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The Legal Intelligencer

FERC's Hard Look at Pipeline Construction and GHG Emissions

The increase in U.S. pipeline construction resulting from natural gas production in unconventional places, including the Marcellus and Utica formations, has sparked additional interest in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) process for issuing “certificates of public convenience and necessity” that are required under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act before construction can begin.
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The Legal Intelligencer

MS4 Requirements and the Impact to (and Upside for?) Developers

The most recent round of permits for small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) in Pennsylvania requires municipalities with MS4s to regulate stormwater in a manner that will impact development.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Decisions Lead to Possible Expansion of CWA NPDES Permitting Requirements

Most environmental law practitioners are familiar with the federal Clean Water Act's (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System's (NPDES) permitting program and the types of discharges subject to the program.
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The Recorder

Coffee Anyone?: How Sound Legal Conclusions Can Break With Science Under Prop 65

On June 15, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which implements and administers California's Proposition 65 program, made an unexpected pivot and proposed a new regulation clarifying that cancer warnings are not required for coffee under Proposition 65.
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Daily Report Online

Colonial Pipeline Sued Over Fatal 2016 Alabama Explosion

Two men died and several were injured when a trackhoe operator sparked a "burning geyser of gasoline" while attempting to repair a leak in a pipeline near Pelham, Alabama, in October 2016.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Preparing for Marijuana Industry Lawsuit Tidal Wave: The Claims (Part I)

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series.“The international market for cannabis is projected to hit $31.4 billion by 2021. Currently,…
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The Recorder

Judge OKs MDL Claims Against Monsanto, Says Plaintiffs Face 'Daunting Challenge' of Tying Roundup to Cancer

"Given how close the question is at the general causation phase, the plaintiffs appear to face a daunting challenge at the next phase," U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria wrote. "But it is a challenge they are entitled to undertake."
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The Legal Intelligencer

SCOTUS Rejects Cert Bid From DuPont, Handing Win in Pay Dispute to Pa. Workers

The decision rejected DuPont's argument that the Fair Labor Standards Act allowed the company to avoid paying overtime by taking a "credit" for break-time pay and then using it to offset its obligations to compensate its employees for off-the-clock work.
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Litigation Daily

First Trial Linking Monsanto's Roundup to Cancer Set to Open

Opening statements in the first trial over whether Monsanto's Roundup herbicide caused a user to get cancer are set to begin on Monday in San Francisco.
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The Recorder

New Prop 65 Warning Requirements Are Coming On Aug. 30 — Are You Ready?

The regulations requiring warnings to California consumers about significant exposures to chemicals are very detailed, and businesses should carefully review the regulations to make sure they are in compliance.
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