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View Current NewsWhite House Announces Plan to Initiate Regulations in Response to Mass. v EPA
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., May 15, 2007
EPA / USDOT Propose Changes to Transportation Conformity Regulations
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., May 7, 2007
Interior Secretary Issues New Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Plan for the Outer Continental Shelf
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., May 3, 2007
Supreme Court Decision Alters Solid Waste Flow Control Jurisprudence
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., May 2, 2007
Clean Air Act: Supreme Court Declines Certiorari in ERP Case
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., May 1, 2007
EPA Issues Guidance on its Audit Policy
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, May 2007
Recent Texas Rules Updates
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, May 2007
TCEQ Adopts SIP Revisions for Houston and Dallas Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, May 2007
Texas Legislature Adjourns
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, May 2007
Firm News and Events
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, May 2007
Massachusetts Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policy Summary
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 27, 2007
EPA Issues Fine Particle SIP Rule
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 26, 2007
New Source Review: EPA Proposes New Definition of Emissions Increase for Electric Generating Units
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 26, 2007
California’s Proposed Early Action Climate Change Mitigation Measures: An Update on AB 32 Implementation
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 25, 2007
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Participates in Earth Force Public Service Project
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 24, 2007
Department of Homeland Security Releases New Chemical Plant Security Rule
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 10, 2007
New Real Estate Attorney Joins Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 7, 2007
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Secures Order Limiting Litigation Rights of Environmental Intervenors
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 6, 2007
Supreme Court Says EPA Has Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 4, 2007
Supreme Court Reverses Fourth Circuit in Duke Energy Corp.
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 4, 2007
D.C. Circuit Vacates EPA’s Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) Emissions Standards for Brick and Ceramic Kilns
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2, 2007
MassDEP Proposes 20 Percent Reduction in Permitting Timelines
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
MassDEP Proposes Regulatory Changes Relating to Stormwater Management Standards
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
MassDEP Proposes Regulations Implementing the Mercury Management Act
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
Massachusetts Amends Chapter Land Statutes Effective March 22, 2007
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
MassDEP Proposes Asbestos-in-Soil Regulations
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
Appeals Court Strikes Weston Zoning Bylaw Provision for Granting Unlimited Discretion to Board
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
Appeals Court Holds a Decision of the HAC in an Administrative Appeal of a Comprehensive Permit Issued under Chapter 40B Does Not Moot an Abutter’s Appeal to Superior Court
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
Supreme Judicial Court Rules View Easements May Not Be Limited to 30 Years
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2007
TCEQ Adopts General Permit for Petroleum Bulk Storage and Terminals
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, April 2007
Legislative Spotlight
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, April 2007
Recent Texas Rules Updates
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, April 2007
EPA Issues Supplemental Definition of Solid Waste Proposal
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 30, 2007
Sixth Circuit Issues Important Decision on Statute of Limitations for New Source Review Cases
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 29, 2007
EPA Issues Proposed “Reasonable Possibility Recordkeeping” NSR Rule
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 12, 2007
TCEQ Seeks Public Comment on Draft 2006 Texas Water Quality Inventory and 303(d) List
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, March 2007
Firm News and Events
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, March 2007
H.S. “Buddy” Garcia Confirmed as Commissioner for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, March 2007
TCEQ Rolls-Out New E-Alert Service
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, March 2007
Texas Legislature Highlights
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, March 2007
Recent Texas Rules Updates
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, March 2007
Options for Potentially Responsible Parties in the Wake of the Aviall Decision
February 26, 2007
Wireless Industry EHS Roundtable on Current Product, Environmental, and Land Use Challenges
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. has organized a Wireless Industry EHS Roundtable for firm clients and other interested companies on Tuesday March 13, 2007 in our Washington, D.C. offices.
