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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - August 2025

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

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RGGI Third Program Review Concludes: New Model Rule and Strengthened Emission Caps Unveiled Amid Federal Scrutiny

Earlier this month, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) announced the completion of the RGGI Third Program Review, which resulted in several major changes to the RGGI Model Rule that will shape the program through...more

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RGGI Third Program Review Significantly Strengthens GHG Targets, Expands Cost Containment Reserve, Eliminates Offsets, and Makes...

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On July 3, 2025, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) completed and released its Third Program Review and an updated CO2 Budget Trading Program Model Rule. RGGI evaluated numerous scenarios during the multi-year...more

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EPA Plans Reset of GHG and Mercury Rules for Power Plants

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Introduction - Continuing the regulatory whiplash over greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from power plants, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed repealing the Biden administration’s GHG...more

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EPA Moves to Repeal Biden–Harris-Era Power Plant Emissions Rules

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On June 11, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency, under Administrator Lee Zeldin, proposed repealing two key Biden–Harris-era rules targeting greenhouse gas and air toxic emissions from fossil fuel–fired power plants....more

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EPA Proposes Sweeping Repeal of GHG Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

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Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin on June 11, 2025, announced a proposed rule titled “Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units.” In...more

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EPA Proposes Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Standards for Power Plants

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The US Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a proposed rule and accompanying press release announcing its intent to repeal both the 2015 greenhouse gas emissions standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants...more

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Power Move: EPA Proposes GHG Rules Repeal

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On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule that, if finalized, would repeal all greenhouse gas (“GHG”) standards for the power sector. Further, the principles underlying the...more

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EPA Proposes Repeal of Power Plant GHG Emissions Standards

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If finalized, the rule would eliminate both Obama- and Biden-era limits on GHG emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. On June 11, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule under...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 6.13.25

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved this Wednesday to erase limits on greenhouse gases from power plants and to weaken restrictions on other hazardous power plant emissions, including mercury, arsenic, and...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposing Repeal of Energy-Related Regulations Impacting Energy Development

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On June 11, 2025, Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that in following up on the EPA’s “31 historic actions” announcement made back in March, the EPA is proposing two rules to repeal (1) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025

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EPA announces details of its reorganization. On May 2, the EPA announced a major reorganization that will eliminate several key offices, including the Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP), Office of Air Quality Planning and...more

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Fighting Fire with Fire: AI and the Fight Against Climate Change

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William Shakespeare coined the phrase to fight “fire with fire” in 1623’s The Life and Death of King John. A mere 402 years later, the same phrase used to describe English succession wars may apply to a newly formed, though...more

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Climate Initiatives and Orders EPA To Set Sunset Dates for Regulations - The Trump...

President Trump’s executive orders prioritize energy production from fossil fuels and pause both onshore and offshore wind projects....more

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Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy (Trump EO Tracker)

Grants a two-year exemption from the EPA's updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule for certain stationary sources, citing the lack of commercially viable emissions-control technology needed to meet the rule’s...more

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EPA Announces Sweeping Deregulatory Agenda: The Complete Set of EPA’s 31 Actions and Affected Environmental Regulations

In what it called “the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its most expansive deregulatory initiative to date on March 12, 2025. Through a...more

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Key takeaways from recent EPA announcements to reduce and reshape environmental regulation

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On March 12, 2025, EPA announced 31 intended actions by the agency in furtherance of the Administration’s goals of “Unleashing American Energy,” “Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families,” and “Advancing Cooperative...more

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EPA Announces Major Shift in Enforcement Priorities for Energy Sector

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On March 12, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) issued a memorandum titled “Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives Consistently with...more

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EPA Announces Rollbacks on 31 Environmental Provisions

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The new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, announced March 12 the agency would be rolling back 31 key environmental provisions that regulate air pollution, water protections, and the energy...more

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EPA Announces Deregulatory Initiative to "Power the Great American Comeback"

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that EPA will undertake 31 distinct actions in an effort to advance President Donald Trump's Day One executive orders (EOs) to...more

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EPA Announces 31 Sweeping Regulatory Reforms

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that the agency will take 31 deregulatory actions aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s executive orders and economic agenda....more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces 31 Actions

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On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is undertaking 31 significant actions in furtherance of the President’s Inaugural Day Executive Orders....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

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EPA Previews Expansive Deregulation Efforts

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The EPA administrator announced 31 deregulatory actions the agency will prioritize. On March 12, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a video and accompanying press release from Administrator Lee...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — March 2025

Federal Energy Policy Update: A Tumultuous Start to 2025 - The saying “March comes in like a lion” refers to the weather. However, in the political sphere, the Trump administration has ushered in a turbulent start to the...more

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