In the midst of the coverage of Hurricane Irene, one post from the New York Times in particular caught my eye. As folks struggled to wrap their heads around a potentially massive hurricane making landfall in New York and the potential subsequent devastation, the post drew attention to “Category 7,” a 2007 work of fiction [...]
Archive for the ‘Natural Disasters’ Category
14 Jul
Japanese Financial Regulation Post-Earthquake
Law firm Bingham McCutchen has just published a legal alert focusing on the current landscape of Japanese financial regulatory policy amidst market disruptions and relief efforts. You can see examples of public company disclosures to the SEC relating to the March 11, 2011, earthquake here.
27 May
Compliance During Inclement Weather
While tornadoes dominate headlines, the EPA is looking forward a few weeks to the onset of hurricane season. As if your personal safety weren’t enough to look out for, a recent EPA news release reminds us that extra precautions should be taken to minimize chemical releases associated with natural disasters. This is not only a [...]
15 Mar
Nuclear (Regulatory) Fallout
It’s hard to even begin to address the devastation in Japan, but then again, it’s even harder not to address it at all. My colleague, Chris Hitt, has written a short piece on blogmosaic reflecting on his year teaching English in a small town that would come to be “ground zero” of this month’s earthquake [...]
