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| 1 | Proposed Construction Stormwater Permit Includes Controversial and Potentially Onerous Provisions Susan K. Hori, Dana Palmer; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; July 7, 2008, previously published on June 10, 2008 The California State Water Resources Control Board ("State Board") is considering adoption of a new General Construction Storm Water Permit ("Construction Permit") that would regulate stormwater discharges from construction activities that disturb areas larger than one acre. |
| 2 | EPA Issues Rule Clarifying That Clean Water Act Permits Not Needed for Water Transfers Steven Richard Kelton, Lawrence R. Liebesman; Holland & Knight LLP; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 18, 2008 On June 9, 2008, EPA issued a final rule that excluded "water transfers" from the Clean Water Act's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. |
| 3 | EPA Issues Final Rule Exempting Water Transfers from Federal Permits Hunton & Williams LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On June 9, 2008, the U.S. EPA Administrator signed the Final Water Transfer Rule, which exempts those seeking water conveyances from one U.S. water body to another U.S. water body from having to obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act's (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System... |
| 4 | Contested Waters: New EPA Rule Excludes Water Transfers from NPDES Permit Program Molly Cagle, Sharon M. Mattox, Matthew Adams Axtell; Vinson & Elkins LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On June 9, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that explicitly excludes most "water transfers" from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program of the Clean Water Act (CWA). |
| 5 | CFTC Update David S. Mitchell, Mark Molle; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 11, 2008 Several significant developments have recently occurred: (1) The CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008, which was included as a separate title of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (better known as the "Farm Bill"), was enacted into law on May 22, 2008, when Congress overrode... |
| 6 | FERC's Enforcement Program--Incremental Updates
Peter I. Trombley, Jason F. Leif, Kenneth B. Driver, Kevin J. McIntyre; Jones Day; June 25, 2008, previously published on June 2008 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPAct 2005") authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to assess civil penalties up to $1 million per day per violation of the Natural Gas Act ("NGA"), the Natural Gas Policy Act ("NGPA"), and Part II of the... |
| 7 | Wood Products Subject To New Import Rules Daniel P. Wendt; Miller & Chevalier Chartered; June 24, 2008, previously published on June 9, 2008 A little known provision of the new Farm Bill has escaped widespread attention but may significantly affect the flow of wood products from Asia, South America, and elsewhere by increasing importers' regulatory burdens and risks. |
| 8 | EPA's Oil and Gas Storm Water Discharge Rule Struck Down by Federal Court of Appeals Joel R. Burcat, Jane Kozinski; Saul Ewing LLP; June 21, 2008, previously published on June 2008 In a rebuke of the Environmental Protection Agency, a panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, vacated an EPA rule that exempted oil and gas exploration activities from storm water permit requirements. Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA. |
| 9 | Challenge to EPA Remedy Survives Dismissal Gabrielle Sigel, Michael Robert Strong; Jenner & Block LLP; June 19, 2008, previously published on April 2008 In the latest twist to a long-standing citizen challenge to an EPA-sanctioned CERCLA action, on March 11, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana held that a citizen suit would not be dismissed, and EPA will have to "rely on its defenses." |
| 10 | Congress Considers Energy Measures Andrea Jill Grant, Lisa L. Jones; DLA Piper; June 17, 2008, previously published on May 28, 2008 As crude oil and gasoline prices soar and the summer road trip season begins, both parties in Congress are trying to demonstrate to the American public that they are taking action to lower petroleum prices. |
