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                        <P class=3Dstyle11>This issue of GEAR (Gardere=20
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News</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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                        class=3Dstyle43><STRONG>Case Updates =
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                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#CERCLA">CERCLA: =
Third Circuit=20
                        U.S. Court of Appeals Permits PRP to Sue United =
States=20
                        for Recovery of Response Costs</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Energy">Energy =
Policy and=20
                        Conservation Act: Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of =
Appeals=20
                        Rejects Fuel Economy Rules </A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#RCRA">RCRA: Court =
Rules Corps=20
                        Has Sovereign Immunity</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle43>Legislative/Rulemaking</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#New">New EPA =
Regulations to=20
                        Reduce Large Ship Emissions</A> </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A =
href=3D"#Chemical">Chemical Facility=20
                        Anti-Terrorism Standard Finalized</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Senate">Senate =
Committee=20
                        Approves Bill to Limit Carbon Dioxide =
Emissions</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Seeks">EPA Seeks =
Early Input=20
                        on Standards for Airborne Lead </A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Smog">EPA Issues =
Nationwide=20
                        Smog-Reducing Rule</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Energy">House =
Energy Bill=20
                        Increases Fuel Efficiency Standards</A></P><SPAN =

                        class=3Dstyle43>Other News </SPAN>
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                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#States">States =
Sue EPA for=20
                        TRI Chemical Reporting Revisions</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Bayer">Bayer Will =
Invest $1.5=20
                        Billion in Climate Change R&amp;D</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Kansas">Kansas =
Rejects=20
                        Coal-Fired Power Plant Permit</A> </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#FTC">FTC =
Considers Addressing=20
                        Potential False Carbon Offsets Claims</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A href=3D"#Experts">Climate =
Experts Urge=20
                        Action</A></P><SPAN class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        href=3D"#Proposed">Coalition Sues Texas Land =
Commissioner=20
                        over Wind Farms </A></SPAN>
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                        <P class=3Dstyle43><BR>Case Updates </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><STRONG><A =
name=3DCERCLA></A>CERCLA:=20
                        Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Permits PRP =
to Sue=20
                        U.S. for Recovery of Response Costs</STRONG></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>In <EM>E.I. DuPont de Nemours =
&amp; Co.=20
                        v. United States</EM>, the Third Circuit U.S. =
Court of=20
                        Appeals cited the Supreme Court case <EM>United =
States=20
                        v. Atlantic Research</EM>, 127 S. Ct. 2331 =
(2007) and=20
                        held that DuPont, as a PRP, may proceed with its =
suit=20
                        under section 107 of CERCLA to recover response =
costs=20
                        incurred when DuPont voluntarily cleaned up a =
site=20
                        jointly polluted by both DuPont and the =
government.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/042096p2.pdf">Download<EM>=20
                        E.I. DuPont de Nemours &amp; Co. v. United =
States</EM>=20
                        opinion (PDF: 96KB). </A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
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                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DEnergy></A>Energy =
Policy and=20
                        Conservation Act: Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of =
Appeals=20
                        Rejects Fuel Economy Rules</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court =
of Appeals=20
                        rejected a National Highway Traffic Safety=20
                        Administration (NHTSA) rule that sets the =
corporate=20
                        average fuel economy standards for light trucks. =
In=20
                        <EM>Center for Biological Diversity v. National =
Highway=20
                        Traffic Safety Administration</EM>, the court =
cited=20
                        evidence of the relationship between climate =
change and=20
                        greenhouse gas emissions and held that NHTSA =
acted=20
                        arbitrarily and capriciously by failing to =
consider the=20
                        monetary benefit of reducing carbon emissions in =
its=20
                        analysis. </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/775202DBA504085C8=
8257393007B9729/$file/0671891.pdf?openelement">Download=20
                        Ninth Circuit opinion (PDF: 396KB).</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DRCRA></A>RCRA: =
Court Rules=20
                        Corps Has Sovereign Immunity</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>The U.S. District Court for =
the Eastern=20
                        District of Louisiana held that the Federal =
Flood=20
                        Control Act prevents a citizen=92s group from =
suing the=20
                        U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under section 6972 =
of RCRA.=20
                        In <EM>In re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated =

                        Litigation</EM>, the Louisiana Environmental =
Action=20
                        Network argued that the Corps=92s failure to =
properly=20
                        design, construct and maintain flood control =
structures=20
                        in New Orleans resulted in lead and other waste =
being=20
                        deposited in the city=92s Vista Park =
neighborhood. The=20
                        court held that the Flood Control Act gives the =
Corps=20
                        sovereign immunity from liability for flood =
control=20
                        projects covered by the Act.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>Contact Gardere's <A=20
                        =
href=3D"mailto:environmentalteam@gardere.com?subject=3DEnvironmental =
Action Report Inquiry">Environmental=20
                        Team</A> for more information about this case. =
</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle43>Legislative/Rulemaking</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DNew></A>New EPA =
Regulations to=20
                        Reduce Large Ship Emissions </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>On Nov. 29, 2007, the U.S.=20
                        Environmental Protection Agency proposed new =
emission=20
                        standards for diesel engines on large =
ocean-going ships=20
                        that would require the use of high-efficiency=20
                        after-treatment technology and lower sulfur =
marine fuels=20
                        to reduce NOx and PM emissions. The advance =
notice of=20
                        proposed rulemaking reflects the approach set =
out in the=20
                        U.S. Government's recent proposal to the =
International=20
                        Maritime Organization. The advance notice of =
proposed=20
                        rulemaking targets emissions from the largest =
marine=20
                        diesel engines used primarily for propulsion =
power on=20
                        ocean-going vessels, such as container ships, =
tankers,=20
                        cruise ships and bulk carriers.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/nonroad/marine/ci/420f07050.pdf">Dow=
nload=20
                        advance notice of proposed rulemaking</A> (PDF:=20
                        100KB).</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/nonroad/marine/ci/c3-ifrm-final-rule=
.pdf">Download=20
                        final rule</A> (PDF: 121KB).</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A =
name=3DChemical></A>Chemical Facility=20
                        Anti-Terrorism Standard Finalized</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>On Nov. 20, 2007, the =
Department of=20
                        Homeland Security (=93DHS=94) published the =
final version of=20
                        Appendix A to the Chemical Facility =
Anti-Terrorism=20
                        Standard in the Federal Register. (6 CFR Part =
27).=20
                        Appendix A lists chemicals of interest and =
screening=20
                        threshold quantities, or STQs. Facilities which =
meet or=20
                        exceed Appendix A thresholds must complete and =
file an=20
                        initial security assessment, known as a =
Top-Screen, with=20
                        DHS by January 19, 2008. DHS will use the Top =
Screen to=20
                        determine if the facility presents a high level =
of=20
                        security risk.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixafinalrule.pdf=
">Download=20
                        Federal Register</A> (PDF: 4.25MB).</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DSenate></A>Senate =
Committee=20
                        Approves Bill to Limit Carbon Dioxide =
Emissions</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>On Dec. 6, 2007, the U.S. =
Senate=20
                        Environment and Public Works Committee approved =
a bill=20
                        that sets caps on carbon dioxide emissions from =
electric=20
                        utility, transportation and manufacturing =
industries=20
                        beginning in 2012. If signed into law, the bill =
would=20
                        establish an emission credit trading system that =
would=20
                        award credits to industries that reduced =
pollution and=20
                        allow those that did not reduce emissions to buy =
credits=20
                        from others. The bill is expected to be voted on =
by the=20
                        full Senate in early 2008.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-06-voa5.cfm">Link=20
                        to related <EM>Voice of America</EM> =
article.</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DSeeks></A>EPA Seeks =
Early Input=20
                        on Standards for Airborne Lead</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>On Dec. 5, 2007, the United =
States=20
                        Environmental Protection Agency released an =
advance=20
                        notice of proposed rulemaking concerning future=20
                        revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality =
Standards=20
                        (NAAQS) for lead. The EPA is seeking broad =
public input=20
                        on the policy options under consideration as =
part of the=20
                        lead NAAQS review. A proposal regarding the lead =

                        standards is expected by May 1, 2008. </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/data/20071204_pb_anpr.p=
df">Download=20
                        advance notice of proposed rulemaking</A>=20
                        (PDF:641KB).</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/data/20071204_pb_anpr.p=
df"></A><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DSmog></A>EPA Issues =
Nationwide=20
                        Smog-Reducing Rule</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>On Nov. 16, 2007, the United =
States=20
                        Environmental Protection Agency issued its first =

                        regulation to limit emissions of volatile =
compounds=20
                        (VOCs), which react with nitrogen oxides to form =

                        ground-level ozone, or smog. Specifically, the=20
                        regulation targets emissions from aerosol spray =
paints =96=20
                        paints such as clear coatings, non-flat =
coatings, and=20
                        primers used by consumers. Previous regulations =
focused=20
                        on reducing the compounds by mass, without =
regard to=20
                        their smog-forming potential. </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/fr_notices/ACRR-11-15-07.pdf">Dow=
nload=20
                        final rule</A> (PDF: 232KB).</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DEnergy></A>House =
Energy Bill=20
                        Increases Fuel Efficiency Standards</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>On Dec. 6, 2007, the U.S. =
House of=20
                        Representatives passed an energy bill that =
increases=20
                        federal automobile fuel efficiency standards by =
40=20
                        percent to an industry average of 35 miles per =
gallon by=20
                        2020. The bill symbolizes the first first major =
increase=20
                        in fuel economy standards in more than 30 years. =
The=20
                        bill also repeals billions of dollars in tax =
breaks for=20
                        oil and gas companies in order to fund tax =
incentives=20
                        for development of renewable energy sources such =
as=20
                        ethanol from grasses and wood chips, biodiesel, =
and=20
                        energy efficiency programs and conservation.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/energy.bill/index.html">Li=
nk=20
                        to CNN article. </A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle43>Other News </P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DStates></A>States =
Sue EPA for=20
                        TRI Chemical Reporting Revisions </P>
                        <P><SPAN class=3Dstyle11>Twelve states sued the =
EPA,=20
                        claiming it violated the Emergency Preparedness =
and=20
                        Community Right-to-Know Act, the Pollution =
Prevention=20
                        Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act when =
it=20
                        revised chemical reporting requirements under =
the Toxics=20
                        Release Inventory program (TRI). Specifically, =
the=20
                        states are challenging a change to TRI that =
allows=20
                        companies that store or release less than 5000 =
pounds of=20
                        toxic chemicals to file shorter, less detailed =
forms to=20
                        comply with reporting requirements. </SPAN></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/us/29EPA.html?_r=3D1&amp;oref=3D=
slogin">Link=20
                        to newspaper article on this issue.</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DBayer></A>Bayer =
Will Invest=20
                        $1.5 Billion in Climate Change R&amp;D</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>As part of the Bayer Climate =
Program=20
                        initiative, Bayer plans to spend $1.5 billion =
between=20
                        2008 and 2010 on research and development =
projects that=20
                        are directed toward solving global warming. =
Under the=20
                        new program, Bayer will add =93climate change =
evaluation=20
                        criteria=94 to the current process it uses to =
evaluate=20
                        certain investment projects and will continue to =
use a=20
                        new control instrument dubbed the =93Bayer =
Climate Check=94=20
                        to increase efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions =
from its=20
                        production plants. Further, several of Bayer=92s =
divisions=20
                        have pledged specific cutbacks on greenhouse gas =

                        emissions by 2020.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/1331/">Link=20
                        to <EM>Biofuel Review</EM> article about =
Bayer=92s=20
                        plans.</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DKansas></A>Kansas =
Rejects=20
                        Coal-Fired Power Plant Permit</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>The Kansas Department of =
Health and=20
                        Environment rejected an air permit for a =
proposed=20
                        coal-fired power plant citing threats to public =
health=20
                        and the environment from greenhouse gasses. In =
so doing,=20
                        the Department became the first governmental =
agency in=20
                        the United States to reject an air permit for a=20
                        coal-fired plant because of carbon dioxide; air =
permits=20
                        have been denied in the past due to sulfur =
dioxide,=20
                        nitrogen oxides and mercury. Sunflower Electric =
Power=20
                        and Tri-State Generation and Transmission =
Association,=20
                        the two electrical cooperatives that applied for =
the=20
                        permit, criticized the Department=92s decision =
and said=20
                        they are examining their legal options.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/18/A=
R2007101802452.html">Link=20
                        to <EM>Washington Post</EM> article on this=20
                        issue.</A></SPAN></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DFTC></A>FTC =
Considers=20
                        Addressing Potential False Carbon Offsets Claims =
</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>The Federal Trade Commission =
is=20
                        requesting comments on whether it should update =
its=20
                        guidelines on environmental marketing claims to =
cover=20
                        the relatively new market for carbon offsets and =

                        renewable energy certificates. The Commission =
agreed to=20
                        review current protections after Rep. Edward J. =
Markey=20
                        (D-Mass.) expressed concern that increased =
purchases of=20
                        carbon offsets, which are largely unregulated, =
could=20
                        lead to false marketing claims regarding the =
benefits of=20
                        the offsets in reducing greenhouse emissions and =

                        addressing global warming.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/26/A=
R2007112601940.html">Link=20
                        to <EM>Washington Post</EM> article.</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A name=3DExperts></A>Climate =
Experts=20
                        Urge Action</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>Climate experts at a United =
Nations=20
                        conference in Bali urged quick action toward a =
new=20
                        international pact aimed at stopping global =
warming. The=20
                        immediate aim of the conference will be to =
initiate=20
                        negotiations toward a pact to replace the Kyoto =
Protocol=20
                        when it expires in 2012. Delegates at the =
conference=20
                        will be faced with several contentious issues, =
including=20
                        whether greenhouse gas emission cuts should be =
mandatory=20
                        or voluntary and whether countries with =
up-and-coming=20
                        economies, such as China and India, will have to =
reduce=20
                        their rapidly increasing emissions.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/03/news/international/un_climate.ap/=
index.htm">Link=20
                        to <EM>CNN</EM> article.</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                        top</A></FONT></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><A =
name=3DProposed></A>Coallition Sues=20
                        Texas Land Commissioner over Wind Farms</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11>The King Ranch and a =
coalition of=20
                        environmental groups sued Texas Land =
Commissioner Jerry=20
                        Patterson in the U.S. Western District Court in =
Austin,=20
                        claiming the Commissioner was required to =
perform=20
                        environmental review and allow for public =
comment on two=20
                        proposed wind power projects along the Gulf =
Coast. In=20
                        the suit, plaintiffs cite the potential harm =
that the=20
                        turbines could cause to migratory birds as well =
as the=20
                        bay itself and argue that the Federal Coastal =
Zone=20
                        Management Act of 1972 and the Texas Coastal =
Management=20
                        Program require a permit process for any energy=20
                        generation facility on the coast.</P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle11><A=20
                        =
href=3D"http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/=
12/05/1205wind.html">Link=20
                        to <EM>Austin American-Statesman</EM> =
article.</A></P>
                        <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                        face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" =
size=3D2><A=20
                        class=3Dstyle13 href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
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                        <P class=3Dstyle28>Environmental Team News </P>
                        <BLOCKQUOTE>
                          <P class=3Dstyle30><U><SPAN class=3Dstyle11><A =

                          name=3DUpcomingevents></A></SPAN>Upcoming =
Events and=20
                          Articles </U></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
                        <UL>
                          <LI class=3Dstyle11>On Jan. 4, 2007, <A=20
                          =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D604">Cindy=20
                          Bishop</A> will speak at the Houston =
Commercial Real=20
                          Estate Network luncheon in Houston, Texas. =
Cindy=92s=20
                          topic is =93Practical Solutions for =
Contaminated=20
                          Properties.=94<BR><BR>
                          <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                          face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, =
Serif"=20
                          size=3D2><A class=3Dstyle13 =
href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                          top</A></FONT></FONTBR> </P></LI></UL>
                        <BLOCKQUOTE>
                          <P class=3Dstyle11><SPAN =
class=3Dstyle30><U><SPAN=20
                          class=3Dstyle28><A =
name=3Darticles></A></SPAN>Recent=20
                          Articles and =
Presentations</U></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
                        <UL>
                          <LI><SPAN class=3Dstyle11>On Nov. 29, 2007, <A =

                          =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D737">John=20
                          Gray</A> spoke at the Texas Product Liability =
Law for=20
                          Engineers conference in Houston, Texas on the =
topic=20
                          =93Examining the Elements of a Products =
Liability Case.=94=20
                          The practical one day program focused on =
understanding=20
                          and reducing risk associated with product =
liability=20
                          claims.<BR></SPAN><BR></SPAN><FONT=20
                          face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, =
Serif"=20
                          size=3D2><A class=3Dstyle13 =
href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                          top</A></FONT><BR><BR>
                          <LI><SPAN class=3Dstyle11>On Nov. 29, 2007, in =
Houston,=20
                          and Dec. 6, 2007 in Dallas, <A=20
                          =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D810">Latosha =

                          Lewis</A> spoke at the =93Litigation and Trial =
Tactics=94=20
                          seminar presented by the University of Houston =
Law=20
                          Foundation on the topic =93Temporary =
Restraining Orders=20
                          and Temporary Injunctions: Organizing the =
Effort Under=20
                          Time Pressures.=94<BR><BR>
                          <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                          face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, =
Serif"=20
                          size=3D2><A class=3Dstyle13 =
href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                          top</A></FONT></P></SPAN>
                          <LI><SPAN class=3Dstyle11>On Dec. 10, 2007, <A =

                          =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D1350">Michael=
=20
                          Filla</A> spoke at the Mealey=92s Product =
Recall=20
                          Conference: Made in China and Beyond, on the =
topic=20
                          =93Lead Exposure in Children and Medical =
Monitoring=94 in=20
                          Washington D.C.<BR><BR></SPAN>
                          <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                          face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, =
Serif"=20
                          size=3D2><A class=3Dstyle13 =
href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                          top</A></FONT></P>
                          <LI><SPAN class=3Dstyle11>On Dec. 10, 2007, in =
Dallas=20
                          and Dec. 13, 2007 in Fort Worth, <A=20
                          =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D1228">Jon=20
                          Bull</A> presented =93Stay on Top of =
Environmental=20
                          Considerations=94 (co-authored and =
co-presented by Sarah=20
                          K. Walls). The presentation was part of a =
seminar by=20
                          the National Business Institute titled =93Land =
Use Law:=20
                          Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and=20
                          Zoning.=94</SPAN><BR><BR>
                          <P class=3Dstyle51><FONT=20
                          face=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, =
Serif"=20
                          size=3D2><A class=3Dstyle13 =
href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to=20
                          top</A></FONT></P></LI></UL>
                        <BLOCKQUOTE>
                          <DIV align=3Dcenter><SPAN =
class=3Dstyle51><SPAN=20
                          class=3Dstyle53>May your<BR>environmental=20
                          challenges<BR>be small, your successes great =
and=20
                          <BR>the joy of this holiday season<BR>sustain =
you=20
                          throughout<BR>the New=20
                        =
Year.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR=
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                                    <p class=3D"style11"> <a =
href=3D"#CERCLA">CERCLA: Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Permits PRP =
to Sue United States for Recovery of Response Costs</a></p>
                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#Energy">Energy Policy and Conservation Act: Ninth Circuit U.S. =
Court of Appeals Rejects Fuel Economy Rules                              =
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                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#RCRA">RCRA: Court Rules Corps Has Sovereign Immunity</a></p>
                                    <p =
class=3Dstyle43>Legislative/Rulemaking</p>
                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#New">New EPA Regulations to Reduce Large Ship Emissions</a> =
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                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#Chemical">Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard =
Finalized</a></p>
                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#Senate">Senate Committee Approves Bill to Limit Carbon Dioxide =
Emissions</a></p>
                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#Seeks">EPA Seeks  Early Input on Standards for Airborne Lead    =
                                </a></p>
                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#Smog">EPA Issues Nationwide Smog-Reducing Rule</a></p>
                                    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#Energy">House Energy Bill Increases Fuel Efficiency =
Standards</a></p>
                                    <span class=3Dstyle43>Other News =
</span></p>
                                   <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#States">States Sue EPA for TRI  Chemical Reporting =
Revisions</a></p>
                                   <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#Bayer">Bayer Will Invest $1.5 Billion in Climate Change =
R&D</a></p>
                                   <p class=3D"style11">	<a =
href=3D"#Kansas">Kansas Rejects Coal-Fired Power Plant Permit</a>  </p>
                                   <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"#FTC">FTC Considers Addressing Potential False Carbon Offsets =
Claims</a></p>
                                   <p class=3D"style11">	<a =
href=3D"#Experts">Climate Experts Urge Action</a></p>
								   <span class=3D"style11"><a href=3D"#Proposed">Coalition Sues =
Texas Land Commissioner over Wind Farms </a></span>
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                                        <p class=3D"style51"><strong><a =
name=3D"CERCLA"></a>CERCLA: Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals  Permits =
PRP to Sue U.S. for Recovery of Response Costs</strong></p>
                                        <p class=3D"style11">In <em>E.I. =
DuPont de Nemours &amp; Co. v. United  States</em>, the Third Circuit =
U.S. Court of Appeals cited the Supreme Court  case <em>United States v. =
Atlantic Research</em>,  127 S. Ct. 2331 (2007) and held that DuPont, as =
a PRP, may proceed with its  suit under section 107 of CERCLA to recover =
response costs incurred when  DuPont voluntarily cleaned up a site =
jointly polluted by both DuPont and the  government.</p>
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href=3D"http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/042096p2.pdf">Download<em> =
E.I. DuPont de Nemours &amp; Co. v. United States</em> opinion (PDF: =
96KB). </a></p>
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                                        <p class=3D"style51"><a =
name=3D"Energy"></a>Energy Policy and Conservation Act: Ninth Circuit =
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Fuel Economy Rules</p>
                                        <p class=3D"style11">The Ninth =
Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a National Highway Traffic Safety =
Administration (NHTSA) rule that sets the corporate average fuel economy =
 standards for light trucks.  In <em>Center for Biological Diversity v. =
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</em>, the court cited =
evidence of the relationship between climate change and greenhouse gas =
emissions and held that NHTSA acted arbitrarily and capriciously by =
failing to consider the monetary benefit of reducing carbon emissions in =
its analysis. </p>
                                        <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/775202DBA504085C8=
8257393007B9729/$file/0671891.pdf?openelement">Download Ninth Circuit =
opinion (PDF: 396KB).</a></p>
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                                        <p class=3D"style51"><a =
name=3D"RCRA"></a>RCRA: Court  Rules Corps Has Sovereign Immunity</p>
                                        <p class=3D"style11">The U.S. =
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana held that the =
Federal Flood Control Act prevents a citizen=92s group from suing the =
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under section 6972 of RCRA.  In <em>In re =
Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation</em>, the Louisiana =
Environmental Action Network argued that the Corps=92s failure to =
properly design, construct and maintain flood control structures in New =
Orleans resulted in lead and other waste being deposited in the city=92s =
Vista Park neighborhood.  The court held that the Flood Control Act =
gives the Corps sovereign immunity from liability for flood control =
projects covered by the Act.</p>
                                        <p class=3D"style11">Contact =
Gardere's <a =
href=3D"mailto:environmentalteam@gardere.com?subject=3DEnvironmental =
Action Report Inquiry">Environmental Team</a> for more information about =
this case. </p>
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class=3D"style43">Legislative/Rulemaking</p>
                                        <p class=3D"style51"><a =
name=3D"New"></a>New EPA Regulations to Reduce Large Ship Emissions </p>
									    <p class=3D"style11">On Nov. 29, 2007, the U.S. =
Environmental Protection Agency proposed new emission standards for =
diesel engines on large ocean-going ships that would require the  use of =
high-efficiency after-treatment technology and lower sulfur marine fuels =
to reduce NOx and PM emissions. The advance notice of proposed =
rulemaking reflects the approach set out in the U.S. Government's recent =
proposal to the International Maritime Organization. The advance notice =
of proposed rulemaking targets emissions from the largest marine diesel =
engines used primarily for propulsion power on ocean-going vessels, such =
as container ships, tankers, cruise ships and bulk carriers.</p>
									    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/nonroad/marine/ci/420f07050.pdf">Dow=
nload advance notice of proposed rulemaking</a>  (PDF: 100KB).</p>
									    <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/nonroad/marine/ci/c3-ifrm-final-rule=
.pdf">Download final rule</a> (PDF: 121KB).</p>
									    <p class=3D"style11"><font=20
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								      <p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Chemical"></a>Chemical =
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard Finalized</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11">On Nov. 20, 2007, the Department of =
Homeland Security (=93DHS=94) published the final version of Appendix A =
to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard in the Federal =
Register.  (6 CFR Part 27).  Appendix A lists chemicals of interest and =
screening threshold quantities, or STQs.   Facilities which meet or =
exceed Appendix A thresholds must complete and file an initial security =
assessment, known as a Top-Screen, with DHS by January 19, 2008.  DHS =
will use the Top Screen to determine if the facility presents a high =
level of security risk.</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixafinalrule.pdf=
">Download Federal Register</a> (PDF: 4.25MB).</p>
									  <p class=3D"style51"><font=20
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						  <p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Senate"></a>Senate Committee =
Approves Bill to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11">On Dec. 6, 2007, the U.S. Senate =
Environment and Public Works Committee approved a bill that sets caps on =
carbon dioxide emissions from electric utility, transportation and =
manufacturing industries beginning in 2012.  If signed into law, the =
bill would establish an emission credit trading system that would award =
credits to industries that reduced pollution and allow those that did =
not reduce emissions to buy credits from others.  The bill is expected =
to be voted on by the full Senate in early 2008.</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-06-voa5.cfm">Link to =
related <em>Voice of America</em> article.</a></p>
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						  <p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Seeks"></a>EPA Seeks Early Input =
on Standards for Airborne Lead</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11">On Dec. 5, 2007, the United States =
Environmental Protection Agency released an advance notice of proposed =
rulemaking concerning future revisions to the National Ambient Air =
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead.  The EPA is seeking broad public =
input on the policy options under consideration as part of the lead =
NAAQS review.  A proposal regarding the lead standards is expected by =
May 1, 2008. </p>
									  <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/data/20071204_pb_anpr.p=
df">Download advance notice of proposed rulemaking</a> (PDF:641KB).</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/data/20071204_pb_anpr.p=
df"></a><font=20
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									  <p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Smog"></a>EPA Issues =
Nationwide Smog-Reducing Rule</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11">On Nov. 16, 2007, the United States =
Environmental Protection Agency issued its first regulation to limit =
emissions of volatile compounds (VOCs), which react with nitrogen oxides =
to form ground-level ozone, or smog.  Specifically, the regulation =
targets emissions from aerosol spray paints =96 paints such as clear =
coatings, non-flat coatings, and primers used by consumers. Previous =
regulations focused on reducing the compounds by mass, without regard to =
their smog-forming potential. </p>
									  <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/fr_notices/ACRR-11-15-07.pdf">Dow=
nload final rule</a> (PDF: 232KB).</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11"><font=20
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									  <p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Energy"></a>House  Energy =
Bill Increases Fuel Efficiency Standards</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11">On Dec. 6, 2007, the U.S. House of =
Representatives passed an energy bill that increases federal automobile =
fuel efficiency standards by 40 percent to an industry average of 35 =
miles per gallon by 2020.  The bill symbolizes the first first major =
increase in fuel economy standards in more than 30 years.  The bill also =
repeals billions of dollars in tax breaks for oil and gas companies in =
order to fund tax incentives for development of renewable energy sources =
such as ethanol from grasses and wood chips, biodiesel, and energy =
efficiency programs and conservation.</p>
									  <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/energy.bill/index.html">Li=
nk  to CNN article. </a></p>
									  <p class=3D"style51"><font=20
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									  <p class=3Dstyle43>Other News  </p>
									<p class=3Dstyle51><a name=3D"States"></a>States Sue EPA for =
TRI  Chemical Reporting Revisions </p>
                                      <p>                                =
        <span class=3D"style11">Twelve states sued the EPA, claiming it =
violated the Emergency Preparedness and Community Right-to-Know Act, the =
Pollution Prevention Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act when it =
revised chemical reporting requirements under the Toxics Release =
Inventory program (TRI).  Specifically, the states are challenging a =
change to TRI that allows companies that store or release less than 5000 =
pounds of toxic chemicals to file shorter, less detailed forms to comply =
with reporting requirements. </span></p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/us/29EPA.html?_r=3D1&oref=3Dslo=
gin">Link to newspaper article on this issue.</a></p>
                                      <p class=3D"style51"><font=20
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						 =20
						              <p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Bayer"></a>Bayer =
Will Invest $1.5 Billion in Climate Change R&amp;D</p>
						              <p class=3D"style11">As part of the Bayer Climate =
Program initiative, Bayer plans to spend $1.5 billion between 2008 and =
2010 on research and development projects that are directed toward =
solving global warming.   Under the new program, Bayer will add =
=93climate change evaluation criteria=94 to the current process it uses =
to evaluate certain investment projects and will continue to use a new =
control instrument dubbed the =93Bayer Climate Check=94 to increase =
efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions from its production plants.  =
Further, several of Bayer=92s divisions have pledged specific cutbacks =
on greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.</p>
						              <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.biofuelreview.com/content/view/1331/">Link to =
<em>Biofuel Review</em> article about Bayer=92s plans.</a></p>
<p class=3D"style51"><font=20
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href=3D"#BacktoTop">Back to top</a></font></p>						              <p =
class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Kansas"></a>Kansas Rejects Coal-Fired Power =
Plant Permit</p>
						  <p class=3D"style11">The Kansas Department of Health and =
Environment rejected an air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant =
citing threats to public health and the environment from greenhouse =
gasses.  In so doing, the Department became the first governmental =
agency in the United States to reject an air permit for a coal-fired =
plant because of carbon dioxide; air permits have been denied in the =
past due to sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury.  Sunflower =
Electric Power and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, =
the two electrical cooperatives that applied for the permit, criticized =
the Department=92s decision and said they are examining their legal =
options.</p>
						  <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/18/A=
R2007101802452.html">Link to <em>Washington Post</em> article on this =
issue.</a></span></p>
<p class=3D"style51"><font=20
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          =20
<p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"FTC"></a>FTC Considers Addressing =
Potential False Carbon Offsets Claims </p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11">The Federal =
Trade Commission is requesting comments on whether it should update its =
guidelines on environmental marketing claims to cover the relatively new =
market for carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates. The =
Commission agreed to review current protections after Rep. Edward J. =
Markey (D-Mass.) expressed concern that increased purchases of carbon =
