Environmental legal issues remained at the forefront of the news during 2015, in both the U.S. and the EU. In particular, the year saw significant rulemaking developments on climate change, litigation over EPA’s jurisdictional reach and new enforcement policies. Sidley’s 2015 Environmental Year in Review highlights the decisions and rules that reflect the current trends in environmental law, including:
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- A significant expansion of EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act through rulemakings for aircraft, heavy-duty vehicles and the power sector;
- Ongoing litigation over Clean Air Act preemption of tort litigation and the availability of the divisibility defense under CERCLA;
- A stay of EPA’s final rule defining “waters of the United States” pending litigation over the jurisdictional reach of the Clean Water Act;
- New DOJ guidelines regarding the investigation and prosecution of corporate wrongdoing, emphasizing individual accountability; and
- The European Commission launch of a framework strategy to overhaul the EU energy market and establish an EU Energy Union.
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