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Peter Hsiao
Partner
Los Angeles
, (213) 892-5731
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Education
University of Utah (B.S., 1982)
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University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D., 1985)
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Environmental Litigation
Environmental Regulation
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California
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Toxics in Consumer Products: California Implements Safer Consumer Product Regulations
10/1/2013
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Consumer Litigation
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Consumer Products
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
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Proposition 65 + Chemicals
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Retail
Client Alert
Challengers Double Down on Opposition to California’s Carbon Allowance Auctions
4/24/2013
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Client Alert
Picking Up Steam? CARB Reports that California’s Second Carbon Auction Exceeds Price Expectations
2/25/2013
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Environmental Litigation
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Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Consumer Product Alert: California Revises Draft Green Chemistry Regulations
2/4/2013
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Consumer Products
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Court Rejects Challenge to California’s Cap-and-Trade Carbon Offset Program
1/30/2013
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Sold! High Volume, Low Prices Mark California’s First Carbon Allowance Auction
11/20/2012
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California Drops the Hammer on Carbon Auction Despite Lawsuit
11/14/2012
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Next Generation of Consumer Product Rules: California Issues Draft Green Chemistry Regulations
7/30/2012
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D.C. Circuit Rebuffs Challenges to EPA's Climate Change
6/26/2012
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EPA Proposes Nationwide Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
3/27/2012
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Energy
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Client Alert
U.S. Supreme Court Opens Courthouse Doors for Early Challenges to Environmental Agency Orders
3/21/2012
Environment + Energy
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Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Environmental Justice as Environmental Impact:
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and the California Environmental Quality Act
Bloomberg BNA World Climate Change Report
, Vol. 2012, No. 48
3/12/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Real Estate
Article
Reproduced with permission from Daily Environment Report, Vol. 2012, No. 48, 3/12/2012. Copyright 2012 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033)
www.bna.com
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A Collision of Environmental Issues in California
Environmental Law360
3/2/2012
Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Land Use + Development
Article
All Content © 2003-2012, Portfolio Media, Inc. Permission to use this article has been granted by the publisher.
Environmental Justice and Environmental Impact Analysis –
A California Case Study
ALI-ABA Advanced Environmental Law Course
2/2/2012
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Environmental Regulation
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Article
Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Issues Collide as California Attorney General’s Office Weighs In on Sustainable Communities Plan
1/26/2012
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Real Estate
Client Alert
California Revives Green Chemistry Initiative With Draft Program Regulations
Toxics Law Reporter
11/10/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Consumer Products
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Environment + Energy
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Product Liability
Article
Reproduced with permission from
Toxics Law Reporter.
Consumer Product Alert: California Revives Green Chemistry Initiative with Draft Regulations that Impact Manufacturers, Importers, and Retailers
11/2/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Consumer Litigation
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Consumer Products
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
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Retail
Client Alert
California Adopts Historic Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
10/21/2011
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Client Alert
California Takes Action on Bisphenol-A: What Is the Impact?
10/17/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Consumer Litigation
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Consumer Products
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Environment + Energy
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Proposition 65 + Chemicals
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Retail
Client Alert
TCE Revisited: U.S. EPA Releases Long-Awaited Toxicity Reassessment of Trichloroethylene with Potentially Vast Implications on Historically Contaminated Sites, Industrial and Consumer Products, and Liability
10/5/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
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Real Estate
Client Alert
What a Difference a Year Makes:
California Delays its New Carbon Trading Program
7/1/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Client Alert
Supreme Court Rejects States’ Nuisance Claims But Leaves Door Open to Future Climate Change Lawsuits
6/20/2011
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Carbon Capture, Regulation + Markets
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Litigation
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AB 32 Standstill? California’s Cap-and-Trade Market on Hold until State Assesses Viable Program Alternatives
3/22/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Rough Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Liberalizes Use of Apportionment Instead of Joint and Several Liability in Superfund Litigation and Clarifies Conditions for Imposing ‘Arranger’ Liability Under CERCLA
Environmental Regulation 2011: Managing in the Face of Rapid Change, 587 PLI/Real 307
2/9/2011
Article
A Seat at the Table: Ninth Circuit Announces New Rules for Defending NEPA Actions
1/18/2011
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Environment + Energy
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Natural Resources
Client Alert
Cold Comfort – New California Rules for Businesses Using Refrigeration
