Agreements

Updates to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Guidance: What to ExpectEP4 – What’s New and What’s Next for the Enhanced Equator Principles?

Air

New Challenges to Permitting Under the Clean Air ActUpdates to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Guidance: What to ExpectPossible Stringent Secondary NAAQS Raise Implementation Questions

Batteries

The EU Drive toward a Sustainable Battery Framework and Seeing Around the Corner in the US

California

California Attorney General Issues Stark Warning to Businesses Regarding Enforcement of PFAS in Food Packaging and Cookware LawsFirst-in-the-Nation Climate Disclosure Bills Become Law In CaliforniaCalifornia Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Intended To Facilitate Clean Energy and Infrastructure Development

Carbon

Fixing the Class VI Permit Application BacklogUpdates to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Guidance: What to ExpectDepartment of Energy Establishes Clean Hydrogen Roadmap

Carbon Markets

COP28: What to Expect in DubaiUpdates to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Guidance: What to ExpectDOE Issues FOA for Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilots and Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program

CERCLA

What could the US EPA’s proposed Superfund listing for PFOA and PFOS mean for industry?Supreme Court grants Certiorari in Guam CERCLA CaseEPA Declines to Impose CERCLA Financial Assurance Requirements on Three Industry Sectors

Chemicals

California Attorney General Issues Stark Warning to Businesses Regarding Enforcement of PFAS in Food Packaging and Cookware LawsFrequently Asked Questions About EPA’s Expansive PFAS Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substances Control ActEPA Waives Certain Requirements and Faces Litigation Over New TSCA Final Rule to Protect CBI Claims

Climate

COP28: What to Expect in DubaiFirst-in-the-Nation Climate Disclosure Bills Become Law In CaliforniaUpdates to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Guidance: What to Expect

Coal

EPA’s Latest Proposed Coal Ash Rule May Impact Beneficial UseFourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen SuitArticle III Standing Still Proving to be a Formidable Defense to Environmental Citizen Suits

Duty to Defend

Webinar on the SAFETY Act, Security and InsuranceFERC's CIP Information Proposal: Is it Time to Tip the Scale Toward Security?Inside Look: Managing Threat in Today's Cybersecurity Landscape

Election

A Preview of ESG Regulation under the Biden AdministrationFERC Affirms ROE Methodology for Public UtilitiesEnergy and Environmental Legislation in the 117th Congress

Endangered Species

Here We Go Again: Lesser Prairie-Chicken Re-Listed Under the Endangered Species ActCourt Vacatur of Comprehensive 2019 Endangered Species Act Rules Raises Big QuestionsFifth Circuit Endorses Broad Reading of “Removal” Under CERCLA To Bar RCRA Citizen Suit

Energy Transition

COP28: What to Expect in DubaiUpdates to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Guidance: What to ExpectDepartment of Energy Establishes Clean Hydrogen Roadmap

Enforcement

EPA Announces Its Final National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY2024-2027BSEE Announces New Well Control RuleTRENDING: EPA’s Proposed Enforcement & Compliance Initiatives Continue Heightened Focus on Environmental Justice and Climate Change, While Honing in on PFAS Contamination

Environmental Justice

New Report Suggests DOJ to Continue Actively Pursuing Environmental Justice-Focused Enforcement ActionsEPA Announces Its Final National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY2024-2027EPA Proposes to Give Louisiana Authority for CO2 Injection Permits Under Condition that State Permit Process Includes Robust Environmental Justice Analysis and Outreach

Environmental Law

New Report Suggests DOJ to Continue Actively Pursuing Environmental Justice-Focused Enforcement ActionsFirst-in-the-Nation Climate Disclosure Bills Become Law In CaliforniaFixing the Class VI Permit Application Backlog

EPA

New Challenges to Permitting Under the Clean Air ActEPA’s Latest Proposed Coal Ash Rule May Impact Beneficial UseFrequently Asked Questions About EPA’s Expansive PFAS Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act

ESG

European Union Advances Mandatory ESG Reporting StandardsUpdates to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Guidance: What to ExpectPresident Biden’s First Veto is on Congress’ Disapproval of ESG Investing Rule

General

Biden Administration Changes White House Regulatory ReviewTCEQ Develops Standard Permit for Marine Loading OperationsFERC Affirms ROE Methodology for Public Utilities

General Liability

D&O Insurance Issues Arising from the COVID-19 CrisisSupreme Court Addresses the Scope of CWA Jurisdiction Once AgainWebinar on the SAFETY Act, Security and Insurance

Manufacturing

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Releases Proposed Rule Implementing the Procedures for Maine’s Reporting Requirements and Prohibitions for Products Containing PFASDOE Publishes Notice of Intent to Fund Clean Hydrogen ProjectsFourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen Suit

Mining

Fourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen SuitFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeFourth Circuit Holds that Mine Not Liable Under Surface Mining Act When CWA Permit Shield Applies

Natural Resources

Agencies Issue Final Rule to Amend the 2023 “Waters of the United States” DefinitionEPA Proposes to Modify Regulations to Facilitate State Assumption of CWA Section 404 PermittingFederal Judge Rules for Vineyard Wind in First of Four Pending Actions

Oil & Gas

BSEE Announces New Well Control RuleHere We Go Again: Lesser Prairie-Chicken Re-Listed Under the Endangered Species ActBOEM Resumes OCS Lease Sales 258 and 259

PFAS

California Attorney General Issues Stark Warning to Businesses Regarding Enforcement of PFAS in Food Packaging and Cookware LawsFrequently Asked Questions About EPA’s Expansive PFAS Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substances Control ActHunton Andrews Kurth Releases Interactive Map Tool of State Requirements for PFAS-Containing Products

Policy

Agencies Issue Final Rule to Amend the 2023 “Waters of the United States” DefinitionEPA Proposes to Modify Regulations to Facilitate State Assumption of CWA Section 404 PermittingCalifornia Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Intended To Facilitate Clean Energy and Infrastructure Development

Renewables

Amendments to NEPA Following Debt-Ceiling Deal Would Improve Permitting for Major Infrastructure ProjectsFederal Judge Rules for Vineyard Wind in First of Four Pending ActionsDOE Identifies Pathways for the Large-Scale Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies

Trade Agreements

The USMCA, Trade, and the Environment

Utilities

EPA’s Latest Proposed Coal Ash Rule May Impact Beneficial UseLooking for Protection from Future Environmental Citizen Suits? The Eleventh Circuit Provides GuidanceConcurrent-Remedies Doctrine Bars Clean Water Act Claims

Waste

EPA’s Latest Proposed Coal Ash Rule May Impact Beneficial UseLooking for Protection from Future Environmental Citizen Suits? The Eleventh Circuit Provides GuidanceConcurrent-Remedies Doctrine Bars Clean Water Act Claims

Water

EPA’s Latest Proposed Coal Ash Rule May Impact Beneficial UseAgencies Issue Final Rule to Amend the 2023 “Waters of the United States” DefinitionEPA Proposes to Modify Regulations to Facilitate State Assumption of CWA Section 404 Permitting