Air

To Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2045, CARB Proposes 2022 Scoping PlanCalifornia’s 2022 Proposed Final Scoping PlanEPA Proposes Groundbreaking New Transport Rule for Ozone Air Pollution

California

To Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2045, CARB Proposes 2022 Scoping PlanCalifornia’s 2022 Proposed Final Scoping PlanBOEM Prepares for California Offshore Wind Energy Area with Request for Public Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment

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

What could the US EPA’s proposed Superfund listing for PFOA and PFOS mean for industry?Liability Looms Large as EPA Seeks Naming Certain PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesEPA Publishes 2021 TRI Preliminary Dataset and Plans to Remove De Minimis TRI Reporting Exemption for PFAS

Climate

European Union Adopts Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive With Impacts Beyond EuropeEmerging EU ESG Requirements: Transatlantic Implications for Multinational CompaniesWhat’s Worth Understanding: The SEC Proposes a Mandatory Climate Disclosure Regime for Public Companies

Coal

Fourth 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 SuitsCourts Begin to Apply County of Maui to Clean Water Act Claims

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

Court Vacatur of Comprehensive 2019 Endangered Species Act Rules Raises Big QuestionsFifth Circuit Endorses Broad Reading of “Removal” Under CERCLA To Bar RCRA Citizen SuitServices Kick Off Revisions to the Endangered Species Act Regulations

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

Environmental Justice in Focus: Why EPA’s New EJ Office and EJ FAQs Guidance Are ImportantLiability Looms Large as EPA Seeks Naming Certain PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesEPA Publishes 2021 TRI Preliminary Dataset and Plans to Remove De Minimis TRI Reporting Exemption for PFAS

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

Fourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen SuitFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeWhy EPA’s Announcement about a Chemical No Longer Manufactured is Big News for your Business

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

USFWS Tries Again to Make Eagle Take Permitting Process Work for Stakeholders and WildlifeCourt Vacatur of Comprehensive 2019 Endangered Species Act Rules Raises Big Questions2022 Promises Greater Focus on Tribal Consultation and Incorporation of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Permitting Process

Oil & Gas

BOEM Resumes OCS Lease Sales 258 and 259Fourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen SuitFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent Decree

Policy

Environmental Justice in Focus: Why EPA’s New EJ Office and EJ FAQs Guidance Are ImportantTCEQ Requests Public Input on Draft Wastewater Regionalization GuidanceUSFWS Tries Again to Make Eagle Take Permitting Process Work for Stakeholders and Wildlife

Utilities

Fourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen SuitFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent DecreeFifth Circuit Endorses Broad Reading of “Removal” Under CERCLA To Bar RCRA Citizen Suit

Waste

Liability Looms Large as EPA Seeks Naming Certain PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesFourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen SuitFederal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent Decree

Water

TCEQ Requests Public Input on Draft Wastewater Regionalization GuidanceFourth Circuit Ruling Narrowly Construes Administrative Enforcement Bar to Clean Water Act Citizen SuitEPA Issues Near Zero Drinking Water Health Advisories for Certain PFAS