Energy Law

EPA Releases Tailoring Rule
On May 13, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Tailoring Rule, which will govern permitting of major stationary sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

EPA To Move Forward With Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
By Maureen Harbourt In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies on March 3, 2010, Administrator Lisa Jackson of the Environmental Protection Agency indicated that EPA plans to move forward with adopting the Greenhouse Gas ('GHG') Tailoring Rule (74 Fed...

EPA moves to regulate smokestack greenhouse gases - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON ? The Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to more tightly control air pollution from large power plants, factories and oil refineries, a step to limit emissions widely blamed for global warming...

Do It the EPA Way. Or Else.
A new Environmental Protection Agency rule placed on power plants and oil refineries is a timely reminder that the EPA will regulate greenhouse gases if Congress fails to do so.

Proposed EPA Rules Would Subject Additional Sources to Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Rule
By Stepehen Wiegand In October 2009, EPA promulgated the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule. This rule required reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from a number of large sources including suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial greenhouse gases, manufacturers of vehicles and engines, and certain facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of greenhouse gas emissions...

EPA Issues Proposed Reporting Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Laura Hart The EPA has proposed a rule that would require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large sources in the United States.  The proposed rule was signed by the EPA Administrator on March 10, 2009 and published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2009 (74 Fed...

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

Power of Attorney and Living Wills for the aged
Options for caring for aging parents

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

Grandparents Visitation Rights
Every state lets elderly grandparents petition to visit grandchildren

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

Best Buy
Recalls Portable Power Sources

Lawsuit Filed Against Legacy Health Care Facilities for Nursing Home Abuse
Legacy Health Care Facilities Face Class Action Over Allegations of Abuse

Damaged Billboards
Lamar Advertising pays $35,000 settlement after violating permit laws.

Pittsburgh Health Care Facilities
Facing Wages Class Actions

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
allegedly failed to provide adequate facilities for the disabled.

Hospira AC Power Cord Recall
Hospira AC Power Cord Recall