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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, March 2025

We are pleased to share the March 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends, March 2025

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SEC withdraws defense of US climate disclosure rules; Uyeda speaks on ESG and materiality. On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC...more

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Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives Consistently with Executive Orders and Agency Priorities: U.S. EPA...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) issued a March 12th memorandum titled: Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives...more

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EPA’s Historic Deregulation Initiative: Implications and Opportunities to Engage

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On March 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA would soon undertake efforts to roll back 31 environmental regulations that cut across industry sectors. EPA’s deregulatory...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Cuts, Closures, and Confusion: A Quick Update on U.S. EPA

It has been 50 days since the Trump administration took office, and there remains a tsunami of activity surrounding executive actions and announcements across the federal government. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for 2025

In putting together our thoughts on this post, it was hard not to think about the elephant in the room (see what I did there?). The change in administration has already brought significant changes in our nation’s...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 02.13.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: ·Republican AGs Have Beef with Nutritional Standards Report...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CA AG Enforcement Outlook – What to Expect in 2025

It is safe to say 2025 is expected to be a busy year for California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG). We anticipate that the CA AG will increase enforcement activity this year with wide-reaching and broad investigations...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Incoming Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Personnel and Impact on Enforcement

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To nobody’s surprise, it is already evident that President Trump’s second term will mark a significant shift in environmental regulation and policy from the Biden Administration. This article marks the first in a where we...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 01.09.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Maryland’s Lawsuit Adds to Growing Wave of PFAS Litigation...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2024

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more

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U.S. EPA Increases the Heat on Coolant Enforcement

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") filed a complaint for civil penalties against USA Wholesale, Inc. for the illegal import of hydrofluorocarbons ("HFCs"). HFCs are greenhouse gases used...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Update on RGGI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Pennsylvania joined RGGI pursuant to a 2019 executive order and a subsequent rulemaking promulgated by the state’s Department of...more

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U.S. EPA Announces New Climate-Focused Enforcement Strategy

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On September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ("OECA") released a memorandum announcing its new Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy....more

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New Mexico Announces New Crack Down on O&G Operations

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Citing low compliance rates with air quality requirements, the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) has announced it is ramping up compliance assurance and enforcement activities at oil and gas operations within the...more

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EPA Seeks Comment on National Compliance and Enforcement Initiatives

As has been its tradition for nearly 25 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is seeking public comment on its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) for fiscal years...more

White and Williams LLP

A Changing Climate: the Rising Tide of ESG Liability and Implications for D&O Coverage

The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

DOJ and EPA Announce Comprehensive Strategy to Hand Out Environmental Justice Nationwide

The grip of the "all of government" approach to sustainability continues to tighten. Via a May 5, 2022 memorandum from the Associate Attorney General of the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S....more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General – 2022 Preview

This is the fourth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in tax enforcement. Up next: trends in sanctions & export controls...more

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EPA Increases Environmental Justice- Related Reviews and Enforcement

Under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. EPA has made advancing Environmental Justice (EJ) a leading priority. At times it has felt like EPA releases an EJ-related announcement, policy, or guidance every day. While...more

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20 State Attorneys General Push Congress to Address Environmental Justice

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Advancing Environmental Justice (“EJ”) is a central pillar of the Biden Administration. Beginning with President Biden’s Executive Order “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” signed during his first week in...more

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Environmental Justice and Why You Should Care

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“Environmental Justice” is the concept that all people - regardless of race, color, national origin, or income - should receive fair treatment and have meaningful involvement with respect to the development, implementation,...more

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Environmental Justice Rises to the Forefront of EPA Policy

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EPA and OMB issue directives and propose an initial budget for the Biden Administration’s EJ initiatives - With the Biden Administration’s appointees now in place, environmental justice (EJ) is moving to the forefront of...more

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[Webinar] The First 100 Days of President Biden’s Environmental Policy: Revolution or Back to Basics? - April 15th, 11:00 am -...

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The first 100 days of a new administration can define what lies ahead for the next four years. Join our panel of Nossaman Environment & Land Use attorneys from across the U.S. on April 15, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

White Collar Year in Preview: Massachusetts Attorney General Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the fifth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed False Claims Act trends in 2020. Up next: a look...more

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