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Articles by Richard E. Glaze
CFTC’S New Guidance, Recent High-Profile Enforcement Raise the Stakes for Voluntary Carbon Credit Market Participants
Highlights • The Biden administration and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have recently issued principles and guidance to enhance the credibility of voluntary carbon credits (VCCs) and the integrity of voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) • The administration underscored the importance of those directives with coordinated parallel civil and criminal proceedings by the CFTC, SEC and DOJ against a high-profile developer and marketer of VCCs • VCM participants, including developers,...
How to Rig a Jury Trial: Ethical and Professional Issues of Investigating and Trying Any Litigated Matter
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Demystifying Sustainable Finance & Decarbonization Climate Week: Panel Discussions & Networking Receptions
Kevin Dreher, Alex Bandza, and Rich Glaze will participate in programs discussing sustainable finance and decarbonization during Climate Week NYC. Climate Week is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together more than 600 events and activities across the city of New York. Alongside BDO USA and Triangle, Barnes & Thornburg is a proud co-host of the programming. Sept.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Lessons From the Longest Consent Decree Negotiation in EPA History
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Brownfields Legal and Regulatory Landscape
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EPA Issues Warning About False Environmental Violation Notices
Highlights • The EPA has warned businesses to be on the lookout for an increasingly common Notice of Violation scam • Recipients of suspect notices should contact the EPA's enforcement office to verify authenticity, and should not take any action outlined in the letter, including submitting payment, until they have done so • Businesses can and should take proactive steps to protect themselves from this kind of business email compromise The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office...
Environmental Justice Applications for Various Types of Facilities, Projects, and Permits
Rich Glaze will present as part of a panel discussion, “Environmental Justice Applications for Various Types of Facilities, Projects, and Permits,” alongside Diane Reilly and LaTorria Sims at the 2024 Annual Georgia Environmental Conference. The panel will be moderated by Kristen Hitchcock. Rich will also moderate a panel discussion, “Green Technologies: Advancement in Sustainability,” with presenters Steven Bradley and James Marlow.
Can Biden Administration’s Joint Statement Breathe New Life and Restore Trust in Voluntary Carbon Markets?
Carbon offsets and other voluntary carbon market (VCM) components are seen as an important part of the quest to reduce worldwide carbon emissions. They allow carbon emitters to purchase carbon credits generated by projects performed by others targeted at removing or reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) from the atmosphere.
Despite ‘Gaps,’ Lawyers Say OECA Policy Could Boost Criminal Cases
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The Legal Landscape of ESG: A Builder/Developer's Guide
On May 8, Rich Glaze will present The Legal Landscape of ESG: A Builder/Developer’s Guide, hosted by Green Badger. This webinar will address legal requirements for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in the U.S. that apply to ESG disclosures made to company stakeholders, which include customers, shareholders, regulators and other interested parties, beginning with a summary of what ESG is and its significance for businesses in today’s world and in the future.
Criminal Law Section Luncheon
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2024 Georgia Brownfield Association Brownfield Seminar
Charlie Denton and Rich Glaze will each participate in panel discussions at the 2024 Georgia Brownfield Association (GBA) Brownfield Seminar in Atlanta. Charlie will present as part of a panel discussion, “Perspectives on Vapor Intrusion Issues Related to TCE Exposure & Update on Toxic Tort Litigation,” alongside Kevin Koporec, a toxicologist at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Tom Wurzinger, an environmental engineer at Geosyntec Consultants.
But You Said You’re A Lawyer!? Topics Every Lawyer Should Know (a little) About
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2023 Regulatory Conference
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Flipping the Script in Parallel White Collar Criminal Proceedings
Parallel proceedings are a boon for prosecutors in criminal investigations. When parallel civil enforcement investigations or third-party lawsuits occur concurrently with criminal cases, the government will take full advantage of the information-sharing opportunities they provide.
Annual Georgia Environmental Conference
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EPA Selects Final National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives
After proposing new National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI) in January and considering comments from states, tribes, NGOs and other parties, newly confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement chief David Uhlmann announced Thursday the adoption of three new NECIs and one modified NECI for the 2023-2027 cycle.
States Weigh In on EPA’s ‘Most Serious Environmental Problems’ and Enforcement, Compliance
For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a list of environmental issues it is focusing on for enforcement.
‘Elephants in Mouseholes’: Criminal Law Concerns Driving Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Decision in Sackett v. EPA
As those who follow environmental matters have heard, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sackett v. EPA held EPA’s interpretation of the phrase “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) was applied too broadly to a parcel of residential property owned and filled with dirt by Michael and Chantel Sackett in Idaho.
Environmental Law Section Annual Summer Seminar
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Knowing [is] What Makes an Environmental Crime
The EPA’s bloated budgets have armed the agency with the ability to not only add new programs, but also enhance its core programs, including enforcement. With more money to hire, train and deploy inspectors and agents to find environmental infractions, more enforcement cases are inevitable. The gold standard of enforcement cases (from the EPA’s perspective) is the criminal case.
Supreme Court Sustains High Bar to Diligent Prosecution Defense for Clean Water Act Citizen Suits
On May 15, 2023, the Supreme Court declined a certiorari petition that left in place a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit opinion that limits how settlements with environmental agencies can trigger the “diligent prosecution” bar to a Clean Water Act (CWA) citizen suit. In Naturaland Trust v. Dakota Finance LLC, the appeals court held that Section 505(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Water Act will not bar a citizen suit if the enforcement process does not allow for meaningful public participation.
White House Issues Executive Order Revitalizing Commitment to Environmental Justice
On April 21, the eve of Earth Day, President Biden signed a new Executive Order on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All. This comes nearly three decades after the issuance of Executive Order 12898 by President Bill Clinton, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, on Feb.
ESG Considerations for Brownfields
The Georgia Brownfield Association held its annual seminar at Georgia State University in Atlanta with a full day of presentations and case studies on federal and state Brownfield redevelopment projects and related issues, including electrical vehicles, PFAS, and a keynote from the Georgia Ports Authority. The firm was a sponsor of the event. Rich Glaze was part of a panel presentation, “ESG Considerations for Brownfields,” moderated by Charlie Denton.
EPA Announces $177 Million for 17 New Technical Assistance Centers to Help Communities Access Grant Funding to Advance Environmental Justice
On April 13, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) that will receive $177 million to help underserved and overburdened communities across the country access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, including historic investments to advance environmental justice. The EJ TCTAC program is part of the Federal Interagency Thriving Communities Network.
More Than 200 Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America List
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What You Need to Know About CSOs and Consent Decrees
Join 9,742 of your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. April showers bring… May CSOs? Preventing combined sewer overflows is a top priority for municipalities with combined systems, and looming capacity issues and deteriorating sewer infrastructure only exacerbate the problem.
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