EPA Seeks to Allow Flexibility in Superfund Cleanup Enforcement
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 23, 2007
EPA Issues Final Nanotechnology White Paper
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 22, 2007
MassDEP Proposes Allowing Certain RCRA Corrective Actions to be Completed under State Cleanup Program
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 2007
MassDEP Proposes Series of Changes to State Cleanup Program
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 2007
MassDEP Reduces Need for Sewer Connection and Extension Permits
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 2007
Massachusetts Becomes RGGI Signatory
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 2007
Massachusetts Creates Permitting Session of Land Court to Expedite Judicial Review
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 2007
Recent Developments in Massachusetts Land Use Law
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., February 2007
Firm News and Events
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, February 2007
Recent Texas Rules Updates
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, February 2007
EPA Staff Recommends More Stringent Ozone Standards
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, February 2007
TCEQ Issues Guidance on Maintenance, Startup and Shutdown Emissions
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, February 2007
Significant Environmental Bills Filed As Legislative Bill Filing Deadline Nears
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, February 2007
White House Increases Funding for Oceans Action Plan Implementation
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., January 30, 2007
President Bush and OMB Impose New Restrictions on Issuance and Use of Federal Agency Guidance Documents
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., January 23, 2007
EPA/Corps Post-Rapanos Guidance Imminent
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., January 19, 2007
Supreme Court Declines to Grant Certiorari in Case Requiring Daily Pollutant Limits for Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Loads
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., January 18, 2007
Maryland's Governor-Elect, Martin O'Malley Plans to Nominate Shari T. Wilson to Head the Maryland Department of the Environment
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., January 11, 2007
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Cases Involving Interplay Between Endangered Species and Clean Water Acts
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., January 8, 2007
80th Texas Legislative Session Underway
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, January 2007
Upcoming Events and Dates of Note
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, January 2007
Recent Texas Rules Updates
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, January 2007
EPA Proposes To Reverse “Once-In-Always-In” Policy
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, January 2007
Court Orders EPA to Rewrite Eight-Hour Ozone Standard Rule
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, January 2007
TCEQ Issues Guidance for Air Emissions During Tank Floating Roof Landings
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, January 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in CERCLA 107(a) Contribution Case
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, January 2007
EPA Extends TSCA IUR Submission Deadline to March 23, 2007
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., December 18, 2006
District of Columbia Council Passes Green Building Bill
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., December 8, 2006
TCEQ Proposes Air Rules for Dallas & Houston Nonattainment Areas
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, December 2006
Texas District Courts Remain Divided on CERCLA 107(a) Actions
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, December 2006
TCEQ Publishes Protocol on Infrared Imaging Cameras
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, December 2006
TCEQ Issues New Guidance Relating to Requirements for Emissions Events Reporting
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, December 2006
80th Texas Legislature To Convene
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, December 2006
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Secures Preliminary Injunction for Los Angeles Against County Biosolids Ban
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 29, 2006
Emerging Ocean Law Issues: Shipping and the Environment
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 20, 2006
EPA Warns That TSCA IUR Submissions Should Not Be Submitted Via U.S. Mail
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 16, 2006
EPA Amends TSCA Export Notification Rule To Reduce Burden
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 15, 2006
Complaints Filed Against City of Manassas For Illegal Disclosures of Confidential School Records
Equal Rights Center, November 2, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Duke Energy Case
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 2006
TCEQ Publishes Effects Screening Levels Guidelines
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 2006
TMDL Status Report Issued by TCEQ
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 2006
Firm News and Events
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 2006
Recent Texas Rules Updates
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 2006
EPA Broadens Reporting Exemptions for NO and NO2 Releases
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 2006
