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Why Should I Care About the Federal Review Process as Long as I get my Permit?
In this webinar, we discussed why it is critical to actively participate in and influence the review process leading up to a federal permit decision. Getting a permit quickly may not be sufficient if the agency has made basic mistakes...
Environmental Enforcement Defense 101
The federal and state environmental agencies have a vast array of enforcement tools with which they seek to impose penalties or require significant capital and process improvements on the part of the regulated community in circumstances where the agencies identify...
The Final ESA Rule: "Taking" Stock of the Changes and Challenges
The Endangered Species Act is a key, and sometimes controversial, environmental law with significant implications for energy and infrastructure development. The federal government recently issued final rules that change, in certain respects, implementation of the law. This webinar will explore...
Highlights from This Year’s Texas Environmental Superconference
This month, Associate Daniel Pope will run through highlights from this year's Texas Environmental Superconference. Topics covered at the Superconference run the gamut of state and federal environmental law issues and are applicable to legal practitioners across the country. This...
Update on Infrastructure Policy Reform
The President’s recent Executive Order on energy infrastructure directed new measures to improve EPA’s program for state water quality certifications—often a serious impediment to energy infrastructure. Join us to learn about the (hotly anticipated) new guidance from EPA, viewed in...
Best Practices for Agency Communications
Environmental professionals and attorneys are in constant contact with state and federal regulators, in a variety of contexts – regulatory advocacy, permitting, responding to investigations, and enforcement defense. Join representatives of Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies and Policy Resolution Groups for a...
Environmental Issues & Terms in Common Commercial Contracts
The everyday conduct of business necessitates activities that involve important environmental requirements and risks. And those activities are commonly accompanied by written agreements that attempt to address those requirements and prevent, mitigate, and allocate those risks. Tim Wilkins and Daniel...
EPA’s Proposed “WOTUS” Rule – Initial Reactions and What’s Next
Today EPA and Army issued a proposed rule defining “waters of the United States” subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. The proposed rule represents a significant potential change to federal jurisdiction. We’ll discuss the implications of the proposal...
Discussion of the Administration’s Fall 2018 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
Ann Navaro and Ryan Eletto of the Environmental Strategies Group will discuss highlights from the Administration’s Fall 2018 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Agenda is a forecast of federal agencies’ proposed rulemaking actions with the goals of more...
How to Prepare for and Manage an OSHA PSM Inspection
Bob Nichols and Kevin Collins discuss preparations for an OSHA process-safety-management-standard (PSM) inspection. OSHA issued the PSM standard to help ensure the safe management of highly hazardous chemicals. The standard integrates hazard assessment, technology, procedures, and management practices, and PSM...
The Waters of the United States Rule
Sara Burgin provides a breakdown on administrative and judicial developments and speculation related to the future of WOTUS.
FAQ: Reversal of "Once In Always In"
On February 8, 2018, ERM and Bracewell presented a webinar that took a look at the legal and technical issues related to EPA’s January 25th memo reversing the long standing “Once In Always In” policy. With this policy change, facilities...
A View from Washington: Environmental Regulatory Reform and Infrastructure Principles
In the March installment of our Environmental Essentials for In-House Counsel webinar series, Brittany Pemberton and Christine Wyman shared insights to be learned from the Administration’s proposed budget and talked briefly about several recent regulatory reforms, including methane rules affecting...
What to Watch: Five Key Features of the Infrastructure Package
The President has announced more details regarding the new national infrastructure initiative that he referenced during his State of the Union address. The details suggest the Administration is taking a new approach to infrastructure—coupling traditional infrastructure concepts with modern approaches...