Plaintiff Juliette Morizur and Plaintiff Kelly Nelson, along with other plaintiffs (at least one of whom dismissed his claims with prejudice, evidencing the sham nature of those claims) sued Sea World Parks and Entertainment, Inc. in 2015, claiming that they
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FERC Begins to Flex its Jurisdictional Muscles on Carbon Pricing
By Kelly A. Daly
Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) weighed-in on the important role that carbon pricing, associated with state initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, could have on the nation’s electric market. Not surprisingly, as the governmental…
New York to Commence Enforcement of Plastic Carryout Bag Ban
On October 19, 2020, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) will begin enforcing the state’s ban on single-use carryout plastic bags. Enforcement was delayed from earlier this year due to a legal challenge, which has since been…
California Air Resources Board Offering Lower Penalties for Self-Disclosure of Mobile Source Software and Other Violations by End of 2020
On October 14, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) issued an enforcement alert entitled “Self-Disclosure of Non-Compliance Software and Other Violations by December 31, 2020.” The alert states that ARB will provide up to a 75% reduction in penalties…
California Senate Bill May Hamstring a Challenger’s Ability to Slow Down a Project under the California Environmental Quality Act
When a proposed project in California, say a new condominium or a power plant, requires environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a project opponent can, effectively, block a project from moving forward even if it has the…
California Senate Bill May Hamstring a Challenger’s Ability to Slow Down a Project under the California Environmental Quality Act
When a proposed project in California, say a new condominium or a power plant, requires environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a project opponent can, effectively, block a project from moving forward even if it has the…
Dear Texas Contractors: We Sure Could Use Your Help, but Remember That We Do Things a Little Different Over Here – Sincerely, Southwest Louisiana
In the aftermath of hurricanes Laura and Delta, Southwest Louisiana is faced with a widespread reconstruction project the size of which it has not seen in quite a while. While never afraid to roll up the sleeves and get to…
South Coast Air Quality Management District to Regulate Distribution Warehouses, Part 1
by Sean M. Sherlock
As industrial facilities go, distribution warehouses are clean, non-polluting operations. They generally do not operate industrial furnaces, boilers, compressors, pumps, tanks or other major stationary sources of air pollution. But the South Coast Air Quality Management…
FRC Launches Consultation on the Future of Corporate Reporting
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council aims to develop a principles-based framework for corporate reporting.
By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a discussion paper, “A Matter of Principles — The Future…
Judge Skavdahl Doth Protest Too Much — And Wrongly Vacates BLM’s Methane Rule
Last week, Judge Scott Skavdahl vacated BLM’s 2016 methane Waste Prevention Rule. The Judge spends 10 pages documenting the “loopty-loops” of the litigation surrounding the 2016 Rule and the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind the rule. Here, I’m with him. …