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Beveridge & Diamond PC

Preparing for a Wave of Citizen Suits in Texas – Ten Tips for Leveraging the Texas Environmental, Health & Safety Audit Privilege...

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As reported previously, we anticipate environmental nongovernmental organizations (eNGOs) to file more citizen suits in response to reduced federal enforcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Some eNGOs...more

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California’s Unique Greenhouse Gas Emissions Laws Remain in Effect—For Now

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Relief is not immediately in sight for companies subject to key California greenhouse gas emission laws. A federal court in California recently denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to pause compliance with SB-253,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Climate Rule Saga Continues

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial climate disclosure rules have been essentially dead since last March, when the SEC voted to end its defense of the rules. ...more

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SEC Withdraws Guidance That Companies Must Disclose Foreign Climate Litigation

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Last Friday, on June 20, the SEC withdrew guidance--dating from the George W. Bush administration--that indicated that “disclosure of environmental actions brought by a foreign government” was “require[d].”  In effect, the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Latest Developments in Fight Over California’s Climate Disclosure Laws

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A preliminary injunction motion is set for May, the judge issued a scheduling order, and CARB announced a public workshop to kick off a rulemaking to implement the laws....more

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Ten Strategies to Use When eNGOs FOIA EPA to Prepare for Citizen Suits

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Environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) looking to develop citizen suits typically first mine publicly available compliance information companies must submit to state and federal environmental agencies. eNGOs...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Appellate Court Vacates Requirement that Downstream Entities Reporting by Non-Confidential Accession Number Assert CBI Claims

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On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) petition and granted the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and American Fuel and Petrochemical...more

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Shell Decision and Climate Litigation - Repercussions on doing Business in Germany

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On November 12, 2024, The Hague Court of Appeal found in the case Millieudefensie vs. Shell that the Shell Group has an obligation to counter dangerous climate change. However, the Court was not able to establish that the...more

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