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States and Municipalities Advance Climate Change Lawsuits as Trump Administration Seeks to Block Them

Even as the Trump administration moves to block state and local climate liability efforts, states and municipalities continue to advance lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for harms associated with climate...more

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Trump Administration Sues Four States to Block Climate Superfund Legislation and Climate Deception Litigation

As we have noted previously, a number of states have enacted legislation and/or brought claims against fossil fuel producers seeking payment for damages resulting from climate change. Legislative efforts include New York...more

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Trump Administration Files Preemptive Lawsuits Against Hawaii and Michigan to Block Climate Change Litigation

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Recently, both the State of Hawaii and the State of Michigan had announced that they would be pursuing litigation against fossil fuel companies concerning alleged damages stemming from the companies' contribution to climate...more

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Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting State Action on Climate Change

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Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order that sought to target actions undertaken by individual U.S. states to combat climate change, for the stated purpose of ensuring “American energy dominance.”...more

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State Climate Laws and Litigation Face Federal Pushback Under New Executive Order

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14260, Protecting American Energy From State Overreach​. Framed as part of the Administration’s broader strategy of unleashing American energy, the Order directs...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order on State Climate Change Policies

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Order”) to protect “American Energy from State Overreach.”...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting State Climate Programs

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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

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Cybersecurity in the Nuclear Industry: US and UK Regulation and the Sellafield Case

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This is the fifth article in Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled “Going Nuclear: A Sustainable Solution to Rising Energy Demand.” The series will explore the changing landscape...more

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2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Energy and Sustainability

The last several weeks of unexpected and unprecedented political events have thrown even more confusion into the presidential election. While the outcome of a now Harris-versus-Trump race is maybe even more uncertain, we do...more

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Electricity Sector Emissions Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assessment of Projected...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on September 12th the issuance of a September 2023 report titled: Electricity Sector Emissions Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act: Assessment of...more

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Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — December 2022

SEC Enforcement: In its yearly summary of enforcement activity, the SEC chose to highlight ESG-related issues as one of only a handful of subject matter areas that the SEC is focused on, indicating the significant priority...more

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The Environment 2024: Prognostications on Environmental Regulation in the Biden Era

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While the Election Day Week drama will likely continue to unfold in battleground state courtrooms for the foreseeable future, major news outlets have projected President-Elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2020 #3

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President Trump makes agricultural water demands priority for new office - U.S. News & World Report – October 13 - President Donald Trump this Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues,...more

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Africa Update - October 2015 #2

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Leading the News - Libya: On October 8th, The Washington Post provided an update on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) activities in Sirte, Libya. Since taking hold of Sirte earlier this year, ISIL...more

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Energy And Environment Update

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In This Issue: - Energy and Climate Debate - Congress - Administration - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Department of Interior - Department of Justice - Department of State -...more

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