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Megan Baroni

EPA Delays PFAS Reporting Deadlines, Again: Implications for Manufacturers and Importers

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an amendment delaying the data submission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) PFAS reporting rule, which will now begin on April 13, 2026,… more

Delays, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Filing Deadlines, Final Rules, Imports

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John Casey

First Circuit Rejects Challenges to Federal Permits for Vineyard Wind 1

In companion rulings favoring offshore wind developers and federal agencies, the First Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed rulings issued by the District Court (D. Mass.) and dismissed challenges brought by two Vineyard… more

BOEM, Clean Energy, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Energy Projects

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Emily Deans

Supreme Court Decision Limits the Opportunity for NEPA to Derail Projects

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 8-0 ruling limited the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the national environmental law that mandates federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed… more

Administrative Procedure Act, Chevron Deference, Energy Projects, Environmental Litigation, Infrastructure

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Christopher Eddy

“Once In, Always In” for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Back to the Grave

After a few decades of uncertainty and “it’s-alive-it’s-dead-it’s-alive” swings, EPA’s “once in, always in” (OI/AI) policy is once again dead. And this time, it seems very dead… more

Administrative Procedure Act, Chevron Deference, Clean Air Act, Congressional Review Act, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Brian Freeman

“Once In, Always In” for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Back to the Grave

After a few decades of uncertainty and “it’s-alive-it’s-dead-it’s-alive” swings, EPA’s “once in, always in” (OI/AI) policy is once again dead. And this time, it seems very dead… more

Administrative Procedure Act, Chevron Deference, Clean Air Act, Congressional Review Act, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Kathryn Hinton

Four New Executive Orders Aim to Unleash U.S. Nuclear Energy

On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed four new executive orders (the Orders) to “usher in a nuclear energy renaissance.” In an article, the White House explained that the Orders provide “a path forward for nuclear innovation”… more

Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Policy, Energy Sector, Executive Orders, National Security

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Peter Knight

Trump Administration Derails Revolution Wind as Court Fight Over Federal Policy Wages On

On Friday, August 22, 2025, the Trump administration announced the cancellation of the Revolution Wind project located off the south coast of Rhode Island, east of Block Island. At the time of the stop work order, the project,… more

Administrative Procedure Act, Department of the Interior, Energy Projects, Executive Orders, Judicial Review

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Robert Melvin

Supreme Court Rules for the Sacketts: The “Significant Nexus” Test is Dead – Long Live “Adjacent Wetlands”

On May 25, 2023, after more than 15 years of fighting, a couple contesting the Environmental Protection Agency’s assertion of jurisdiction over their residential lot as “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water… more

Clean Water Act, Environmental Policies, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Jurisdiction, Inland Waterways

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Emilee Mooney Scott

EPA Delays PFAS Reporting Deadlines, Again: Implications for Manufacturers and Importers

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an amendment delaying the data submission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) PFAS reporting rule, which will now begin on April 13, 2026,… more

Delays, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Filing Deadlines, Final Rules, Imports

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Diana Neeves

EPA Lowers the Fine Particulate NAAQS: A Closer Look at Implementation and Potential Impacts

On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Final Rule lowering the primary annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) from the current level of… more

Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, Clean Air Act, Environmental Policies, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Earl Phillips Jr.

Ozone Nonattainment “Bump-up” in Connecticut: Is your facility about to get bumped into more stringent air regulations?

For air emission sources in New Haven County, Middlesex County, and Shelton, Connecticut, the regulatory landscape will change on November 7, 2022. Per a regulation published on October 7, 2022, EPA is reclassifying the… more

Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, Connecticut, Environmental Policies, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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James Ray

Court Approves EPA Settlement with 82 Passaic River Potentially Responsible Parties

The Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey, which includes the 17-mile Lower Passaic River Study Area, may be one of the country’s most expensive and hotly contested Superfund Sites. The remedy for the… more

Contamination, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Rivers, Settlement, Superfund

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Jonathan Schaefer

Navigating OSHA’s Updated Inspection Strategy

In May 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) released an updated Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Inspection Program directive. The SST Inspection Program is OSHA’s main site-specific programmed inspection… more

Employer Responsibilities, Enforcement Actions, Federal Labor Laws, Healthcare Facilities, Inspections

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Rickie Sonpal

MA SMART Program: New Guidelines for Agricultural Solar Tariff Generation Units

On May 15, 2022, the latest revision of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Guideline Regarding the Definition of Agricultural Solar Tariff Generation Units (Guideline) for the Solar Massachusetts Renewable… more

Agribusiness, Agricultural Land, Energy Projects, Energy Reform, Solar Energy

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Abby Warren

The EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should Know

Over the last two years, employers have followed the evolving laws and guidance issued by federal, state, and local governments and public health authorities. On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)… more

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus/COVID-19, Employer Liability Issues, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Health and Safety

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Eden Yerby

First Circuit Rejects Challenges to Federal Permits for Vineyard Wind 1

In companion rulings favoring offshore wind developers and federal agencies, the First Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed rulings issued by the District Court (D. Mass.) and dismissed challenges brought by two Vineyard… more

BOEM, Clean Energy, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Energy Projects

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