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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Union County Petroleum...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lion Oil Company, LLC (“Lion”) entered into a July 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an...more

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Oil and Gas Waste/Hazardous Materials Regulations: Environmental Organizations Submit Request for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...

EARTHJUSTICE on behalf of a number of other organizations submitted a June 4th document to three federal agencies styled: Request for Enforcement of Hazardous Materials Laws in U.S. Oil and Gas Fields (“Request”)....more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.2.25

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The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) circulated a draft template, dated April 8, 2025, to assist federal agencies in updating their procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....more

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Three Takeaways From $745 Million Louisiana Verdict Against Chevron for Coastal Wetland Damage

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Public companies can face significant liability based on past operations. While most industrial companies have long-term experience evaluating potential remediation obligations imposed by laws such as the federal...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to Object Filed Addressing Weld County, Colorado Compressor...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed an April 3rd Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to DC Operating Company, LP for the...more

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Citizen Suit Actions/Clean Water Act: Environmental Integrity Project Files Lawsuits Against Two Louisiana Petroleum Coke Plants

The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the following: RAIN CII CARBON, LLC. – Sulfur,...more

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Citizen Suit Action/RCRA: Conservation Law Foundation Alleges Violations by Natural Gas Pipeline System

The Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. filed a citizen suit Complaint in the United States District Court of Massachusetts on November 12th alleging violations by the following: Besides the Conservation Law Foundation, the...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2020 #3

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A Note to Our Readers: Although the coronavirus and its many disruptions are dominating the news, we will continue to publish the California Environmental Law and Policy Update so long as there are newsworthy developments in...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August #2

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Focus - EPA will not approve labels that say Roundup chemical causes cancer - U.S. News & World Report – August 8 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Thursday that it will not approve...more

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A New Tenant on Federal Lands: Court Orders BLM to Consider Climate Impacts in Approving Energy Leases

In a victory for environmental groups, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling this week with far-reaching consequences for energy projects on federal lands and “the attention the government must...more

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