Deatherage Named as the “Dallas Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year” for 2010
on Nov 16, 2009I was recognized by the Best Lawyers in America and thought I would share this with the followers of this blog, and let you know that I am honored as there are so many excellent environmental lawyers... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...

EPA Reportedly Has Sent the Final Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Gases to the White House for Final Review
on Nov 12, 2009EPA earlier this year proposed its endangerment finding under the federal Clean Air Act in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's finding in Massachusetts v. EPA that permitted EPA to regulate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...

Thompson & Knight Climate Change and Renewable Energy Newsletter
on Nov 5, 2009Thompson & Knight LLP, an international law firm, has issued the most recent issue of its Climate Change and Renewable Energy Newsletter. The Newsletter discusses recent developments in Congress,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...

Senate Environment and Public Works Committe Releases Climate Bill
on Nov 5, 2009 in Climate Change Federal Legislation Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released its version of a climate change bill despite the fact that Republican senators on the committee were boycotting the mark up hearings. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

SEC Issues Policy That May Make It More Difficult to Exclude Certain Environmental Shareholder Petitons from Proxy Statements
on Nov 5, 2009The SEC guidance was issued on October 27, 2009. The main portion of the Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E (CF) is provided below: Over the past decade, we have received numerous no-action requests from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

SEC Issues Policy That May Make It More Difficult to Exclude Certain Environmental Shareholder Petitions from Proxy Statements
on Nov 5, 2009The SEC guidance was issued on October 27, 2009. The main portion of the Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E (CF) is provided below: Over the past decade, we have received numerous no-action requests from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

UN Launches Satellite Monitoring of Forests to Promote International REDD Projects under a Post-Kyoto Treaty
on Oct 21, 2009Point Carbon reports that Director General Jacques Diouf of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced a satellite monitoring system that would permit developing countries to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

UN Launches Sattelite Monitoring of Forests to Promote International REDD Projects under a Post-Kyoto Treaty
on Oct 21, 2009Point Carbon reports that Director General Jacques Diouf of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced a satellite monitoring system that would permit developing countries to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

Allocation AWOL in Senate Bill
on Oct 1, 2009 in Carbon Trading Climate Change Current Affairs Federal Legislation Greenhouse Gas Emissions US Legislation The long-awaited climate bill was released by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The bill raised the goal for greenhouse gas emission reductions from the Waxman-Markey 17 percent to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

Developing EPA Program to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
on Sep 30, 2009 in Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Emissions Obama Administration Two proposed rules related to greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation under the existing federal Clean Air Act (CAA) have reportedly cleared the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The two... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...