Environmental

January 30, 2014

Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN

Listen to the Legal Hour on AM720 KDWN from January 8th, 2014 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., discusses medical marijuana laws in Nevada (1:45)(15:00), improvements in Nevada’s housing […]
September 22, 2011

Asbestos Abatement Contractor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Environmental Crimes and False Statements to OSHA

On September 21, 2011, United States District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa sentenced Keith Gordon-Smith, 54, of Rochester, New York, to six years in prison for […]
June 10, 2011

General Contractor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Renovating Asbestos-Filled Building

The owner and manager of a California condominium complex were sentenced today for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards during the […]
March 14, 2011

Black & LoBello Talks to Hyde Park MS

Michael J. Ryan, Esq., from Black & LoBello spoke this morning to students at Hyde Park Middle School in Las Vegas, NV as part of Project […]
September 29, 2010

Carlos McDade teaches for CE, CLE credit at upcoming NBI Seminar

Carlos L. McDade, Esq. will teach a class entitled, “Stay on Top of Environmental Considerations” at the National Business Institute One-Day Seminar located at the Gold […]
April 23, 2010

Changes to Law Enables More Renewable Energy Investments

Nevada Assembly Bill 186, effective October 1, 2009, is expected to make financing the installation of renewable energy systems throughout the state easier for third parties.  […]
December 11, 2009

Environmental Bankruptcy to Pay $1.79 Billion

The Justice Department announced that American Smelting and Refining Company, LLC (ASARCO), as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, will pay $1.79 billion to fund environmental […]
July 14, 2009

Nevada Moves Forward on Renewable Energy

Nevada lawmakers voted in June, 2009, to start up a new Nevada renewable energy agency.  That set the stage for the Governor to appoint a Commissioner […]
July 7, 2009

Cost Recovery for Environmental Clean-ups

A release of hazardous waste is often a traumatic event, such as a spill from an overturned tanker truck or a cloud of toxic gas rising […]