Jackson Walker Environmental Publications

How CCS Can Protect the Planet and Global Economy

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Published in the January 2010 issue of Petroleum Review by the Energy Institute (www.energyinst.org).

Michael J Nasi and Travis W Wussow of Jackson Walker outline how clean coal technology and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) can help protect both the planet and the global economy.

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Expedited Release and Other Methods of CCN Decertification

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As urban development expands into more rural areas of the state, the retail water utilities serving those rural areas are vulnerable to having part of their retail water service area decertified in certain circumstances by large landowners (typically, developers) or nearby municipalities. One area in which there has been significant recent developments is in the use of the "expedited release" process established by the Texas Legislature in 2005 through House Bill 2876 ("HB 2876"), which authorizes certain landowners to petition the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to have their property removed from the existing retail water provider's certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN). Decertification is also possible under Section 13.255 of the Texas Water Code, which authorizes a municipality that annexes land within the CCN of certain retail water providers to decertify the area and have certification of the area transferred to the municipality.

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Environmental Compliance and Water Supply Options for Texas Wineries

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The wine industry in Texas is vibrant and rapidly growing. Favorable growing conditions and the receptiveness of state and local governments to developing this sector have resulted in the spread of wineries throughout the state, with areas of concentration in the Hill Country and Panhandle areas. Nevertheless, operating a winery in Texas may present numerous environmental permitting and compliance challenges.

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EPA's New Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule and Future Steps by EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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On September 22, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that will require the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases (GHG Reporting Rule) from large sources of GHG emissions throughout all sectors of the economy. Although not a limit on the amount of GHGs that can be emitted, the rule will require costly and extensive monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting activities.

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Lawyer: Texas to be Nation's Leader in Clean Carbon Technology

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Originally reported on Abilene Reporter News.

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Supplying Water and Wastewater to New Development

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. CONTRACTING FOR WATER SUPPLY
III. USE OF GROUNDWATER
IV. RECLAIMED WATER
V. ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY DUE DILIGENCE
VI. WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS
VII. CONCLUSION

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Water and Environmental Legislative Update

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This paper provides a list and short summary of several bills that passed during the 81st Texas Legislature (2009) that address a variety of environmental issues, including water districts, retail water service areas, water rights, water quality, carbon capture/greenhouse gas regulation, tax abatement programs, and others.

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Certificates of Convenience and Necessity: The Basics and Recent Developments

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Certain retail public utilities are required to obtain a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) before they may provide retail water or sewer service. A CCN is a permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that authorizes and obligates a retail public utility to furnish, make available, render, or extend continuous and adequate retail water or sewer service to a specified geographic area.

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CleanTX Analysis on Environmental Regulations

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The cleantech industry has the potential to be a major economic driver for the United States and is already one of the largest venture capital investment categories. However, the development of cleantech must be cultivated carefully and public policy must be accompanied by environmental regulations.

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Carbon Management Webinar - Legislative, Regulatory, and Litigation Update

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In conjunction with Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI), Jackson Walker presented a web conference on Greenhouse Gas Regulation and Litigation on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The session focused on recent legal cases concerning global climate change that may greatly impact the shape of domestic carbon policy in future legislative sessions.

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