Law and the Environment

Commentary and insights on the complex and evolving legal, policy, and scientific issues relating to law and the environment.

Author: Scott Deatherage is head of the Climate Change and Renewable Energy Practice at Thompson & Knight in Dallas. He also authors The New Carbon Cycle.

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Recent Posts from Law and the Environment

President and Chief Executive Officer of Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services to Serve as Program Chair of World Petroleum Congress
Houston, Texas (June 25, 2008) – Houston’s Renato Bertani, president and chief executive officer of Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services, LLC, is serving as program chair for the upcoming World Petroleum Congress (WPC), the…
EPA Plans for Issuing Draft and Final Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Rule
As mentioned in a prior post, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently working on a draft rule to establish a federal, nationwide, and economy-wide greenhouse gas emission rule. EPA has announced a schedule…
Representative Markey Announces Plan to File Climate Change Legislation That Would Reduce US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 85 Percent
Representative Edward Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, announced that he is going to file a bill that would require an 85 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 2050. Like almost all other…
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to Reject Data from Unaccredited Labs after June 30, 2008
This is an announcement from the Texas Commision on Environmental Quality on acceptability of lab data: Starting July 1, 2008, analytical data submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that is related to permitting…
Will EU Mandate Carbon Capture and Storage?
The European Union (EU) is reported in Reuters to be preparing to debate laws that would require all utilities to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2025. According to the article, Carbon Capture and…
Guest Column on EnergyLaw360
I recently published a guest column on EnergyLaw360 entitled Laws Set Stage for Carbon Trading Opportunities. The article discusses the new federal greenhouse gas emissions reporting law that was enacted and how EPA must publish…
Will New ASTM Standard for Assessing Vapor Intrustion Wreak Havoc on Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process?
Sitting at a Starbucks at in Dallas, Texas, I'm looking North at a Chevron-branded station owned by TETCO. This is clearly noted on the sign with regular gasoline at $3.19 per gallon. Clearly I am…
Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Allowed Two Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kansas
In a rather stunning development, Governor Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill passed by the Kansas Legislature to allow two coal fired-power plants to receive their air emissions permits in a move to overturn the Kansas…