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Emerging Developments in the Treatment and Beneficial Use of Produced Water in Texas

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Key Developments - At the end of the legislative session, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 49, limiting tort actions relating to the beneficial use of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas extraction....more

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New York’s “Climate Superfund” Bill becomes Law, Part of a Trend

In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas companies for the public costs associated with strengthening infrastructure against...more

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NDAttention – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Adds Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals to TRI

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into law, including provisions for adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the EPA’s...more

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Implications of New Lautenberg Act’s Sweeping Changes to Toxic Substances Control Act

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President Obama signed HR 2576, the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), into law on June 22, 2016. The Lautenberg Act makes significant changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

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Meet Your Deadlines: West Virginia AST Act Challenges

Although the W.Va. Aboveground Storage Tank Act, enacted this spring, is comprehensive in its scope—imposing new requirements for registration, permitting, inspection and certification, notice, spill response planning and...more

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