Legal Issues Surrounding Climate Change Topic of New LexisNexis Info Center

Energy Resource, Dec 3, 2007

ENERGY RESOURCE-3 December 2007-Legal Issues Surrounding Climate Change Topic of New LexisNexis Info Center(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com

LexisNexis, a leading global provider of information and services solutions, today announced the launch of its new Environmental Law & Climate Change Center, a Web resource that provides attorneys with online information and real-time expert commentary on the legal issues raised by global climate change.

LexisNexis has teamed with two environmental law firms, Jenner & Block LLP, a longtime national leader in environmental law, and Marten Law Group, a firm offering one of the largest groups of environmental law practitioners in the Western U.S.

With the prospect of increasing state, local and federal regulations, the new center offers legal professionals news, information, expert analysis, podcasts and blogs centering on the most relevant case law, state legislative activity, regulatory changes, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiatives and other key developments driven by climate change concerns.

While regulatory and legislative response to climate change have primarily been at the state and local level so far, the prospect of federal regulation appears increasingly likely and numerous courts have weighed in on related issues. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants and may be regulated by the EPA under the federal Clean Air Act.

"The business opportunities and challenges presented by climate change are developing rapidly and the law in this area is evolving," said Brad Marten, founder and managing partner of Marten Law Group. "Our relationship with LexisNexis enables attorneys and key decision makers to stay abreast of developments as they happen."

"The information provided through lexis.com by climate change experts at Marten Law Group and Jenner & Block LLP reinforce our effort to provide the legal community with reliable resources on the most pressing legal issues that are affecting their clients," noted Allan McLaughlin, senior vice president of Research Solutions for LexisNexis. "In addition to the new climate change center, we will be introducing a variety of other Web-based information centers, built around emerging issues impacting the legal profession."

Summaries of the expert analysis on climate change law can be found at www.lexisnexis.com/environmentalcenter. The complete collection of content can be accessed by LexisNexis customers on www.lexis.com.

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