On July 22, 2010, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania decided Penneco Oil Company, Inc. v. The County of Fayette, 4 A.3d 722 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010). Penneco is the first reported appellate decision on (more…)
The recent economic meltdown may have given some businesses and governments pause in their efforts to reduce their carbon footprints. Recent incidents involving prominent proponents of the global warming movement may have given analysts and skeptics cause to re-examine (more…)
Last week, EPA took additional steps toward implementing its mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program with the promulgation of two more final rules. The first rule requires (more…)
In a prior post, we mentioned that the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) was seeking comments on EPA’s role in promoting sustainability. On November 30, 2010, the other shoe dropped and (more…)
On November 30, EPA announced draft criteria for its Design for the Environment (DfE) program to help companies, states and other groups identify safer chemicals. The DfE program is intended for (more…)
