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New White House Guidance Moves ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Metric to Side Burner

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For decades, regulators have tried to quantify harm related to emissions, including the “social cost of carbon” (SCC), but that approach has now changed. The Trump Administration recently released a memorandum seeking to...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

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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Federal Government Sues Four States Over Climate Superfund Laws and Climate Change Litigation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a series of federal lawsuits against four states—New York, Vermont, Michigan and Hawaii—alleging that recent legislative and enforcement efforts to hold fossil fuel companies...more

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Unleashing American Energy: Trump Administration’s Latest Executive Orders

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New Executive Orders and Proclamation - On April 8, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued three significant executive orders (“EOs”) and a fourth proclamation consistent with his pledge to “Unleash American Energy.” These...more

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Executive Order Targeting State Energy Regulations: Impacts and Responses From States

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The order instructs the Attorney General to curb state and local climate initiatives and prepare a report within 60 days detailing those efforts....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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The State AG Report – 02.06.2025

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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: •NCAA Agrees to Stop Imposing Name, Image, & Likeness...more

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January 2025 Multifamily Alert

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With the New Year under way, we wanted to provide updates on legislative activity and other developments affecting multifamily properties in the region and across the country, including Maryland Building Energy Performance...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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EPA Doubles Down on Enforcement to Address Climate Change

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In its latest move to address climate charge, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) on September 28, 2023 issued a memorandum titled “EPA’s Climate Enforcement and...more

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Prepare Now for Even More Aggressive EPA Enforcement

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Companies should take note and be prepared to respond quickly to more—and more aggressive—EPA enforcement, on the heels of two new enforcement initiatives announced by David Uhlmann, the recently confirmed Assistant...more

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U.S. Lawmakers Urge DOJ to Investigate Oil and Gas Companies

On July 25, 2023, Representative Ted Lieu and 19 other Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, requesting that the Department of Justice...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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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Doubles Down on Environmental Justice

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Today, August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the fiercely negotiated and long anticipated Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). Among other things, the IRA provides a significant boost, including approximately...more

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Biden Administration Revives Consideration of Climate Change Impacts in NEPA Reviews

The Biden administration has continued its efforts to reverse the previous administration’s approach to climate change, this time relating to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires reviews of large...more

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Biden Administration Takes Early Action on Climate Change

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In its first week in office, the Biden Administration took initial steps to meet its ambitious goals to address climate change. These steps are contained in a January 20, 2021, executive order (the "Day One Order"), a January...more

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The “Climate 21 Project” Prepared for the New Administration

This is a brief review of the recently released “Climate 21 Project” policy memo. It is the work of many former members of the Obama Administration who are deeply concerned about climate change and what steps the new...more

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Carbon Markets Roundup - September 2020

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B&D’s Carbon Markets Roundup covers domestic and international developments related to carbon pricing and related regulatory programs aimed at regulating or reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Despite—or perhaps because...more

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Federal Court Dismisses Federal Challenge to California’s Cap-and-Trade Linkage to Quebec Program

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Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California challenging the constitutionality of California’s linkage of its cap-and-trade program to a similar...more

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Trump DOJ Sues California, Seeks to End State’s Cap-and-Trade Agreement with Québec

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A recent lawsuit filed by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice seeks to block a six-year-old agreement between California and Québec that “links” their respective cap-and-trade programs....more

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State Cap and Trade: U.S. Department of Justice Civil Complaint Against California Challenging Quebec Agreement

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against the State of California, certain of its Officers, the California Air...more

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EPA-California Legal Showdown Looms Over Authority to Regulate Carbon

Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver. EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more

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Governance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition, June 2019

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U.S. DEVELOPMENTS - SEC and NYSE/Nasdaq Developments - SEC Proposes to Expand “Testing the Waters” Exemption to Permit Pre-Offering Communications - On 19 February 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Rethinking Stakeholder Engagement for the New Millennium – Part I

What does stakeholder engagement mean in the 21st century? How has the topic gained such traction over the past few years? What is the role of the compliance professional in stakeholder engagement? How does increased...more

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Massachusetts Environmental and Land Use Alert

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Off to Court We Go: Petitioners Challenge EPA’s Small MS4 General Permit for Massachusetts - The storm of debate and criticism over the terms and conditions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) General...more

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