EPA Focuses on Potential Emissions from 3D Printing
Update: Latin America Renewable Energy – Calls for Public Bids
This Mexico City GT Alert provides an update to our August 2019 alert, Latin America Renewable Energy: Calls for Public Bids.
Click here for the full GT Alert, which provides updates on Latin America renewable energy public bids in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, and the Dominican Republic.…
Final IRS Guidance for Rental Deduction Still Leaves Triple Net Leases Out in the Cold
Many real estate investors hoping for clarity on whether they will be eligible for the tax break for pass-through entities under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will be disappointed that guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not help much for projects leased on a triple-net basis. Read Marvin A. Kirsner’s article for the Daily Business Review, “Final IRS Guidance for Rental Deduction Still Leaves Triple Net Leases Out in the Cold.” (subscription).…
Adult Adoptions: Can I Really Adopt a Grownup?
During the holiday season we often hear the quintessential phrase “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” Well, for those of you out there considering adopting someone over the age of eighteen, yes, there is adult adoption.
In the state of Pennsylvania, anyone can adopt and anyone can be adopted if they are legally free for adoption. That is, if the proposed adoptee’s parental rights have been terminated or in the case of…
EPA’s Final Risk Management Program Reconsideration Rule More In-Step with OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a final rule rescinding major amendments to the Clean Air Act §112(r) Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations that were promulgated at the end of the Obama Administration in 2017. The 2017 revisions were promulgated partially in response to a 2013 explosion at a fertilizer company in West Texas, which caused 15 fatalities and injured more than 260 people, and had yet to go fully into effect due to administrative…
Greenberg Traurig’s Barbara Kaplan, Michelle Ferreira, and Jennifer Vincent Featured in Law360
Law360 recently published an article by Greenberg Traurig’s Barbara T. Kaplan, Michelle Ferreira, and Jennifer Vincent, titled “Prepare For Greater IRS Scrutiny On Conservation Easements.” While the Internal Revenue Service has been focused on syndicated conservation easements for over 10 years, earlier this year IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig announced several campaign issues on which the IRS would heighten its focus. These campaigns included compliance in the areas of cryptocurrency, syndicated conservation easements, captive insurance companies,…
Mexico’s National Water Law – The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit Authorizes the Payment of Government Fees to Avoid Reduction or Cancellation of Authorized Water Volumes
On October 9, 2019, Mexico’s Deputy Ministry of Revenue (Subsecretaría de Ingresos) of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, “SHCP”) published the Official Letter number 349-B-521 (the “Official Letter”) on the Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación). Pursuant to applicable Mexican regulations, a water concession title may be totally or partially cancelled if the title holder ceases to use or exploit the totality of the water…
The Duhig Rule Explained and Distinguished
Co-author Rusty Tucker
Let’s talk the Duhig Rule and estoppel by deed in Texas. Don’t run away yet. We’ll get to the point quickly and then you can leave.
Under the doctrine of estoppel by deed:
“All parties to a deed are bound by the recitals therein, which operate as an estoppel, … and binding both parties and privies … ”
Estoppel by deed “does not bind mere strangers, or those who claim by title…
Environmental and Safety Requirements Affecting the Marketing of Electronic Devices and their Components in the European Union and European Economic Area
Electronic devices and their components marketed in the European Union and European Economic Area are subject to a morass of environmental and product safety requirements that is only likely to increase with the EU’s implementation of its Circular Economy Strategy in the near future. The requirements apply to all types of equipment, from sophisticated information technology equipment, to military equipment, aircraft components, electronic medical devices, household electronics, consumer devices, and industrial tools.…
U.S. EPA Redesignates Ohio Portion of Stubenville OH-WV SO2 Nonattainment Area
On November 29,2019, U.S. EPA issued a final rule redesignating the Ohio portion of the Stubenville Ohio-West Virginia nonattainment area from nonattainment to attainment of the 2010 SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), pursuant to section 107(d)(3)(E) of the Clean Air Act. EPA determined that Ohio demonstrated that the area is attaining the SO2 standard due to permanent and enforceable SO2 emission reductions. The Agency also approved Ohio’s maintenance plan that will ensure the…