Month: January 2017

Will the Trump administration back off coal-powered energy regulations? Will the new administration reverse efforts to cut greenhouse gases? Will restrictions on coal be lifted? Some commentators anticipate these and other changes in environmental law and enforcement. As a practical matter, however, California companies should also expect continuity in their environmental obligations. The reason has to do with the difference…

Environmental compliance can be costly. Take the recent example of Volkswagen and its related entities. The car maker has announced several initiatives as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of California. The lawsuit alleged that certain of the automaker’s 3.0 liter diesel models violated both the Clean…