Publications


08/24/2010 Recent Statutory and Regulatory Developments Related to Hydraulic Fracturing in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio
08/05/2010 EPA/TCEQ Dispute Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions Heats Up
07/08/2010 Law Applicable to Hydraulic Fracturing in the Shale States
06/14/2010 The Practical Impacts of Burlington Northern
05/25/2010 U.S. Senate Bill Looks to Move Cap-and-Trade Plans Forward - EPA Issues Final Tailoring Rule
05/10/2010 Plan, Prevent, Protect or Pay? What Employers Should Expect From OSHA Under Its New Enforcement Strategies and Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
04/06/2010 TCEQ Proposes Restrictions on Standard Permits and Permits By Rule
03/30/2010 EPA Sets Timeline for Regulating Greenhouse Gases in Permits
03/25/2010 More Proposed Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations: Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Changes to Air Permits
02/24/2010 And the Defense Wins
02/11/2010 SEC Clarifies Climate Change Disclosure Obligations
02/02/2010 SEC to Clarify Climate Change Disclosure Obligations
01/08/2010 EPA Proposes Revised Ozone Standard
01/05/2010 Transactional Environmental Due Diligence - What Diligence is Due
12/07/2009 EPA Issues Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
12/01/2009 Key Concepts of Environmental Law
10/02/2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulatory Update: Three New Proposed Actions Continue the Debate
09/30/2009 Overcoming Judicial Bias
09/23/2009 EPA Releases Final Rules for Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
09/15/2009 Environmental Due Diligence - Counting Carbon
09/11/2009 EPA Proposes Disapproval of Certain Texas Air Quality Permitting Programs
08/05/2009 Climate Change - An Overview
07/08/2009 House Passes American Clean Energy and Security Act
05/05/2009 Supreme Court Limits Superfund Liability – In Two Ways
04/20/2009 EPA Proposes Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and that Greenhouse Gases from Motor Vehicles Contribute to Air Pollution
04/07/2009 EPA Sheds Light on Availability to Tenant of Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense to Avoid CERCLA Liability
04/01/2009 Building an Environmentally Responsible Office Building
04/01/2009 Draft Global Warming Bill Released
04/01/2009 The Carbon Revolution: Answering the Call
03/16/2009 EPA Proposes Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
02/18/2009 EPA Reconsideration of Carbon Dioxide in Air Quality Permits
02/09/2009 Companies Must Be Cautious When Making Green Claims, Texas Lawyer
02/09/2009 Eminent Domain and 2009 Texas Legislature
02/06/2009 Justice Department Targets Coal-Fired Power Plants
02/03/2009 The Carbon Revolution
12/29/2008 Clean Air Interstate Rule Reinstated
12/22/2008 EPA Administrator Says Carbon Dioxide is not a “Regulated Pollutant”
12/03/2008 EAB’s Decision Leaves Permitting Up in the Air
11/21/2008 When It Comes to Eco-Marketing, Its Not Easy Being Green, Austin Business Journal
09/01/2008 Actions Reduce Climate Change Risks, The American Oil & Gas Reporter
05/01/2008 Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibilty: A Legal Perspective
04/24/2008 Corporate Marketing as “Carbon Neutral” - Legal Issues
05/17/2007 Potential Protections from Environmental Penalties for New Owners of Regulated Entities
06/06/2006 NEW ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS--EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2006
05/01/2006 Doing Environmental Due Diligence
01/26/2006 EPA's New Webpage Inviting Citizen's Reports
01/24/2006 All Appropriate Inquiries-Are They Appropriate?
01/01/2006 Transactional Environmental Due Diligence: What Diligence Is Due?
12/21/2005 TCEQ Adopts and Proposes Major Revisions to Air Quality Rules
12/05/2005 The Clean Air Act General Duty Clause--A Not-So-Obvious Basis for Liability
11/04/2005 New Environmental Due Diligence Standard - EPA Declares What Diligence is Due
07/01/2005 The Third Party and Transaction-Related Defenses of CERCLA: An Overview
11/23/2004 Professional Geoscientist Seal Required for TCEQ Submittals
02/16/2004 TCEQ Accepting Public Comment on Enforcement Process
12/10/2002 PUB:Compliance - EPA Seeks Comments on New Electronic Compliance Database
12/01/2002 New Federal Brownfield Legislation
11/19/2002 Fifth Circuit Reverses Aviall
11/19/2002 Solid & Hazardous Waste/CERCLA--Fifth Circuit Reverses Aviall
11/11/2002 ENVIRONMENTAL TIP #28 - Asset Purchase or Merger and the TCEQ Compliance History Rules
10/28/2002 Survey of Recent Cases
10/22/2002 Compliance - TCEQ posts Facility Ratings under Compliance History Rules - 10/22/2002
12/13/2001 Mold - Texas Department of Insurance Amends Homeowners Policy Coverage for Mold
10/23/2001 Mold - Mold: A Growing Concern
06/01/2001 Mold - $32 Million Judgment for Mold
02/15/2001 Water Issues for Oil & Gas Producers
11/01/2000 Concerns to Mortgage Lenders under U.S. Environmental Laws
08/26/1999 Environmental Laws and Regulations Involving Water
05/07/1999 Transactions - Environmental Issues In Real Estate Transactions
12/14/1998 On the Water Front