One might not expect that a climate-change case filed by a group of children could succeed.
This week, a Montana state court decision in this summer’s hottest climate-focused case, Held v. State of Montana, finding in...more
The Biden Administration is in the process of revising a cog fundamental to federal policymaking. The cog, a guidance document issued by the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) entitled Circular A-4, has the potential to...more
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards have joined the climate-disclosure reporting frameworks that take a financial materiality-led approach. While the ISSB standards seek to streamline reporting...more
Executive branch priorities are clearly set out in agency budget requests. While the amount budgeted generally changes when Congress has its say, the original request provides unique insight into how agencies perceive what...more
3/22/2023
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Climate Change ,
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
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West Virginia v EPA
The past few years have seen “ESG” — referring to environmental, social, and governance factors that influence decision making — move from being a fringe shareholder proxy issue to a front-of-mind C-suite issue....more
What will happen in the environmental and energy space in 2023? The last year saw transformative changes in the environmental and energy space in the form of historic spending through the federal Inflation Reduction Act, a...more
12/15/2022
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Hazardous Substances ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
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PFAS ,
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Sackett ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) reflects the Biden Administration’s attention to issues of environmental justice and environmental equity. The IRA, directly and indirectly, invests in environmentally overburdened...more
8/23/2022
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Clean Energy ,
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Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
HUD ,
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Investment ,
Pollution Control ,
Superfund
The US Supreme Court’s decisions of late have been consequential. While headline-grabbing decisions deal with religious liberties, privacy, and gun control, the Court’s impact on administrative law will have major...more
7/7/2022
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Biden v Missouri ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS
Massachusetts highest court upheld a state trial court’s decision which allowed a closely watched climate-disclosure related challenge filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey against ExxonMobil (Exxon) to proceed...more
On May 5, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its new environmental justice (EJ) strategy, which has been a priority to the Biden Administration.
While the strategy is comprehensive and involves many federal...more
The Department of Energy (DOE) has adopted two new rules for commonly-used light bulbs which are intended to phase out most incandescent bulbs in favor of LED lightbulbs, which use less energy and last significantly...more
The Fifth Circuit has permitted the Biden Administration to resume using its preferred metric for calculating the “social cost of carbon.”
This metric is a key part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to address climate...more