Blogs & Resources
ACOEL members contribute regularly to the ACOEL Blog, writing on topics of current interest in their respective fields. Recently-published blogs are featured below, or you can search the ACOEL blog archive using the search feature.
Current Blogs
Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City’s appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States Supreme Court
April 18, 2024Posted on April 18, 2024 by Jeff Porter DOJ and EPA have submitted their brief arguing that the Supreme Court should leave alone a split Ninth Circuit decision upholding a NPDES permit condition prohibiting the permittees, the City and County of San Francisco, from “causing or contributing” to any...
AT A GLANCE: SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Challenges
April 10, 2024Posted on April 10, 2024 by Bessie Daschbach On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its long-awaited climate disclosure rule. The rule, formally titled, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors,” came nearly two years after the SEC’s initial proposal and after...
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More on a New Ozone NAAQS: EPA’s Clean Air Science Advisory Committee Endorses EPA’s Proposed Range
February 1, 2010Posted on February 1, 2010 by Seth Jaffe EPA has proposed lowering the NAAQS to a range of from 0.060 ppm – 0.070 ppm. Earlier this week, EPA’s Clean Air Science Advisory Committee,...
Practical Impacts of Burlington Northern on Multi-Party Superfund Sites
January 29, 2010Posted on January 29, 2010 by William Hyatt To many Superfund practitioners, United States v. Burlington Northern & Sante Fe Railway Company, __ U.S. __, 129, S. Ct. 1870 (2009) represents...
BLANKENSHIP-KENNEDY DEBATE CLIMATE CHANGE
January 28, 2010Posted on January 28, 2010 by David Flannery On January 21, 2010 thousands packed the auditorium at the University of Charleston in Charleston West Virginia and tuned in on television and...
SCOTT BROWN’S ELECTION – ONE MORE SET-BACK FOR CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION?
January 27, 2010Posted on January 27, 2010 by Michael Hockley When Scott Brown was elected to fill Senator Kennedy’s senate seat, news reports highlighted the impact on health care legislation and the loss...
WATER MORE VALUABLE THAN OIL NOW? FOR SURE SOMEDAY!
January 21, 2010Posted on January 21, 2010 by Stephen E. Herrmann According to Bloomberg News, the worldwide scarcity of usable water worldwide already has made water more valuable than oil. The Bloomberg World Water...
Zubulake Revisited: Judge Scheindlin on Discovery Sanctions
January 20, 2010Posted on January 20, 2010 by John Barkett Every environmental litigator understands the duty to preserve documents. Before a complaint is filed, a plaintiff must preserve documents relevant to the claims about...
“MEGA” SHALE AND TIGHT SANDS GAS – A GAME CHANGER
January 19, 2010Posted on January 19, 2010 by R. Kinnan Golemon In the past several decades, due in large measure to the persistence of innovative independent oil and gas operators, advancements in drilling...
ADVENTURES IN WATER QUALITY MITIGATION
January 13, 2010Posted on January 13, 2010 by Rick Glick The regulated community is experimenting with solutions to water quality regulatory problems that are market based and implemented on a watershed scale. Such efforts...
Ozone and the Citizen
January 12, 2010Posted on January 12, 2010 by Alan Gilbert Accompanied by a considerable public relations effort, the United States Environmental Protection Agency proposed new national ambient air quality standards for ozone on...
ACOEL PRESS RELEASES
ACOEL ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS & REGENTS
October 17, 2023October 17, 2023For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC): The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is proud to announce...
ACOEL Announces Newly-Elected Fellows for 2023
July 27, 2023July 27, 2023For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC): The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is proud to welcome...