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Author: Steven Holzer is a lawyer in Encino, Calif. He is a partner at Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan, where he chairs the firm's environmental litigation and environmental transactions department.

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SUPREME COURT ISSUES LANDMARK SUPERFUND DECISION
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al. v. United States, issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 4, 2009, makes 2 landmark changes (or at least clarifications) in Superfund jurisprudence: First, for…
From today's Washington Times Carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil fuels recorded their largest drop in 19 years last year, the federal government's chief clearinghouse for energy information reported, adding new fodder to the debate in Congress…
SATELLITE TRACKING SHOWS ARCTIC ICE AT 7-YEAR HIGH
From the IARC-JAXA Information System website: "The IARC-JAXA Information System (IJIS) is a geoinformatics facility for satellite image analysis and computational modeling/visualization in support of international collaboration in Arctic and global change research at the…
HOW CAN WE RELY ON THESE PREDICTIONS?
The Associated Press reports today on a recalculation by the University of Bristol (Great Britain) of the sea-level rise from a warmer planet. Just a couple of years ago, you will recall, global-warming gurus confidently…
BELIEF IN HUMAN-CAUSED GLOBAL WARMING DECREASING
A surprising new poll from the respected Rasmussen Reports on whether people think global warming is caused by humans (poll of voters): 34%-yes 45%-no 11%- not sure Just one year ago, 47% blamed humans for…
Setback for the Unions
Last month, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a setback to proposed new environmental rules for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The rules, among other things, prohibit…
COURT RULING HELPS TO CREATE ENOUGH JOBS AND ENERGY BY 2012 TO SUPPORT A 1970'S ECONOMY
In an article by Margot Roosevelt entitled "CA: Ruling may sharply reduce California refinery pollution", the LA Times (read it while it's still in business) reports: Toxic air pollution spikes from California's 21 refineries may…
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REACHES NEW HEIGHT OF BIAS
In an article labeled "Obama left with little time to curb global warming", theAssociated Press once again reveals that it is not the press service of record, but rather the Left's press service of record.…
CALIFORNIA TAKES ANOTHER STEP TOWARD ECONOMIC SUICIDE (?)
Per the Associated Press, today: California on Thursday adopted the nation's most sweeping plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, issuing rules that could transform everything from the way factories operate to the appliances people buy…
FEDERAL EPA WILL NOT REGULATE PERCHLORATE
FYI: News for Release: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Seeks Comment on Preliminary Perchlorate Drinking Water Decision Agency Plans to Issue a Perchlorate Health Advisory Contact Information: Enesta Jones, (202)…