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The article focuses on joint efforts of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in making rules for amending the regulation of waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Topics discussed include laws for regulating prevention of oil spills, judicial opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court on the case Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. US Army Corps of Engineers, and the rules of the Supreme Court on commerce clause.

The article looks at the challenges faced by environmental managers and in-house environmental attorneys when conducting environmental audits of industrial facilities in the U.S. Topics discussed include environmental standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), EPA's audit policy, and role of environmental attorney in preventing the declining enforcement resources related to environmental audits.

The article looks at the issues related to agricultural soil erosion due to massive inputs of petroleum- based agricultural chemicals and by irrigation. Topics discussed include a book "Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations" by David Montgomery, on actions of a variety of soil microbes, need of establishment, and management of cover crops and need of conserving surface and ground water, increasing carbon sequestration, and lowering dependence on fossil fuels for the agriculture conservation.

The article offers information on the significance and development of the trade secrets issues under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).Topics discussed include the effect of the federal investment tax credit (ITC) on the economic viability of the project, the judicial analysis of the McClain v. State decision, and federal criminal liability for trade secret misappropriation under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

The article offers information on the significance of the Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1976 for controlling hazards posed by chemical substances. It discusses the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation drafted by the European Union (EU) in 2007, which is regarded as the Anti-TSCA. It analyzes the Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 and the Chemical Safety Improvement Act as the TSCA reform bills.

The article offers information on the significance of the amendments in new Rule 45 of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that went into effect on December 1, 2013. It informs that the Rule 45 of the is related to the caption on a subpoena for the federal court district in the U.S. It mentions the new Rule 45 amendments affect four categories including simplification, notice, transfer, and what is referred to as the Vioxx issue.

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 focuses on role of the Indian tribal governments in reducing and preventing green house gas emission. Topics discussed include the role of tribal governments in mitigation of climatic changes, impact of continuous rise in renewable energy development on job opportunities, and the role of tribal governments in proposing laws related climatic change mitigation.

The article focuses on the needs of changing regulations for climatic changes. Topics discussed include policies of corporations in regulating climatic changes, measures taken for mitigating risks of climatic changes, and rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on climatic changes. It further discusses the rules for regulating the environmental aspects of standard & poors (S&P) 500 companies.

The article focuses on the legal practice of the environmental lawyers regarding the international regulatory systems of environment. Topics discussed include development in environmental law, different laws on the climate change, greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution which adversely impact the environment and diversity of legal cultures has not hindered the process of learning for environmental lawyers.

The article offers information on the significant efforts by the U.S. government and energy companies including the EGL Resources Inc., the ExxonMobil Exploration Company, and the Chevron USA Inc. for the research and development of oil shale resources on public lands under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Topics discussed include mining laws under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the regulations developed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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.