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Enforcement Defense, Citizen Suits

Publications

July 2, 2020News Alert EPA Lifting COVID-19-Related Enforcement Discretion Policy on August 31
Beveridge & DiamondMaddie Boyer, Pamela Marks, Allyn Stern
June 26, 2020News Alert EPA Weighs Lifting COVID-19-Related Enforcement Discretion Policy
Beveridge & DiamondMaddie Boyer, Pamela Marks, Allyn Stern
May 6, 2020Article Making Sense of Environmental Agency Enforcement Policies in the Wake of a Pandemic
Beveridge & DiamondPamela Marks, Allyn Stern, Maddie Boyer
April 16, 2020News Alert NGOs Seek Court Order Compelling EPA to Respond to Petition for Emergency Rule on COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion
Beveridge & DiamondKaren Hansen, Drew Silton, Allyn Stern, Sarah Munger
April 16, 2020News Alert Federal Court Nullifies Clean Water Act General Permit for Pipelines and Other Linear Projects
Beveridge & DiamondParker Moore, Tim Sullivan, Drew Silton, James Auslander
April 1, 2020News Alert Top Ten Tips for Seeking Enforcement Discretion and Preserving a COVID-19 Force Majeure Affirmative Defense before the TCEQ
Beveridge & DiamondMaddie Boyer, Josh Van Eaton, Laura LaValle, Sarah Munger, Bina Reddy, Mike Vitris
March 27, 2020News Alert Novel Citizen Suit Against Automotive Parts Dealer Results in $850K Penalty
Beveridge & DiamondJosh Van Eaton, Dan Schulson, Grant Tolley
March 27, 2020News Alert EPA Policy Provides Enforcement Relief Where Needed Due to Pandemic
Beveridge & DiamondAllyn Stern, Aron Schnur, Pam Marks, Karen Hansen, Maddie Boyer, Alan Sachs, Josh Van Eaton, Susan Smith, Stephen Richmond, Kate Tipple
March 23, 2020News Alert Oregon DEQ Issues Guidance on Enforcement Discretion Requests During COVID-19 Pandemic
Beveridge & DiamondDavid Weber, Allyn Stern
March 19, 2020News Alert TCEQ Issues Guidance for Submitting Enforcement Discretion Requests During COVID-19 Pandemic
Beveridge & DiamondMaddie Boyer, Karen Hansen, Laura LaValle, Bryan Moore, Mike Vitris
December 6, 2019Article Government of the People
Best Law Firms 2020Allyn Stern
September 5, 2019News Alert SEC Proposes Changes to Reporting Regulations Impacting Environmental Disclosures
Beveridge & DiamondMark Duvall, Allyn Stern
July 18, 2019News Alert EPA Issues Policy to Enhance Partnerships with States
Beveridge & DiamondDan Schulson, Josh Van Eaton, Felicia Barnes
July 8, 2019News Alert Who Gets to Decide What an Agency Meant? U.S. Supreme Court Places Limits on Agency Deference
Beveridge & DiamondSteve Richmond, Nicole Weinstein, Casey Clausen
April 3, 2019News Alert As Mobile Source Enforcement Revs Up, Does UPHE v. Diesel Power Gear Presage a Wave of Citizen Suits?
Beveridge & DiamondDan Schulson, Josh Van Eaton, Grant Tolley
February 4, 2019News Alert Texas Supreme Court Holds Energy Company Can Recover Substantial Defense Costs Under Insurance Policy Covering Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Beveridge & DiamondEd Grauman, John Kazanjian, Collin Gannon
September 25, 2018News Alert Pair of Clean Water Act Decisions Creates Circuit Split over Discharges to Groundwater
Beveridge & DiamondRichard Davis, Drew Silton, Tim Sullivan
September 6, 2018News Alert Petitions Seek Supreme Court Review of Fourth and Ninth Circuit Decisions That Could Expand the CWA’s NPDES Program
Beveridge & DiamondRichard Davis, Parker Moore, Drew Silton, Tim Sullivan
2018Article Environment: United States
Environment & Climate RegulationDon Patterson, Beth Richardson
2018Article Climate Regulation: United States
Environment & Climate RegulationLaura LaValle, Dave Weber, Leah Dundon, Brook Detterman, Jake Duginski, Kristin Gladd, Mike Vitris
June 9, 2017News Alert DOJ Eliminates Option of Third Party Payments in Settlements
Beveridge & DiamondJamie Auslander, Tas Lagoo, Drew Silton
April 6, 2017News Alert EPA’s Plan to Implement Trump’s Proposed Budget Signals Massive Change
Beveridge & DiamondJohn Hanson, Dan Krainin, Jake Duginski
2017Article Environment: United States
Environment & Climate RegulationDon Patterson, Beth Richardson
2017Article Climate Regulation: United States
Environment & Climate RegulationLaura LaValle, Brook Detterman, Jake Duginski, Jessalee Landfried, Mike Vitris