a state air permit and duly reported to state or local authorities pursuant to the permit need not be reported again […]

Jul 12, 2021

ELI Concludes Another Successful Annual TSCA Conference – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On June 30, 2021, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health presented “TSCA Reform – Five Years Later.” This virtual conference marked the fifth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Annual Conference, reflecting on the accomplishments and […]

Jul 12, 2021

Biobased Products News and Policy Report – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

July 1, 2021 Federal Secretary Of Energy Granholm Launches Initiative To Address Net-Zero Economy Goals On June 7, 2021, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Earthshots Initiative, designed to accelerate innovation of abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions within the next […]