Yesterday, Pillsbury attorneys Matt Morrison and Bryan Stockton published their advisory Three Obstacles to EPA’s O3 Rule: Industry Opposition, Implementation, and Congressional Oversight. The Advisory discusses the EPA’s recent proposal to revise the national air quality standard for ozone, the key pollutant in smog and regional haze, and the complex…
Last week, a divided panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals vacated two provisions of the 2008 ozone standards on the ground that they exceed the EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act. The two provisions extended the deadlines for some air quality regions to attain the 2008 ozone…
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a 3-2 decision, in Purple Communications, Inc. and Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO. Cases 21-CA-095151, 21-RC-091531, and 21-RC-091584, considered the right of employees under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (Act) to effectively communicate with one another at work regarding…
Recently, Pillsbury attorneys Chris Wall, Steve Becker, Nancy Fischer, Aaron Hutman and Stephanie Rohrer published their advisory titled A New U.S. Course for Cuba Relations: What Does It Mean for Business? The Advisory discusses President Obama’s unexpected announcement signaling a “new course” for Cuba after more than 50 years of…
UPDATE: At its February 20, 2015 Legislative Committee and Enforcement Committee meeting, the California Contractors State License Board is expected to provide an update and to consider several legislative proposals. The meeting that is open to the public is to commence at 9:30 a.m. PST at the CSLB Headquarters, John…
In May 2012, a catastrophic flood inundated large sections of Nashville, resulting in many lawsuits being filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with respect to the Corps’ operation of the Old Hickory Dam. The dam is located on the Cumberland River, and water that flows through this river…
Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Hittner issued a long (82 pages) and complex ruling rejecting all of the claims for relief requested by Environment Texas Citizen Lobby, Inc. and Sierra Club from ExxonMobil Corporation, ExxonMobil Chemical Company and ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company. In reaching its decision, the Court conducted…
Yesterday, the California Contractors State License Board Chairman David Dias announced the selection of Chief Deputy Registrar Cindi A. Christenson to serve as the board’s new Registrar of Contractors, effective January 1, 2015. Her qualifications include having served as the CSLB’s second in command since 2009. Dias also noted that…
The Sacramento Business Journal in Arena builders hitting some — but not all — targets for local and small-business contracts reports on the progress of the Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Center (ESC), including confirming that the “oversight committee says the Sacramento Kings are exceeding commitments to hire local companies to…
A report titled Validity of Caltrans’ Environmental Hydrogen Embrittlement Test on Grade BD Anchor Rods in the SAS Span dated December 2, 2014 prepared by Yun Chung, Materials Engineer (Retired), purportedly for Steve Heminger, Chair, Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee recently surfaced. Seven other professors, consultants and engineers purportedly reviewed…