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New Legislation Intended to Reduce Burdensome Regulation by Michigan Agencies
Posted on 17 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Environmental Law Practice Group

By Thomas P. Wilczak and Andrea E. Hayden, Attorneys, Pepper Hamilton LLP On November 28, 2011 Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder signed five bills into law, three of which amend Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA... Read More

International Green Construction Code: Jumping the Gun and Veering off Track?
Posted on 12 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By Vicki R. Harding, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP As noted in a prior post , the final International Green Construction Code (IGCC) has been approved and is scheduled for publication in March 2012. The IGCC was developed by the International Code... Read More

Year End Nanotechnology Developments
Posted on 19 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By William J. Walsh, Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP The Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General (IG) issued a report, EPA Needs to Manage Nanomaterial Risks More Effectively , December 29, 2011 critiquing EPA's regulation of nanomaterials... Read More

Pepper Hamilton: Nike, Adidas Pledge to Stop Toxic Discharges from Supply Chain by 2020 – A Pledge that May Be Easier to Make than Keep
Posted on 31 May 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By William J. Walsh, Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP A number of companies (Adidas Group, C&A, G-Star, H&M, Li Ning, Nike Inc., and Puma) have pledged to eliminate hazardous chemical discharges from their factories by 2020. Specifically, they... Read More

Do Not use Cadwalader Clients & Friends Memo: FERC Confirms It Lacks Jurisdiction over Unbundled Renewable Energy Certificate Sales
Posted on 8 May 2012 by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

On April 20, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued an order accepting proposed revisions to the WSPP Agreement addressing sales of renewable energy certificates ("RECs") made pursuant to that agreement. In... Read More

New Legislation Intended to Reduce Burdensome Regulation by Michigan Agencies
Posted on 17 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Environmental Law Practice Group

By Thomas P. Wilczak and Andrea E. Hayden, Attorneys, Pepper Hamilton LLP On November 28, 2011 Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder signed five bills into law, three of which amend Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA... Read More

EPA’S Office of Water Seeking Industry Input on How to Integrate Sustainability into Water Regulatory Program
Posted on 23 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By William J. Walsh, Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water is initiating efforts to obtain comments concerning how it should integrate sustainability (i.e., the consideration of environmental... Read More

International Green Construction Code: Jumping the Gun and Veering off Track?
Posted on 12 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By Vicki R. Harding, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP As noted in a prior post , the final International Green Construction Code (IGCC) has been approved and is scheduled for publication in March 2012. The IGCC was developed by the International Code... Read More

Pepper Hamilton: Nike, Adidas Pledge to Stop Toxic Discharges from Supply Chain by 2020 – A Pledge that May Be Easier to Make than Keep
Posted on 31 May 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By William J. Walsh, Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP A number of companies (Adidas Group, C&A, G-Star, H&M, Li Ning, Nike Inc., and Puma) have pledged to eliminate hazardous chemical discharges from their factories by 2020. Specifically... Read More

Year End Nanotechnology Developments
Posted on 19 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By William J. Walsh, Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP The Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General (IG) issued a report, EPA Needs to Manage Nanomaterial Risks More Effectively , December 29, 2011 critiquing EPA's regulation of... Read More

The Wind and the Sun
Posted on 10 Jan 2012 by Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel

By Gregory C. Dorris, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP Æsop Fables (Sixth century B.C.). The Harvard Classics 1909-14. Moral of the Story "Kindness Effects More Than Severity" THE WIND and the Sun were disputing which was... Read More