The 2011 Texas Legislature adopted broad changes to eminent domain laws that take effect on September 1, 2011. Under the new law, public and private entities that hold condemnation power face important new requirements and deadlines ...
Hurricane Irene’s path along the Eastern Seaboard has affected millions of people and exposed businesses to property loss, business interruption, and supply network disruption. Those affected by Irene should immediately think about insurance coverage for their loss. Commercial Property Insurance In the event of a loss, a company should take steps to preserve coverage ...
Chile Rafael Vergara and Juan Francisco Mackenna Carey y Cía Ltda Mining industry Carey | September 2011
New regulations on Air Pollution and Primary Standard on breathable particulate matter PM2.5 emision standard for thermoelectric power plants. One of the most groundbreaking legal innovations that have occurred during 2011 is the enactment of the regulation that contains the Primary Standard on Fine Inhalable Particulate Matter PM 2.5 and the Emission Standard for Thermoelectric Power Plants. Both regulations will enter into force on January the 1st of 2012 ...
In order to comply with a court-ordered schedule, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on July 28 signed a 604-page package that proposes to subject additional oil and gas operations to regulation under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) programs and to impose new and amended requirements under both programs. This proposed rulemaking has significant ramifications for the oil and gas industry ...
While water resource management can, ironically, be one of the driest of topics in mixed company, thefuture supply of fresh water is becoming an increasingly critical global issue. This week experts from around the globe are converging on Dundeefor an international conference, discussing security and sustainability issues around water ...
Law No. 20,500 about Associations and Community Participation in Public Management was published on the Official Gazette on February 16th, 2011, and it is a great progress in order to materialize the right of free association and the participatory principle, both established in the Chilean Political Constitution ...
According to the Mexican Constitution (the "Constitution"), the Nation has direct ownership of subsoil, as well as the exclusive right to develop and use petroleum and gas. Therefore, private ownership of hydrocarbons is forbidden and ownership of reserves of petroleum and gas belongs to the Nation.As a result, the Nation may not grant oil exploration and user rights to private entities ...
Last week, in conjunction with the Queensland Resources Council, Minter Ellison hosted a presentation by one of the world's leading carbon market experts. Her topic was the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and what Australia can learn from it in the context of the current debate around a carbon pricing mechanism for this country.Jill Duggan works for the EU ...
On 1 October 2011 all private sewers and lateral drains in existence on 1 July 2011 that drain to the public network will transfer to the ownership of the water and sewerage companies. This transfer will apply to residential and commercial properties in England and Wales. It will bring about the biggest change in responsibility for sewerage services since 1937 ...
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Pennsylvania Department of Environmental of Protection (“PADEP”), and environmental groups have quickly answered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) summons to ensure new energy extraction complies with environmental laws ...
After more than three years of delays, studies and public consultations, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (the “Act”) came into force on June 20, 2011. The Act imposes new obligations on manufacturers, importers and sellers of consumer products and grants significant powers to Health Canada. It will impact this critical sector of our economy ...
The global focus on reducing greenhouse gases and promoting renewable energy cannot be ignored in today’s business environment. Whether your business deals directly in energy or not, EU green policy-making is likely to affect your costs: transport, shipping, heating, electricity - all are ultimately affected by EU legislation on energy and climate change. In March 2007, the Council of the European Union agreed a new Energy Policy ...
1. Industry Structure and Market Portugal is usually looked at as a potential oil-producing country attracting industry players on a regular basis to carry out prospection activities due to the extension of its coast. In fact, several public agencies and experts have identified the Portuguese off-shore and on-shore as having oil producing potential ...
FIRE SAFETY ACTThe Fire Safety Act (the “Act”) came into force on September 1, 2000. Its purpose is to implement organizational arrangements pertaining to fire safety within the regional county municipalities (“RCMs”) and major urban centres in Quebec. Section 8 of the Act requires them to establish a fire safety cover plan (a “Plan”) which must then be approved by the Minister of Public Security ...
On June 20, 2011, Justice Ginsberg delivered the unanimous opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in American Electric Power Company, Inc. v. Connecticut, holding that the Clean Air Act and EPA action under it displaced the federal common law nuisance claims against CO2 emitters that plaintiffs sought to pursue. Plaintiffs had sued four private power companies and the TVA, asking for a decree setting CO2 emission limitations at defendants’ power plants, with the limitations to be reduced annually ...
as published in West Virginia Executive magazine, June 2011The past few years have been an exciting time for oil and gas operators. The Marcellus Shale, previously uneconomical to produce, has been unlocked through the deployment of advanced drilling techniques, namely horizontal drilling and large-volume hydraulic fracturing ...
On 20 December 2010, the Government issued Government Regulation No. 78 of 2010 on Reclamation and Post Mining Activities (“GR No. 78”). It is the fourth Government Regulation issued pursuant to Law No. 4 of 2009 on Mineral and Coal Mining, along with several lower level regulations. Under GR No ...
Introduction Sustainable energy use has a significant place in Ukraine's energy policy. The Energy Strategy to 2030 and the Economic Reform Programme for 2010 to 2014 both identify switching to alternative energy sources and achieving greater energy efficiency as key priorities ...
Argentina has great geological potential and a very attractive regulatory framework that provides mining companies with important incentives, such as a 30-year fiscal stability period and several tax exemptions. However, in 2010, the Argentine mining industry faced certain issues prompted by regulatory trends in order to address social, environmental, and economic concerns towards mining ...
On 5th May 2011, the Italian Government approved the much¨Cexpected Ministerial Decree (the ¡°Decree¡±), establishing new tariffs for photovoltaic plants (¡°Photovoltaic Plants¡±) entering into operation from 1st June 2011 and until 31st December 2016. The Decree was published in the Official Gazette on 12th May 2011 and entered in force on 13th May 2011 ...
Recent decisions of the Australian Competition Tribunal provide an opportunity to reflect on the efficiency and cost effectiveness of limited merits review under the National Electricity Law (NEL) ...
The 2011 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature began and progressed in the midst of a frenzy of media attention focused on natural gas production activities in the Marcellus Shale formation and allegations of inadequate regulatory programs to assure proper State oversight of these operations ...
Introduction Based on the final report submitted on September 29 2009 by a working group established by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, on March 11 2010 the government submitted a draft for proposal to Parliament on new legislation in relation to a feed-in tariff system for electricity produced by renewable energy ...
