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Australia: Court orders jail time for dumping waste containing asbestos - Norton Rose Australia

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:52:50 GMT

Breaching environmental laws, as relating to waste management, is a criminal offence and can be punished with jail time.

United States: Massachusetts Releases Its Revised Solid Waste Master Plan: Are We Really On A Pathway To Zero Waste? - Foley Hoag LLP

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:24 GMT

On Tuesday, MassDEP announced release of its updated Solid Waste Master Plan, subtitled "Pathway to Zero Waste."

United States: EPA Proposes Renewable Identification Number Quality Assurance Program - Jones Day

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:40:05 GMT

Under EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard program, a specified volume of renewable fuels must be used for transportation fuel, home heating oil, and/or jet fuel in the U.S. each year.

United States: California Continues Allowance Auctions As Litigation Expands And Considers "Cap And Trade" Changes - Jones Day

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:40:00 GMT

The California Air Resources Board held its second auction of greenhouse gas allowances on February 19, 2013.

Canada: Some Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring Data Now Public - Saxe Law Office

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:05:34 GMT

Access to some federal and provincial environmental monitoring data on air, water, land and biodiversity in the oil sands is now available.

United States: Senate Bill 814 Proposes Sweeping And Retroactive Changes To Environmental Claims Handling In Oregon - Cozen O'Connor

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:58 GMT

On March 13, 2013, the Oregon legislature introduced Senate Bill 814.

Canada: Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Environmental Remediation Order Against Innocent Landowners - Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that innocent landowners can be subject to remediation orders even if they are not responsible for the contamination.

Australia: Carbon price changes – cold comfort for coal - Norton Rose Australia

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Government continues its commitment to reduce carbon pollution with the roll out of the Clean Energy Future Package.

Canada: Federal Court Provides Guidance On Adequacy Of Consultation About Environmental Assessments Of Major Resource Projects - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT

On April 23, 2013, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision dismissing an application commenced by the "Conseil des Innus de Ekuanitshit".

United States: Environmental Groups Petition For Sweeping New Pipeline Rules For Diluted Bitumen - Barnes & Thornburg

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:20 GMT

On March 26, 2013, a coalition of environmental groups petitioned the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to initiate rulemaking to address pipeline safety and spill response risks related to the transportation of diluted bitumen.

Canada: Chevron Ecuador Case- No Enforcement In Canada - Saxe Law Office

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:09:54 GMT

The $18 billion award given in Ecuador against Chevron for environmental damage won’t be enforced by seizing Chevron Canada, according to Justice David Brown.

Canada: Wainfleet’s Anti-Wind Turbine By-Law Invalid - Saxe Law Office

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:02:21 GMT

In a recent case, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice found the Township’s anti-wind by-law invalid for vagueness and uncertainty.

United States: EPA’S Re-Powering America’s Land Initiatives Receives Award - Pepper Hamilton LLP

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:23:28 GMT

The RE-Powering America's Land Initiative encourages the placement of renewable energy facilities on contaminated and remediated sites.

Canada: Easy Useful Things To Support Public Transit, Now - Saxe Law Office

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:25:56 GMT

A group of women in the sustainability professions agreed to work together to build support for public transit in the Greater Toronto Area.

United States: Environmental Claims: The Best Laid Schemes Of Mice And Men … - Pepper Hamilton LLP

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A company bought property from the debtor in the mid-1980s that turned out to be contaminated.

Australia: Coal mine extension case has a rich seam of key lessons for environmental lawyers - Clayton Utz

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:49:51 GMT

Where a proposed mining development has clear environmental impacts, mitigation measures must deal with those impacts.

Australia: Queensland's revised oil shale policy - Clayton Utz

Sat, 11 May 2013 20:35:55 GMT

The Government will now allow the development of a commercial oil shale industry, under strict environmental conditions.

Australia: Wide-ranging changes to Queensland's land and water legislation passed - Clayton Utz

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

According to new amendments, Queensland petroleum tenure holders will be able to use associated water "for any purpose".

Canada: Kawartha Lakes Appeal Heard By Court Of Appeal - Saxe Law Office

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:44:10 GMT

The City of Kawartha Lakes has appealed to the Ontario Court of Appeal from a Ministry of the Environment Order, which imposed cleanup liability on the City for contamination it did not cause.

Canada: Coordinating International Laws On Hazardous Materials And Waste - Saxe Law Office

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:27:51 GMT

Three different international treaties regulate international aspects of of hazardous materials and wastes.

Australia: The Pressure Cooker that is Australia’s Commercial Property Market - Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:15:34 GMT

Development sites are scarcer and development risks are getting higher in Australia’s commercial property market.

Australia: Rigorous and robust environmental assessments essential - Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group Inc v Dart Energy Ltd - Norton Rose Australia

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:45:28 GMT

The decision demonstrates the importance of conducting an adequate and appropriate assessment of the proposed activity,.

United States: Foreign Environmental Claims In U.S. Federal Courts - Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:09:35 GMT

It may be time for our federal courts to rethink their reluctance to accept major environmental claims that the courts of other countries are simply not yet able to handle.

United Kingdom: In Counsel - The New CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 - Wedlake Bell

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:09:50 GMT

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 will soon replace in its entirety the 2010 Order for the operation of the now much criticised CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.

United States: EPA's Proposed Rule Regarding Treatment Of Startups, Shutdowns, And Malfunctions Under The Clean Air Act - Jones Day

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:20:14 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a proposed rule entitled Response to Petition for Rulemaking; Findings of Substantial Inadequacy; and SIP Calls to Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction.