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Reminder: Environmental Law Seminar, November 9-10
On this episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, we take a break from our regularly scheduled program to give a preview of this week’s Environmental Law Seminar. For any questions you may have about the seminar, please contact Daniel Pope...
Reps & Warranties Insurance
On this episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope is joined today by Tim Wilkins and Tony Visage from Bracewell, and Michael McGinn and Adam Wilhite from Marsh. The group talks about managing environmental risk in the transactional...
EPA's Risk Management Plan With Craig Haas
On this episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope is joined by guests Craig Haas and Kevin Collins to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency’s risk management plan regulations. Craig Haas is a senior environmental scientist. He is currently...
Déjà Vu: CEQ to Reset NEPA Regulations, and Then Some
On October 7, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released its notice of proposed rulemaking for revising its implementing regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). Long expected, the proposal is the first installment on a...
Department of Interior Revokes Migratory Bird Treaty Act Rule
In an action that will take effect December 3, 2021, the Department of Interior has revoked the 2021 Migratory Bird Treaty Act Rule which defined the types of activities criminalized under the Act. In the revoked rule, issued on January...
Environmental Justice: DOJ Enforcement Priorities
Bracewell welcomed Matt Silverman, Chief of Environmental Litigation in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), and leader of EDNY’s recently announced Environmental Justice Team, for a conversation about the statutes, principles and priorities that...
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure with Phil Bezanson and Seth DuCharme
On this episode of Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope is joined by guests Phil Bezanson and Seth DuCharme look at cyber attacks and cyber security. Seth is a Bracewell partner and and draws on his experiences serving as the...
Quick Hit: WOTUS after the Vacatur
Daniel Pope is an associate at the firm who advises energy, infrastructure, and industrial clients on environmental permitting and transactions and represents clients in litigation and environmental enforcement defense under a number of environmental and natural resources statutes and regulatory...
The Methane Rule: What's Going On?
Earlier this year, President Biden signed into law a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that disapproved amendments adopted by the prior administration that made significant changes to 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOOOa – the federal New Source...
WOTUS, the ESA, and Permitting through Changing Regulations with Ann Navaro and Brittany Pemberton
Daniel Pope is an associate at the firm who advises energy, infrastructure, and industrial clients on environmental permitting and transactions and represents clients in litigation and environmental enforcement defense under a number of environmental and natural resources statutes and regulatory...
Navigable Waters Protection Rule Vacated—EPA & Corps to Treat Vacatur as Nationwide
The Navigable Waters Protection Rule was recently vacated by the Federal District Court of Arizona, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signaled their intent to treat the district court’s vacatur as invalidating...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: What’s New and What to Expect
On this episode of the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope is joined by Whit Swif t for a discussion of developments at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Whit is partner in the firm’s environmental strategies group...
Methane Rule Changes Add Complexity for Oil and Gas Cos.
On June 30, President Joe Biden signed into law a resolution under the Congressional Review Act, or CRA, that disapproved a final rule adopted by the prior administration making significant changes to Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations...
Congressional Review Act Resolution Changes both Scope and Effect of EPA's Methane Rule
On June 30, 2021, President Biden signed into law a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that disapproved a final rule adopted by the prior administration that made significant changes to 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOOOa – the...
Climate Change
Daniel Pope introduces Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor and talks with Jeff Holmstead about the Biden administration's plans for climate change.