offsets, which are largely unregulated, could lead to false marketing =
claims regarding the benefits of the offsets in reducing greenhouse =
emissions and addressing global warming.</p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/26/A=
R2007112601940.html">Link to <em>Washington Post</em> article.</a></p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11"><font=20
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                                      <p class=3D"style51"><a =
name=3D"Experts"></a>Climate Experts Urge Action</p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11">Climate =
experts at a United Nations conference in Bali urged quick action toward =
a new international pact aimed at stopping global warming.  The =
immediate aim of the conference will be to initiate negotiations toward =
a pact to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012.  Delegates =
at the conference will be faced with several contentious issues, =
including whether greenhouse gas emission cuts should be mandatory or =
voluntary and whether countries with up-and-coming economies, such as =
China and India, will have to reduce their rapidly increasing =
emissions.</p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/03/news/international/un_climate.ap/=
index.htm">Link to <em>CNN</em> article.</a></p>
<p class=3D"style51"><font=20
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          =20
<p class=3D"style51"><a name=3D"Proposed"></a>Coallition Sues Texas Land =
Commissioner over Wind Farms</p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11">The King =
Ranch and a coalition of environmental groups sued Texas Land =
Commissioner Jerry Patterson in the U.S. Western District Court in =
Austin, claiming the Commissioner was required to perform environmental =
review and allow for public comment on two proposed wind power projects =
along the Gulf Coast.  In the suit, plaintiffs cite the potential harm =
that the turbines could cause to migratory birds as well as the bay =
itself and argue that the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 =
and the Texas Coastal Management Program require a permit process for =
any energy generation facility on the coast.</p>
                                      <p class=3D"style11"><a =
href=3D"http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/=
12/05/1205wind.html">Link to <em>Austin American-Statesman</em> =
article.</a></p>
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								   <p class=3Dstyle28>Environmental Team News </p>
                                      <blockquote>
                                        <p class=3Dstyle30><u><span =
class=3D"style11"><a name=3DUpcomingevents></a></span>Upcoming Events =
and Articles </u></p>
                                    </blockquote>
                                    <ul>
                                      <li class=3D"style11">On Jan. 4, =
2007, <a =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D604">Cindy =
Bishop</a>  will speak at the Houston Commercial Real Estate Network =
luncheon in Houston, Texas.  Cindy=92s topic is =93Practical Solutions =
for Contaminated Properties.=94<br>
                                          <br>
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                                    <p class=3Dstyle11><span =
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                                                        Articles and =
Presentations</u></span></p>
                                    </blockquote>
                                    <ul>
                                        <li><span class=3D"style11">On =
Nov. 29, 2007, <a =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D737">John =
Gray</a> spoke at the Texas Product Liability Law for Engineers =
conference in Houston, Texas on the topic =93Examining the Elements of a =
Products Liability Case.=94  The practical one day program focused on =
understanding and reducing risk associated with product liability =
claims.<br>
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                                      <br>
                                      </li>
									  <li><span class=3D"style11">	On Nov. 29, 2007, in Houston, =
and Dec. 6, 2007 in Dallas, <a =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D810">Latosha =
Lewis</a> spoke at the =93Litigation and Trial Tactics=94 seminar =
presented by the University of Houston Law Foundation on the topic =
=93Temporary Restraining Orders and Temporary Injunctions: Organizing =
the Effort Under Time Pressures.=94<br>
                                        <br>
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                                      </span></li>
                                      <li><span class=3D"style11">On =
Dec. 10, 2007, <a =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D1350">Michael=
 Filla</a> spoke at the Mealey=92s Product Recall Conference: Made in =
China and Beyond, on the topic =93Lead Exposure in Children and Medical =
Monitoring=94 in Washington D.C.<br>
                                        <br></span></li>
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                                      <li><span class=3D"style11">On =
Dec. 10, 2007, in Dallas and Dec. 13, 2007 in Fort Worth, <a =
href=3D"http://www.gardere.com/Attorneys/Attorney_Bio/?id=3D1228">Jon =
Bull</a> presented =93Stay on Top of Environmental Considerations=94 =
(co-authored and co-presented by Sarah K. Walls).  The presentation was =
part of a seminar by the National Business Institute titled =93Land Use =
Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning.=94</span><br>
                                        <br>
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                                      <div align=3D"center"><span =
class=3D"style51"><span class=3D"style53">May your<br>
                                      environmental challenges<br>
                                      be small, your successes great and =
<br>
                                      the joy of this holiday season<br>
                                      sustain you throughout<br>
                                      the New Year.</span></span></div>
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