Eric Groten

August 31, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Check Your (Texas Audit) Privilege: It Might not be Available in Federal Court

The Texas Audit Act is widely used by the regulated, who are incentivized by the regulator to look for, voluntarily disclose, and promptly correct violations in exchange for immunity from civil penalties.

By Eric Groten and Taylor Holcomb

7 minute read

December 05, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Unwinding the Finding

Combatants on both sides of the battle over regulating greenhouse gases see the 2009 Endangerment Finding as an on-off switch: With the Finding “on,”…

By Eric Groten

9 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

EPA Proposed Rule Could Resurrect Confusing Test for Air Permitting

The principal question is whether "adjacent" should have its ordinary meaning of "nearby" or proximate, or if it should include consideration of "functional interrelatedness." This definition would be used in EPA's Prevention of Significant Deterioration, Nonattainment New Source Review, and Title V permit program regulations.

By George C. Hopkins, Eric Groten and Jay Rothrock

6 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

EPA Proposed Rule Could Resurrect Confusing Test for Air Permitting

The principal question is whether "adjacent" should have its ordinary meaning of "nearby" or proximate, or if it should include consideration of "functional interrelatedness." This definition would be used in EPA's Prevention of Significant Deterioration, Nonattainment New Source Review, and Title V permit program regulations.

By George C. Hopkins, Eric Groten and Jay Rothrock

6 minute read

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