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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, March 17, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Criticizes Dems’ Strategy in Government Shutdown Fight -During an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, Governor Josh Shapiro criticized U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for not leveraging more...more

K2 Integrity

Post-Pandemic Era: Understanding the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and Its Impact on the Construction Industry

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The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges in technology, with the demand for equipment increasing dramatically as the world quickly transitioned into remote operations. During this time, the United States’...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

In with the New – Part Five

In Part Five of our “In With the New” series, Best Best & Krieger LLP covers important new legislation related to the Brown Act, environmental matters, and unions. Here we provide takeaways and analyses of AB 2449, SB 1100,...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Environmental Developments to Watch in California in 2023

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California is an epicenter of environmental policymaking and often a harbinger of laws and regulations adopted throughout the country, and there’s no reason to think this will change in 2023. Beveridge & Diamond closely...more

Goldberg Segalla

Superfund: An Unsung Victim of COVID

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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) — commonly known as “the Superfund” — was enacted in December 1980 in response to growing awareness of, and concern over, the catastrophic...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Treasury Issues Final Rule on COVID State Funds

On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule on the use of Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) provided to state, local, and tribal governments pursuant to the American...more

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Lessons from the Pandemic About Making Decisions Without Statutes

The New York Times recently published a column arguing that the movie “Don’t Look Up,” intended as an allegory about American reaction to climate change, really works better as an allegory about our reaction to the Covid-19...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OESA Strategic Insights Executive Briefing Series 2021 — Preparing Suppliers for Market Disruptions, Searching the Deep Sea to...

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The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) recently convened a hybrid in-person and virtual session of its Strategic Insights Executive Briefing Series. Addressing the theme of “Supplier Competency and Electric...more

Wiley Rein LLP

EPA’s 18.9% TSCA Fee Inflation Adjustment

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Amid historic and massive increases in inflation[1] and unprecedented supply chain challenges, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) raised its Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) fees by 18.9%. These fees...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

HHS Turns Up the Heat on Climate Change with New Office

The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE), reinforcing the Biden-Harris administration’s...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine BEP Approves New Policy on Remote Meetings

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On September 28, 2021, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection approved a new policy on remote attendance at its meetings. The new policy, titled Policy Regarding Remote Participation in Board Proceedings, allows board...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

ELM Challenges: The Accelerating Need to Digitise

A rapidly evolving work environment and geopolitical realities are greatly accelerating the need for digitisation. This is made crystal clear when you look at the various studies that reveal a real sea-change in executives’...more

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Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase in the Spotlight as G-7 Summit Begins

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The G-7 summit will be held June 11-13 in the United Kingdom, and world leaders have a slate of major issues to discuss- economic rebounds, international relations, and of course the pandemic and vaccine availability. ...more

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Can We Blame This On The ‘Rona?

Being the Husband and Father of 3 medical professionals who have been on the front-lines of COVID-19, I am the last person to make a joke of the pandemic. At the same time, like many of you, I am worn-slick with the 24-7...more

Woods Rogers

2021 Virginia General Assembly Session Highlights Energy and Environmental Issues

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Despite the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns, vaccinations, and containment and relief efforts, the 2021 Session of the Virginia General Assembly produced a number of environmental protection...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5: May 21, 2021

A Budget Deal! As expected, Minnesota’s regular legislative session ended on Monday without passage of the state’s next biennial budget. However, Governor Tim Walz and legislative leaders announced that day that they had...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

National Construction Safety Week: Preventing Accidents on the Jobsite

Even as the construction industry continues its recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it also continues to focus on worker safety. Consistent with this focus, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Biden-Harris Administration Push for Green Technology

In a recent Lawflash, our colleagues Ken Kulak and Ariel Braunstein reported that at the Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the Biden-Harris administration on April 22 and 23 in Washington, DC, President Joseph Biden set...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Earth Day Environmental Responsibility Checklist

Bradley’s Environmental Law team has for years taken on the duty of helping our clients protect themselves and the environment by taking a proactive stand to keep their businesses in order. The best defense to an...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EPA Extends Coronavirus Enforcement Against On-Line Sales of Unregistered Disinfectants

Earlier this week, EPA issued another “stop sale” order to Amazon directing the company to take steps to prevent the continued sale “of potentially dangerous or ineffective unregistered pesticides and pesticide devices making...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Is Your Insurance Program Ready for the Biden Administration?

The Biden administration has hit the ground running with executive orders, regulatory and legislative priorities, and cabinet-level and other top posts being announced on a daily basis. Our public policy colleagues have been...more

A&O Shearman

Climate litigation in the wake of Covid-19 coronavirus continued: picking up steam

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In the last quarter of 2020 we published under the auspices of A&O Belgium’s Sustainability Flagship Project, an overview analysing the status of current climate change litigation in courts around the world in light of the...more

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President Biden's Executive Actions: Focus on Diversity and Equity

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Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Biden Faces Challenges at Home as U.S. Rejoins Paris Agreement

As promised, President Biden has recommitted the U.S. to the Paris climate agreement. He’s also undertaken sweeping executive action to undo the previous administration’s environmental rollbacks. But after four years of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Congressional and Government Investigations in 2021: What to Expect from the Biden-Harris Administration and How to Prepare

As savvy investigators in Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration prepare for new and expanded government investigations, it is time for potential targets to assess and address their vulnerabilities. Investigators in...more

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