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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its implementing regulations are increasing the level of scrutiny given to public companies' disclosure of contingent risks. Environmental issues, however, have not necessarily been at the top of the list. This article highlights some of the challenges presented for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in the environmental arena, identifies potential solutions to those challenges and examines some of the consequences that are likely to flow from increased environmental disclosure. -
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued regulations amending the requirements applicable to facility owners and operators who store or handle oil at non-transportation-related facilities. Oil spill prevention, control and countermeasure regulations were initially promulgated by EPA under authority of the Oil Pollution Prevention regulations promulgated pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act. -
This advisory summarizes a GAO report on environmental disclosures by public companies in filings with the SEC. The GAO recommended that the SEC take steps to improve the tracking and transparency of information related to the SEC's reviews of companies' filings and work with the EPA to explore ways to take better advantage of EPA data relevant to environmental disclosure. ‚ -
Recent events over a twenty-four hour period indicate that the reporting of environmental liabilities is a continuing problem. On July 15, Senator Jon Corzine hosted a symposium on corporate disclosure of environmental information in financial statements in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. On July 16, the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) issued a study titled "Environmental Disclosure, SEC Should Explore Ways to Improve Tracking and Transparency of Information." And finally, Martha Stewart was sentenced to prison for crimes related to financial reporting. -
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted "final interim" approval of Michigan. -
This article was originally published in the Outside Perspectives section of CCM -The American Lawyer's Corporate C. -
This article was originally published in the Outside Perspectives section of CCM -The American Lawyer's Corporate C. -
Special Legislative Update The deadline for introduction of new legislation in the 1999 Tennessee General Asse. -
Will additional facility expansions or brownfields developments be delayed, or environmental permits adversely affe. -
On March 9, 2000, the Corps of Engineers issued a final notice in the Federal Register announcing five new Nationwi.