Tenth Circuit Affirms CERCLA Preemption of Certain State NRD Recoveries
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 2006
EPA Launches Nanotechnology Stewardship Efforts
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., October 26, 2006
Massachusetts' New Expedited Permitting Law Summarized
The Greater Boston Builder, October 2006
Massachusetts Adopts Greenhouse Gas Trading Program
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., October 24, 2006
California's Sweeping New Climate Change Law
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., October 24, 2006
Clean Air Act Conformity Alert
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., October 24, 2006
Sludge Case Venue Sticks, Along with 4 of 6 Charges
The Bakersfield Californian, October 16, 2006
TCEQ Holds Meeting on Houston/Galveston/Brazoria 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area SIP
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, October 2006
TCEQ Publishes Annual Compliance History Classification
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, October 2006
Aviall Developments in Texas
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, October 2006
Texas Environmental Excellence Award Applications Now Being Accepted
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, October 2006
Firm News and Events
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, October 2006
Recent Texas Rules Updates
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, October 2006
TCEQ Issues Oil and Gas General Operating Permits Renewals
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, October 2006
EPA Issues Proposed Debottlenecking/Aggregation Rules
Laura K. McAfee and Patrick R. Jacobi
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., September 28, 2006
Proposed Guidance, "Establishing, Revising and Using Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA" Issued by White House Council on Environmental Quality
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., September 27, 2006
Firm News and Events
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
TCEQ Receives Stakeholder Input on Changes in Edwards Aquifer Protection Program
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
Enhanced Options for Access to TCEQ Information Now Available
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
Delinquent Fees and Penalties Will Affect TCEQ Permit Processing
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
New Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Becomes Mandatory
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
2006 Hourly Emissions Inventory Underway
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
Recent Texas Rule Changes
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
Governor Perry Appoints Martin A. Hubert as TCEQ Commissioner
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, September 2006
Circuits Split on NSR Trigger
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., August 21, 2006
Massachusetts Finalizes Strict Perchlorate Drinking Water and Cleanup Standard
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., July 28, 2006
9th Circuit Holds that CERCLA Liability May Extend to Canadian Company for Pollution That Originated Beyond U.S. Borders
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., July 6, 2006
Supreme Court Decides Landmark Wetlands Cases
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., June 20, 2006
EPA Adopts Construction Storm Water Permitting Exemption For Oil & Gas Industry
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., June 12, 2006
EPA Proposes Regulatory Amendment to Exclude Water Transfers From NPDES Permitting
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., June 8, 2006
Crossroads Plaza Gets a Green Light
Matt Gunderson
The Boston Globe, 2006
Brian Levey is interviewed by the Boston Globe on the approval of Crossroads Plaza, a 17,000 square foot commercial development in Groton, Massachusetts.
Housing Discrimination Complaint Filed With HUD Against City of Manassas, Virginia
Equal Rights Center, May 25, 2006
Environmental Defense, et al. v. Duke Energy Corporation
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., May 15, 2006
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.
Nicholas van Aelstyn and Kenneth Finney Join Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Environmental law firm grows West Coast presence
May 2, 2006
D.C. Circuit Holds that Total Maximum Daily Loads Under the Clean Water Act Require Daily Pollutant Limits
Richard Davis and Ami Grace-Tardy
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., May 1, 2006
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has decided that pollutant limits established for impaired waterbodies under the Clean Water Act must be daily loading limits, not annual or seasonal limits as currently allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). In Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, D.C. Cir., No. 05-5015, April 25, 2006, the D.C. Circuit addressed the issue of whether limits on pollutant loadings known as Total Maximum Daily Loads (“TMDLs”) can be established on an annual or seasonal basis rather than a daily basis. Breaking with the Second Circuit, the D.C. Circuit determined that discharge limits under the Clean Water Act TMDL program must be expressed as daily limits in accordance with the plain language of 33 U.S.C. § 1313(d)(1)(C). For more information, contact Richard Davis at (202) 789-6025 (rdavis@bdlaw.com), Karen Hansen at (202) 789-6056 (khansen@bdlaw.com) or Ami Grace-Tardy at (202) 789-6076 (agrace@bdlaw.com).
