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Trends In Commercial Development Of Ocean Resources: New Laws And Policies Present Opportunies And Risks - Part II
Editor's Note:This is the second of a two-part article on developments in ocean resources. Part I in last month's MCC summarized the near-term changes in off-shore renewable energy and alternative use development that will result from provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It also addressed...
Read MoreTrends In Commercial Development Of Ocean Resources: New Laws And Policies Present Opportunies And Risks - Part I
Introduction The United States is at a critical juncture in determining our future approach to the use and conservation of ocean resources. Economic activity involving our ocean and coastal resources represents over $4.5 trillion, or approximately half of GDP. Over 90 percent of the world's...
Read MoreProject: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms Directors & Officers Liability Insurance In An Era Of Enhanced Disclosure Requirements
Editor: Would each of you gentlemen tell our readers something about your professional background and experience? Kazanjian: Since 1975, when I graduated from law school, I have been practicing in New York City, principally in complex civil and commercial litigation. I was a litigation partner...
Read MoreTwo Worlds In One - General Litigator And Environmental Attorney
Editor: Please share your background with our readers. Segall: I graduated from Yale University and received my law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. Having practiced law for 20 years, I have spent most of my career as a litigator of environmental, commercial and construction...
Read MoreThe Information Quality Act: Holding Federal Agencies Accountable
Editor: Mr. Bourdeau, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Bourdeau: I joined Beveridge & Diamond in 1978, straight out of law school. I have practiced environmental law exclusively with the firm since then. My particular interest in...
Read MorePro Bono: The Measure Of A Law Firm's Values
Editor: Mr. Segall, would you tell us something about your background and experience? Segall: I have been a litigator for nearly twenty years. I have spent most of my career based in the District of Columbia with cases throughout the country. My undergraduate degree is from Yale, and I went to...
Read MoreEPA Promulgates Air Toxics Rule For Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers And Process Heaters Under The Clean Air Act
On February 27, 2004, EPA promulgated a new national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants ("HAPs") for boilers and process heaters under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (the "Heater and Boiler MACT").1 EPA estimates that 58,000 existing and 800 new boilers and process heaters from 40...
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