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Aug 12, 2019

Ecuadorians’ Efforts to Enforce Their Foreign Judgment in Canada against Chevron Corporation Is Brought to an End by Canada’s Highest Court – Update from Willms & Shier

On April 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada denied the Ecuadorian plaintiffs leave to appeal from an Ontario Court of Appeal decision.  By denying leave, the Supreme Court ended the Ecuadorians’ pursuit to enforce, through Chevron Canada Limited, a $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron Corporation. Click here to […]

Aug 9, 2019

EPA Releases Interpretative Statement to Clarify CWA NPDES Permit Program Regulations – Update from Bick Law, LLP

Fri Aug 9th, On Environmental Law, by Julieanne Nguyen On April 23, 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interpretative statement to clarify whether the permit program under the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) applies to pollutants released from point source to […]

Aug 9, 2019

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

Biobased and Renewable Products Update August 8, 2019   Federal   EPA Improves Transparency For New Chemicals Review Program Under TSCA   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 1, 2019, that it is making additional information about new chemical notices available on its website.  The new web […]

Aug 9, 2019

EPA Proposes “Project Emissions Accounting” Rule – Update provided by Jorden Hiser & Joy, PLC

EPA Proposes “Project Emissions Accounting” Rule August 8, 2019 | Eric L. Hiser On August 1, 2019, EPA released its proposed “Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting” proposal.  This proposal had been anticipated as a follow up to Administrator Pruitt’s March 13, […]

Aug 6, 2019

EPA Improves Transparency for New Chemicals Review Program Under TSCA – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 1, 2019, that it is making additional information about new chemical notices available on its website.  The new web page, “Statistics for the New Chemicals Review Program under TSCA,” allows users to view and search monthly updates for any active Premanufacture […]