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Jenner & Block: Important Environmental Compliance Considerations In The Wake Of Hurricane Sandy
Posted on 13 Nov 2012 by Jenner & Block Corporate Environmental Lawyer

By Steven M. Siros, Partner, and Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block As Hurricane Sandy swept across the Eastern Seaboard, the images of its destructive power were humbling. As everyone begins to dig out from the damage caused by the... Read More

Jenner & Block: Section 113 or 107? Supreme Court Declines to Clarify CERCLA Cost Recovery Options
Posted on 15 Oct 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States v. Atlantic Research Corp. in 2007, CERCLA PRPs and courts have been struggling with a crucial question: Whether parties subject to a consent... Read More

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Posted on 30 Oct 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") vacated the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (the "Transport Rule"... Read More

Jenner & Block: EPA Faces Suits Over State Haze Plans As It Awaits Decision On Petition For Rehearing On Cross-State Air Pollution Ruling
Posted on 30 Oct 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block As discussed previously in this blog, Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Cross-State Air Pollution Rule , the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit"... Read More

D.C. Court of Appeals Grants Stay of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Posted on 10 Jan 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block On December 30, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted several parties' motions to stay in the federal case challenging the United States Environmental... Read More

DOE Reports That EPA’s New Air Pollution Rules Will Not Hinder Electricity Reliability
Posted on 5 Jan 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block The United States Department of Energy ("DOE") has issued a report titled "Resource Adequacy Implications of Forthcoming EPA Air Quality Regulations." The DOE report evaluates... Read More

DOE Reports That EPA’s New Air Pollution Rules Will Not Hinder Electricity Reliability
Posted on 5 Jan 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block The United States Department of Energy ("DOE") has issued a report titled "Resource Adequacy Implications of Forthcoming EPA Air Quality Regulations." The DOE report evaluates... Read More

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Posted on 6 Sep 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") vacated the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (the "Transport Rule"... Read More

D.C. Court of Appeals Grants Stay of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Posted on 10 Jan 2012 by Allison Torrence

By Allison Torrence, Associate, Jenner & Block On December 30, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted several parties' motions to stay in the federal case challenging the United States Environmental... Read More