1/3/2011
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Consumer Products
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Retail
Client Alert
Full Speed Ahead – California Overwhelmingly Approves Landmark Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program
12/21/2010
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Environment + Energy
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Client Alert
Future of Climate Change Tort Litigation in the Hands of U.S. Supreme Court
12/8/2010
Appellate + Supreme Court
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Carbon Capture, Regulation + Markets
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Litigation
Client Alert
California Continues to Blaze New Trail on Climate Change Cap-and-Trade Policy
Environment Reporter
, Vol. 41, No. 47
11/26/2010
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Land Use + Development
Article
Retailers and Consumer Product Makers Beware: California Imposes New Restrictions on VOCs in Cleaners, Lubricants and Insecticides
11/23/2010
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Consumer Products
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
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Retail
Client Alert
California Continues to Blaze New Trail on Climate Change Cap-and-Trade Policy
Toxics Law Reporter
11/18/2010
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Land Use + Development
Article
Reproduced with permission from Toxics Law Reporter, 25 TXLR 1224, 11/18/2010. Copyright 2010 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com
California Leads the Nation to Control Global Warming with Its New Proposed Cap-and-Trade Regulations
10/29/2010
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Land Use + Development
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Transportation
Client Alert
California Issues New Green Chemistry Requirements for Consumer Products
9/15/2010
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Consumer Products
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
Client Alert
Pay Now, Challenge Later:
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Constitutionality of EPA Unilateral Administrative Orders in
General Electric Company v. Jackson
7/6/2010
Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Manufacturers of Consumer Products Face Extensive California Green Chemistry Requirements
6/25/2010
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Consumer Products
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
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Retail
Client Alert
California Considers Requiring Disclosure of Consumer Product Ingredients on the Internet
6/23/2010
Advertising and Marketing Law
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Consumer Products
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
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Retail
Client Alert
Proposed Federal Legislation Could Restrict Materials Commonly Used in Many Electronics and Electrical Power Products
5/27/2009
Class Actions
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
Client Alert
Rough Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Liberalizes Use of Apportionment Instead of Joint and Several Liability in Superfund Litigation and Clarifies Conditions for Imposing "Arranger" Liability under CERCLA
5/4/2009
Appellate + Supreme Court
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Corporate
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Land Use + Development
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Litigation
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Real Estate
Client Alert
Environmental Marketing Claims for Plastic Products Subject to Additional Requirements in California
2/3/2009
Class Actions
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
Client Alert
More of the Great Green Hope: California Carbon Trading for Climate Change Improvements
12/3/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
Client Alert
Copyright 2008 the American Law Institute. Reproduced with the permission of American Law Institute-American Bar Association Continuing Professional Education.
Negotiating Settlements with the Government without Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege
12/1/2008
Environmental Litigation
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Litigation
Client Alert
California REACHes for its Green Chemistry Initiative
11/2008
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
Article
Schwarzenegger Signs Green Chemistry Bills
9/30/2008
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Land Use + Development
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Life Sciences
Client Alert
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in
Product Liability Law360
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California Vows To Fight As Oil-Drilling Ban Ends
Energy Law360
9/29/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Land Use + Development
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Natural Resources
Article
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in
Energy Law360
Calif. Presses Green Chemistry Initiative
Product Liability Law360
9/1/2008
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
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Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
Article
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in Product Liability Law360
Greenwashing - Avoiding Greenwashing: The Brave New World of Environmental Marketing Claims
9/1/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Consumer Products
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
Client Alert
The Great Green Hope – California Carbon Trading for Climate Change Improvements
6/25/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Regulation
Article
Copyright 2008 the American Law Institute. Reproduced with the permission of American Law Institute-American Bar Association Continuing Professional Education.
New Policy Means More ‘Cleantech’ for Contractors
Energy Law360
6/23/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Government Contracts
Article
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in
Energy Law360
New Federal Policy Means More Cleantech For Contractors
6/2/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Regulation
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Government Contracts
Client Alert
Seals of Approval
"Green" certification marks raise new liability issues
4/18/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
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Consumer Products
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Environment + Energy
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Environmental Litigation
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Environmental Regulation
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Product Liability
Client Alert
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