Tag:Environmental Protection Agency

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules EPA Can’t Impose “End-result” Permit Provisions for Water Quality

A split U.S. Supreme Court held the EPA can’t impose limitations through “end-result” permit provisions on the amount of contaminated discharge that can go into waterways.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Three Shareholders to Its Natural Resources Group

Andrew Spielman, Courtney Shephard and Eric Waeckerlin joined Greenberg Traurig as shareholders in its environmental and energy and natural resources practices.

New Federal Bill Aims to Eliminate Liability for Abandoned Mine Cleanups

Organizations and governments are currently hamstrung by liability concerns when it comes to cleaning up abandoned mines, but a federal bill is looking to change that.

US Supreme Court Denies Stays to EPA’s New Oil, Gas Emissions Rule

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to stay the EPA’s new methane emissions rule for oil and gas facilities, denying applications in nine separate cases.

Anne Gorsuch, the Woman Whose Work Created the Chevron Deference

In a trailblazing and at times controversial career, Anne Gorsuch was the youngest woman admitted to the Colorado Bar, the first woman to be EPA Administrator and the first cabinet-level official charged with contempt of Congress.

Bennet, Neguse urge EPA review of terminal expansions for Colorado-bound oil trains

Two Colorado Democrats on Tuesday called on the Environmental Protection Agency to “carefully examine” the proposed expansions of three rail terminals in eastern Utah that could dramatically increase hazardous oil-train traffic through the Colorado River Basin and the Denver metro area.

Two Bills Instituting More Emission Regulations, Higher Fines Pass First Committee Hearing

A pair of Colorado Senate bills with an aim of reducing emissions to improve air quality in the Front Range passed their first Senate committee hearing.

EPA Fines Suncor for Alleged Chemical Accident Prevention and Reporting Violations

The EPA announced a $300,030 settlement with Suncor’s Commerce City refinery to resolve alleged violations of toxic chemical-related regulations.