Air

EPA Proposes Groundbreaking New Transport Rule for Ozone Air PollutionCARB Previews Future Changes to California Low Carbon Fuel StandardAs COP26 Begins in Glasgow, at Home EPA Releases Bold Proposal on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions: Four Elements Worth Knowing

California

BOEM Prepares for California Offshore Wind Energy Area with Request for Public Comments on Draft Environmental AssessmentCalifornia Proposition 65: OEHHA Publishes Second Modification to Proposed Rules to Short-Form WarningsCalifornia and the World Move Toward Cleaning Up Microplastics: What You Need to Know Now

CERCLA

Supreme Court grants Certiorari in Guam CERCLA CaseEPA Declines to Impose CERCLA Financial Assurance Requirements on Three Industry SectorsSupreme Court Green Lights State Law Claims for Broader Cleanup at Superfund Sites, but only with EPA’s OK

Chemicals

EPA Issues Near Zero Drinking Water Health Advisories for Certain PFASEPA Proposes Ban of Chrysotile Asbestos in Historic TSCA Risk Management RuleCalifornia Proposition 65: OEHHA Publishes Second Modification to Proposed Rules to Short-Form Warnings

Climate

What’s Worth Understanding: The SEC Proposes a Mandatory Climate Disclosure Regime for Public CompaniesMassachusetts Regulators Begin to Clear the Path to Net-Zero EmissionsBiden Administration Rolls Out New Climate, Economic, and Environmental Justice Tools

Coal

Article III Standing Still Proving to be a Formidable Defense to Environmental Citizen SuitsCourts Begin to Apply County of Maui to Clean Water Act ClaimsGroups Seeking to Expand Reach of Clean Water Act

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

Endangered Species

Fifth Circuit Endorses Broad Reading of “Removal” Under CERCLA To Bar RCRA Citizen SuitServices Kick Off Revisions to the Endangered Species Act RegulationsFive Things You Should Know About Offshore Wind Development Right Now

Enforcement

EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Statistics for 2021, Announces “Rigorous Enforcement is Back”DOJ Environment Officials Emphasize Enforcement of Environmental and White Collar CrimesNominee to lead EPA Enforcement Will Be Aggressive and Thorough

EPA

EPA Issues Near Zero Drinking Water Health Advisories for Certain PFASFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeEPA Proposes Groundbreaking New Transport Rule for Ozone Air Pollution

General

TCEQ Develops Standard Permit for Marine Loading OperationsFERC Affirms ROE Methodology for Public UtilitiesPreparing for Increased Focus on Environmental Justice in Project Permitting

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

Federal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeWhy EPA’s Announcement about a Chemical No Longer Manufactured is Big News for your BusinessWaste Not, Want Not: EPA’s Impending National Recycling Strategy

Mining

Federal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeFourth Circuit Holds that Mine Not Liable Under Surface Mining Act When CWA Permit Shield AppliesEroding Investor Protections: Managing CSR and Political Risk in the Sustainable Brave New World

Natural Resources

2022 Promises Greater Focus on Tribal Consultation and Incorporation of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Permitting ProcessInterior Announces Environmental Review of Offshore Wind Leasing for the Gulf of MexicoArmy Corps Finalizes Nationwide Permit Renewal for Expedited Clean Water Act Permitting

Oil & Gas

Federal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeFifth Circuit Endorses Broad Reading of “Removal” Under CERCLA To Bar RCRA Citizen SuitArmy Corps Finalizes Nationwide Permit Renewal for Expedited Clean Water Act Permitting

Policy

Power to Launch: Creation of Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation PartnershipTexas Takes Much-Anticipated Steps to Streamline Permitting and Assume Regulatory Authority for Carbon Sequestration WellsFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent Decree

Utilities

Federal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeFifth Circuit Endorses Broad Reading of “Removal” Under CERCLA To Bar RCRA Citizen SuitArticle III Standing Still Proving to be a Formidable Defense to Environmental Citizen Suits

Waste

Federal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeFifth Circuit Endorses Broad Reading of “Removal” Under CERCLA To Bar RCRA Citizen SuitBiden Administration Rolls Out New Climate, Economic, and Environmental Justice Tools

Water

EPA Issues Near Zero Drinking Water Health Advisories for Certain PFASFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeCalifornia Proposition 65: OEHHA Publishes Second Modification to Proposed Rules to Short-Form Warnings