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SCOTUS Clean Air Act Cases: What’s New? [Video]

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, presented by the Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha, Susan Lafferty and Zach Pilchen break down recent U.S. Supreme Court...more

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Nuclear Regulatory Commission Procedural Issue

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2025, decided Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), which involved challenges to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC or Commission) decision to grant a...more

EPA Proposes 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard Volume Mandates

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 13, 2025, issued a proposed rule, "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and...more

President Trump Signs 4 Executive Orders to Deploy New Nuclear Reactors, Strengthen Supply Chain

President Donald Trump signed four separate executive orders (EOs) on May 23, 2025, intended to result in a quadrupling of U.S. nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts (GW) by 2050, all while strengthening domestic fuel...more

Up in the Air: Congress Nullifies Clean Air Act Waivers for California

In the weeks since Holland & Knight previously reported on challenges to California's Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waivers on April 30, 2025, Congress has taken decisive action. Following the U.S. House of Representatives'...more

An Update on Climate Superfund Laws and Climate Change Lawsuits

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

President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting State Climate Programs

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

Clean Air Act Rulemakings Don't Follow the Normal Rules – Just Ask the Supreme Court

Every law student learns that the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) outlines the default rules for how federal agencies propose and finalize regulations and how courts review them. But for many significant actions under the...more

A Look at Ongoing Nuclear Litigation

As part of an ongoing spate of litigation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) filed a motion to dismiss, on procedural grounds, in a case that challenges its authority to require construction and operating licenses...more

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Nuclear Waste Storage Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 5, 2025, heard oral argument in two cases related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to license temporary spent fuel storage facilities that are not co-located with a...more

Podcast - Hot Topics in Nuclear Waste [Video]

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha and Liz Craddock sit down for a conversation about hot topics in nuclear waste. This...more

Are You Tracking Your Packaging Data Yet?

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws represent a pivotal shift in environmental and sustainability compliance, placing the onus of end-of-life product management on Producers, the parties that produce the products...more

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Nuclear Waste Storage Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 4, 2024, granted certiorari in two cases related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to license temporary spent fuel storage facilities that are not co-located with a...more

Non-Delegation Doctrine, FTC's Non-Compete Rule and Green Guides ... Oh My! [Video]

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha and Halley Townsend explore the topic of the non-delegation doctrine, specifically in...more

State Low Carbon Fuel Standard Outlook [Video]

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty delve into state low carbon fuel standards, with a detailed look...more

EPA Enforcement Action Highlights Need for Oversight of Marine Fuel, RINs Activity

A recent enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights the perils of incorrectly categorizing marine fuels under EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and Diesel Fuel programs. Indeed, EPA's...more

Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates [Video]

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Alex Holtan and Andy Kriha shine a light on all things carbon markets, both voluntary and...more

Small Refinery Exemption Litigation Update [Video]

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty delve into the intricacies of ongoing litigation surrounding small...more

Renewable Fuel Standard Outlook [Video]

In the first episode of our Energy & Natural Resources team's "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty sit down for a conversation on all things related to the federal Renewable Fuel...more

California Mandates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures Beginning Jan. 1, 2024

Assembly Bill 1305 (AB 1305), also called the Voluntary Market Disclosures Act, is a new California statute requiring companies to make certain disclosures if they make claims in the state regarding greenhouse gas (GHG)...more

Podcast - Cracking Down on Carbon Markets: CFTC and FTC Exercise Heightened Scrutiny [Audio]

This episode of the "Eyes on Washington" podcast series by Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Group is presented by attorneys Halley Townsend, Andy Kriha and Alex Holtan of the firm's Greenwashing Mitigation Team....more

Double Jeopardy for Double Counting? CFTC and FTC Both Scrutinize Fraud in Carbon Markets

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have recently and aggressively signaled their intent to ramp up enforcement activity regarding the use of carbon offsets to make environmental...more

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Nondelegation Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, agreed to hear the case of SEC v. Jarkesy.1 The case is an appeal of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision that held that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's...more

Podcast - An Update on the Renewable Fuel Standard Final Rule [Video]

In this episode of our Public Policy & Regulation Group's "Eyes on Washington" podcast series, energy attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty provide an update on the Renewable Fuel Standard final rule. Their conversation...more

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