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The article focuses on the enforcement action taken by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) against the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) for failing the requirements of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) related to electricity sales. It informs that the U.S. Congress enacted the Federal Power Act (FPA) for regulation of electricity and public utilities, and to prevail national energy crisis.

In this article, the author offers information regarding the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBCA) in Australia. It states that EPBCA is a statutory framework developed by the Australian government to protect the country's ecological and cultural heritage. It highlights that recently the government has used EPBCA's decision making process to protect the endangered Sarcophilus harrisii.

The article presents information that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will launch its 2012 National Electric Transmission Congestion Study (2012 Congestion Study) by the end of 2012. It offers information that the Congestion Study is a part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) and authorized DOE to undertake triennial studies of electric transmission congestion. The Study resolves issue related to electric energy transmission capacity constraints that adversely affects consumers.

The article presents information on the law enforcement and the regulation of the environmental law with respect to the role of the Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S. The environmental law includes social norms like recycling in many jurisdictions. Information on the role of federal and state agencies like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. regarding the environmental law is also presented.

The article presents information on the issue of equity with respect to the judgments of the judges and the role of the advocates in the trials in the U.S. The court case State of New York v. Solvent Chemical Co., Inc. et al. concerns the issue of equitably allocating the costs of media that includes soils, groundwater and groundwater contamination. Information on the decision of the district court regarding the case is also presented.

The article presents information on the issue of the risk of endangered species and the listing of the endangered and threatened species with respect to the statutes and legislative acts of the U.S. The Endangered Species Act of the U.S. enacted by the Congress of the country aims at protecting the endangered species and the habitat. Information on the protection of the endangered species with respect to the story of Noah's Ark is also presented.

The article presents information on mitigation of carbon emission and the need of geologic carbon sequestration (GCS). A focus is on the subterranean pore space which can be a source for producing oil and gas through GCS and the problems related to owning of these areas for such projects. There is a need of statutes that assigns ownership to these pores for GCS in the jurisdictions. There is a need of obtaining such areas in lease form their owners for uniform usage of these pores.

The article presents information on the impact of the wind power installed in California on the development of wind energy of the U.S. The issue of wind energy between the U.S. and Mexico is regarding the development of wind energy in La Rumorosa that lies in the borders of the two countries and adjacent to California. Information on the role of the Department of Energy of the U.S. and the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico regarding this issue is also presented.

The article presents information on the impact of the environmental law in the civil society of the U.S. The Clean Air Act enacted by the Congress of the U.S. focuses on regulating the greenhouse gases and the carbon emissions in the country. Information on the requirement of the common law for the ecosystem and tackling the issues of climatic change is also presented.