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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Emergency Petition Challenging EPA’s “Good Neighbor” Rule

Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments on Controversial EPA Rule In a significant development, the U.S. Supreme Court has announced…

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects EPA Decision on Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers

Significant developments unfolded on November 22 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the Biden…

Fiat Chrysler Accused of Emissions Cheating

Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler of hiding their diesel emissions levels with undetected software. The…

Wyoming Man Threatened with $16 Million Fine by EPA

Summary: The EPA threatened to fine a Wyoming welder and rancher with $16 million in fines for building a permitted…

Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Global Warming Plans

Summary: The regulation issued by the EPA that would affect coal-fired power plants received a temporary halt by the U.S.…

$150 Million Class Action Filed against Flint, Michigan

Summary: The people of Flint, Michigan are suing the governor, the city, and the state for their contaminated water.  The…

Weitz & Luxenberg Seeks Lawsuit in Water Contamination Case

Summary: Law firm Weitz & Luxenberg is taking on a water contamination in the New York town of Hoosick Falls…

Supreme Court Tosses Limit on Power Plant Emissions

Summary: The Supreme Court has ruled that a limitation on mercury emissions was improper, due to the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

Supreme Court Rules in Greenhouse-Gas Case

The Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency(“UARG”). The opinion…

Vinson & Elkins Hires Mike Wigmore, Environmental Co-Chair from Bingham McCutchen

Vinson & Elkins LLP has brought into its environmental practice group the former co-chair of McCutchen’s Environmental, Land Use and…

Dinsmore Attorney Challenges the Authority of the EPA

A series of State and County Governments are rallying together the first to challenge the EPA’s authority, and among the…

BP Ramps Up its Legal Horse Power as it Files a Lawsuit Against EPA

BP is increasingly adding more lawyers to defend and protect its company. Since the oil spill that cost it billions,…