TCEQ Considers Potential Compliance History and Penalty Policy Rulemaking
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 14, 2006
IFC Revising Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines
Updated July 6, 2006
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 12, 2006
Criminal Indictment Avoided
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 7, 2006
EPA and Army Corps Propose New Standards For Wetland Mitigation
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 7, 2006
TCEQ Initiates Revisions to Texas Surface Water Quality Standards
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 4, 2006
Beveridge & Diamond Web Site Wins IMA Platinum Award
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., April 2006
Federal Court Sets CERCLA Precedent and Dismisses Fraud, Contract, and Tort Claims in Mining and Land Sale Case Against Oil Company
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 31, 2006
Massachusetts Proposes Strict Perchlorate Water and Cleanup Standard
Jeanine L.G. Grachuk
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 24, 2006
New TSCA Regulatory Activities by EPA
Cynthia Lewis
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 20, 2006
TCEQ Seeks Comment of Draft Revised Standard Permit for Oil and Gas Facilities
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 17, 2006
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Develops New Enforcement Tool Field Citation Pilot Program
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., March 13, 2006
Former State Department International Attorney K. Russell LaMotte Joins Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
February 8, 2006
Environmental Justice and Civil Rights
John C. Cruden
Washington Lawyer, January 2006
Supreme Court Hears Landmark Wetlands Cases
Fred R. Wagner and Parker Moore
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., 2006
If you would like to receive updates on Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including links to the opinions when they are issued, an analysis of the court’s decisions, or information on related legal issues please e-mail crudyj@bdlaw.com.
Paul Hagen Elected Chairman of the ELI Board of Directors
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., December 13, 2005
Steve Richmond Receives Solid Waste Industry Award
Waste Industry News, December 2005
Tenth Circuit Limits Preclusive Effect of Administrative Enforcement Under the Clean Water Act
Richard Davis and Rowan Seidel
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., November 30, 2005
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has held that a citizen plaintiff can bring equitable claims pursuant to the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a) (2000), even if an administrative enforcement action has already been commenced. In Paper, Allied-Industrial Chemical and Energy Workers International Union v. Continental Carbon Co., 10th Cir., No. 03-6243, Nov. 8, 2005, the Tenth Circuit addressed the issue of whether the jurisdictional bar of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g)(6)(A)(ii), applies to both civil penalty claims and equitable claims. Breaking with the First and Eighth Circuits, the Tenth Circuit determined that the Clean Water Act does not bar concurrent citizen suits for injunctive or declaratory relief where an administrative enforcement action is ongoing. For more information, you can click on the link to Continental Carbon, or contact Richard Davis at (202) 789-6025 (rdavis@bdlaw.com) or Rowan Seidel at (202) 789-6039 (rseidel@bdlaw.com).
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Opens Austin Office
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Press Release, November 1, 2005
D.C. Circuit Invalidates Periodic Monitoring Rule
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Client Alert, October 20, 2005
EPA proposes major changes to New Source Review rules and enforcement policy for electric utilities
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Client Alert, October 18, 2005
United States Supreme Court Granted Certiorari to Review Three Wetlands Cases Involving the Scope of Federal Jurisdiction Under the Clean Water Act
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Client Alert, October 11, 2005
Directors & Officers Liability Insurance in an Era of Enhanced Disclosure Requirements
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2005
Two Worlds In One - General Litigator and Environmental Attorney
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2005
The Information Quality Act: Holding Federal Agencies Accountable
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January 2005
Pro Bono: The Measure Of a Law Firm's Values
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 2004
Implementing The Clean Water Act: Facing The Problems Of Limited Resources In the TMDL Program
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2003
Leslie Carothers to Chair Board of Directors
Environmental Law Institute Press Release, January 2003
Second Circuit Issues Opinion Clarifying Standards of Liability Under CERCLA
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Client Alert, January 2003
EPA Brings More Rationality Into New Source Review Proceedings
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January 2003
Judge Allows Farmers to Seek Damages in Biosolids Suit
The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), November 22, 2002
Federal Court Upholds Farmers Rights to Pursue Damages in Appomattox Biosolids Suit
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Press Release, November 2002
Federal Court Prohibits Biosolids Ban in Appomattox County
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Press Release, August 2002
Whitman-Walker Clinic Legal Services Honors Law Firm of Beveridge & Diamond For Their Support of People Living With HIV/AIDS
Whitman-Walker Clinic Inc. Press Release, June 2002
Paul Hagen Appointed to ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Press Release, June 2002
Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Uphold Reduced-Risk Policy, Cancel Older Herbicide
BNA Daily Environment Report, No. 40, pp. A-7/A-8, February 28, 2002
