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EPA Proposes Repeal of Legal Foundation for Greenhouse Gas Rules

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a major shift in regulatory policy—to rescind the agency’s 2009 “Endangerment Finding” and to repeal all resulting emission standards for new motor vehicles and...more

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EPA Initiates Rulemaking to Eliminate the 2009 GHG Endangerment Finding

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposes rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which underpins greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air Act....more

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ICJ Issues Advisory Opinion on States' Legal Obligations Regarding Climate Change

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The International Court of Justice ("ICJ") stated that States have legal obligations to regulate emissions and may be held internationally responsible for climate inaction—including the failure to effectively regulate...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.18.25

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the agency tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure rules, published guidance this Wednesday on how companies can comply with Senate Bills 253 and 261 (which govern...more

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Science-Based Targets In Law Are More Important Than Ever

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Science-based targets (SBTs) rely on scientific facts to achieve specific conditions or outcomes. SBTs reflect the best available science and set goals intended to prevent human activities from harming the environment....more

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Evolving NEPA Regulations May Facilitate Energy Projects

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The National Environmental Protection Act ("NEPA") requires that federal agencies assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making final decisions, including decisions on issuing federal permits,...more

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New Executive Order Challenges State Climate Laws

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Challenging a slew of state climate-related laws and programs, President Trump’s April 8, 2025 executive order (EO) set the stage for more legal fights between the federal government and states. In the new EO, “Protecting...more

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Climate Change Suits Against Energy Companies Tossed by U.S. State Courts

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On January 23, 2025, in an opinion for City of Annapolis v. BP PLC, et al. and Anne Arundel County, Maryland v. BP PLC, et al., the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, dismissed two cases brought by the City of...more

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Montana Supreme Court Holds State Constitution Includes Protections Against Climate Change

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Throughout 2024, young Americans from states like Oregon, California, and Hawaii turned to litigation, arguing that court intervention is necessary to protect them from climate change. The young plaintiffs spearheading these...more

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The Making Conservation a California Way of Life Framework – What It Is and What It Means

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In 2024, after years of deliberation, California water officials adopted landmark rules that will guide future water use and conservation in the state. The “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” framework went into...more

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New York Fighting the Federal Government to Clear the Air on Congestion Pricing

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Ask any New Yorker what their top five complaints are about the city and either “traffic” or “gridlock” (or both) are all but certain to be represented. Indeed, you don’t get to be called “the Business Capital of the World”...more

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MoForecast: Navigating State AG Environmental Enforcement Trends for 2025

As we continue into 2025, state attorneys general (AGs) will play a pivotal role in shaping environmental policy and enforcement. With anticipated resistance to environmental regulation rollbacks and a continued focus on...more

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Minnesota’s Win Turns Up the Heat in Climate Change Litigation

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison has obtained an order denying in large part motions to dismiss filed by defendants ExxonMobil Corp., the American Petroleum Institute, Koch Industries, Inc., Flint Hills Resources LP, and Flint...more

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The State AG Report – 02.13.2025

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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: ·Republican AGs Have Beef with Nutritional Standards Report...more

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Industrial Wood Pellets: A False Climate Solution

The industrial wood pellet industry in the U.S. manufactures and exports wood pellets to burn in power plants to produce electricity, and this has been praised as a climate solution, a source of renewable energy. The truth is...more

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Executive Order: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions

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Date Issued: Jan. 20, 2025 This executive order revokes 78 actions and orders rolled out during the Biden Administration, intending to repair institutions and improve the economy under the policy plans of the Trump...more

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Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - Instructs various departments to report within 15 days on all available federal authorities to bolster wildfire fighting measures in southern California. Instructs the DOI and DOC to take immediate action to...more

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National Water Availability: U.S. Geological Survey Releases Assessment

The United States Geological Survey (“USGS”) released on January 16th a document titled: The National Water Availability Assessment (“Assessment”)....more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 1.17.25

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On Monday, January 13, 2025, California withdrew requests for Clean Air Act waivers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) needed to support four recently adopted vehicle emissions regulations: 1) the Advanced...more

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From Waves to Wells Seawater Desalination and Coastal Groundwater Basins

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Traditional sources of freshwater are dwindling as a result of increased demand, reduced natural replenishment, volatile weather patterns, and extended-duration droughts. Desalination, the industrial-scale removal of salt...more

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America's Most Endangered Rivers: American Rivers 2024 Analysis

The organization American Rivers has issued its annual list of what it describes as “America’s Most Endangered Rivers”. The organization, American Rivers, describes itself as: ...championing a national effort to...more

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More on Climate Superfund Laws and Litigation

Last week, we posted about New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act. We promised to continue to monitor developments concerning climate superfund legislation and to update readers as necessary. It’s been...more

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Europe Daily News, 18 December 2024

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COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11457 - HPE / Juniper)- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11488 - Nexans / Gruppo LTC)...more

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Europe Daily News, 17 December 2024

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11570 - Midea / Arbonia) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11669 - Shell Group / Pavilion)...more

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The Future of U.S. Environmental Regulation: What to Expect in 2025

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While still a newly minted lawyer early in 1977, I had the good fortune to land a job with the then brand-new Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. This coincided with the 1976 election of Jimmy Carter as...more

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