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No Reputational Penalty for CEOs on Environment Lawsuits, Study Finds

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

This could be good news for former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned after the automaker admitted using “defeat devices” in vehicles to beat emissions tests. Chief executives whose companies are embroiled in lawsuits over serious environmental issues either experience no reputational damage or find themselves better off, according to ... Read more »

EPA to Cut Inspections, Enforcement Cases

December 12, 2013April 20, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA plans to cut federal inspections by one-third and reduce civil enforcement cases 23 percent, the Los Angeles Times reports. Citing the agency’s draft strategic plan, the newspaper says the EPA argues the shift for fiscal years 2014 to 2018 is a more effective way to focus on cleaning ... Read more »

BP Releases $627 Million Plan for Oil Spill Restoration

December 9, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Toxic chemicals associated with the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may be linked to continued problems growing oysters in Louisiana waters as well as the deaths of hundreds of bottlenosed dolphins and thousands of sea turtles and migratory waterfowl, according to an environmental assessment released Friday. The assessment also says ... Read more »

BP Releases Oil Spill Cleanup Environmental Data

November 19, 2013April 19, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BP has released environmental data used in its efforts to clean up the Gulf of Mexico where its Macondo well spilled millions of barrels of oil in 2010. Since the oil spill, federal and state agencies, as well as BP, have collected more than 2.3 million lines of water chemistry ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RGGI Emissions Limits, Pesticide Ban

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Preliminary findings of a federal study into fracking show no evidence that chemicals from a western Pennsylvania drilling operation contaminated drinking water aquifers. The AP describes this as the first independent study into whether the chemicals from normal drilling operations pose a threat to people. Federal judge Carl Barbier dismissed ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Carbon Tax Axed, EPA Sued over ‘Sue and Settle’

July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd yesterday announced that the country will replace its carbon tax with a market-based trading system one year ahead of schedule, the New York Times reported. The change is expected to sharply cut the July 2014 cost of carbon, from a projected US$23.30 per metric ton to ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: DOE Computer Standards, BP Spill Estimates

July 15, 2013July 15, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The Department of Energy announced in the Federal Register that it plans to order new efficiency standards for all computers and servers in the US. The DOE said it “tentatively” ruled that title III, part A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) covers both consumers and servers. The DOE proposal is open for public comment ... Read more »

BP Seeks to Rein in Oil Spill Claims

June 7, 2013April 19, 2022 by Kirsten Korosec

BP is fighting to rein in settlement awards related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster, which killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The UK oil company has for months been seeking ways to restrain settlement claims, arguing its financial recovery is in peril ... Read more »

Transocean Pleads Guilty, Pays $400M for Gulf Spill

February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Rig operator Transocean pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Water Act and agreed to pay $400 million in criminal penalties for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which killed 11 workers and caused the worse offshore oil spill in US history. A federal judge approved Transocean’s agreement with the ... Read more »

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