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Clean Water/Drinking Water State Revolving Funds: 37 State and National Organizations Letter to the Chairs of the United States...

The 37 state and national organizations with interest in water and wastewater projects sent a letter to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriation Committee addressing state revolving funds....more

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New Federal Brownfields Legislation to Boost Economic Revitalization

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Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va., Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) have reintroduced S. 347 as The Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025. According to an...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

U.S. EPA Grants Louisiana Primacy for Class VI Geologic Sequestration Wells: What's Next?

Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") signed a final rule granting the State of Louisiana's request for primary responsibility for the permitting, compliance, and enforcement of Class VI (deep...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Greenpeace Sues European Commission Over Inclusion of Gas and Nuclear in EU Taxonomy

On April 18, 2023, eight Greenpeace organizations (the organizations) filed a lawsuit against the European Commission at the European Court of Justice following the Commission’s inclusion of natural gas and nuclear energy in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UN Requests Opinion from International Court of Justice on Climate Change Obligations

The United Nations General Assembly, the UN’s primary policy-making body, has adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of its 193 member states...more

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White House Releases Version 1.0 of Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

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The Biden-Harris administration launched Version 1.0 of its Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. This tool is a key component of the administration’s environmental justice...more

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Global Climate Change Cooperation: Takeaways from COP26 for Regulated Entities

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Upon taking office in January, the Biden Administration immediately prioritized climate change and environmental justice, fulfilling President Biden’s campaign promise. In the past two weeks, President Biden reiterated those...more

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