News & Analysis as of

New Legislation Trump Administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Baker Donelson

States Step Up as Federal PFAS Regulations Retreat

Baker Donelson on

Federal Rollbacks Prompt State Action - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump Administration has announced plans to rescind and reconsider key portions of the 2024 PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

PFAS Regulatory Landscape Update — The Message? Stay Tuned.

Troutman Pepper Locke on

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced several actions in recent weeks that shed light on the Trump administration’s approach to PFAS regulation....more

K&L Gates LLP

Environmental Justice Update

K&L Gates LLP on

Federal - In the first few months of the second Trump presidency, the Administration took steps to roll back environmental justice (EJ) considerations in federal decision making. This included a flurry of executive orders...more

Cozen O'Connor

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (3/24)

Cozen O'Connor on

Illinois bill improving drinking water quality signed into law- “Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to enhance the quality of public drinking water in Illinois. This law will require the Illinois Environmental...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Twelve TSCA Developments to Expect in 2025 (Updated)

Beveridge & Diamond PC on

This alert was originally published on December 4, 2024, and has been revised based on recent developments. With the election of Donald Trump, the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2025 will...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Trump Administration Suffers Yet One More Judicial Defeat; The “Secret Science” Rule Is Vacated

Last month, I noted that the Trump administration had suffered “one final judicial defeat” – the rejection of its Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Of course, I spoke to soon. Last week, Judge Brian Morris rejected EPA’s rule...more

Morgan Lewis

Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Fuel-Efficiency Standards

Morgan Lewis on

The administration of US President Donald Trump issued the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule (SAFE Rule) on March 31. A joint effort of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

PFAS Added to Toxic Release Inventory Reporting

Pierce Atwood LLP on

At the end of 2019, President Trump signed into law the “PFAS Act of 2019” (contained in the National Defense Authorization Act), triggering reporting of a significant number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

Clark Hill PLC

Window on Washington - Vol. 1, Issue 40

Clark Hill PLC on

Busy January: Congress has left town with a long list of items that it will need to handle in January and throughout the first quarter of 2018. The continuing resolution that Congress just passed only funds the government...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide