In recent years, states and municipalities have attempted to hold fossil fuel companies liable for their alleged impacts on climate change. Numerous states and municipalities have sued fossil fuel companies, alleging that...more
5/14/2025
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Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Pending Litigation ,
Preemption ,
State and Local Government ,
Superfund ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach." The EO aims at "unleashing American energy" by removing legal restrictions imposed by state...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in October delivered a clear message to companies involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and their advisers: Acquiring companies will not be penalized for timely voluntary disclosure...more
"Record breaking" is how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) described its whistleblower program results in FY 2021, and it's not hard to see why. The agency continued to receive tips from all corners of the...more
1/27/2022
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Statements ,
Market Manipulation ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Earlier this year, Freedom Partners, a conservative advocacy group, released A Roadmap to Repeal containing a list of former President Barack Obama's regulations that the group argued should be repealed quickly after the...more
2/7/2017
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American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Endangered Species ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Justice Scalia ,
Methane ,
Midnight Rules Relief ,
Neil Gorsuch ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stream Protection Rule ,
Trump Administration
In the initial week of the Trump Administration, a lot has happened and more changes are planned. Here are the highlights from Week One:
Confirmation Hearings -
Confirmation hearings were conducted for Scott Pruitt...more
1/27/2017
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Congressional Review Act ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Freeze-Out Mergers ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Native American Issues ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pesticides ,
Pipelines ,
Public Communications ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Risk Management ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration