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Chemical Law and Policy — A Conversation with Karyn Schmidt

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Karyn Schmidt, now a principal at Squire Patton Boggs in its Public Policy practice, after spending 25 years at the American Chemistry Council (ACC). For the many members in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Honoring Jocelyn Nungaray (Trump EO Tracker)

The “Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge” will be renamed as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge” to honor Jocelyn Nungaray, whose life was tragically cut short on June 17, 2024, when she was brutally murdered in...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 24: House Tackles Budget Resolution, Shutdown Worries Continue

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Last week, the Senate took its first step to unlock the budget reconciliation process by adopting its budget resolution on a 52-48 vote. Senate Republicans are preparing to...more

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Brazil: Federal Decree Regulates FUNAI's Enforcement Powers

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AT A GLANCE - Federal Decree No. 12,373/2025, published on February 3, 2025, reinforces FUNAI’s regulatory authority over indigenous lands and restricted areas by outlining offenses such as unauthorized entry by...more

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Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (Trump EO Tracker)

The heads of agencies shall take all appropriate action to eliminate the procurement of paper straws and otherwise ensure that paper straws are no longer provided within agency buildings....more

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Executive Order: Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis

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Date Issued: Jan. 20, 2025 This executive order directs the heads of all executive departments and agencies to deliver emergency price relief to the American people by pursuing action to reduce the cost of housing,...more

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Directrices para la facturación de servicios públicos en Colombia, incluido el alumbrado público

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La Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios (SSPD) de Colombia, en ejercicio de sus competencias previstas en los Numerales 1 y 2 del Artículo 79 de la Ley 142 de 1994, así como la función contenida en el Numeral...more

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The New European Commission - Teresa Ribera Takes Charge of Competition

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The new European Commission, under Ursula von der Leyen for a second term, kicked off on 1 December 2024. Teresa Ribera is the new head of European Competition Policy....more

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General Election 2024: How Do the Planning Manifestos Compare?

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This Insight summarises the Planning aspirations of the Conservative, Labour and the Liberal Democrat manifestos for the UK’s 2024 election. Their shared focus is on housing, energy infrastructure and battling climate change....more

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Tercer debate para el proyecto de ley sobre desplazamiento por causas climáticas en Colombia

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El Proyecto de Ley 287 de 2024, por medio del cual se define legalmente por primera vez el concepto de desplazamiento forzado interno por causas asociadas al cambio climático, está muy cerca de convertirse en ley de Colombia....more

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Brazilian Federal Government Creates Inter-institutional Committee to Develop Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy

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On March 25, 2024, the Brazilian federal government published Decree No. 11.961/2024, establishing an advisory and deliberative group, the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Interinstitutional Committee (“CITSB”), which will...more

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Federal Regulatory Recap: A Summary of Recent Rulemaking Actions Taken or Proposed Affecting the Energy Industry

It is clear that these have been busy months for federal environmental regulators, especially those working at EPA, the federal departments and the Council on Environmental Quality. Even the Department of Agriculture has...more

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UK “Green Day” - Key Policy Measures Announced to Fuel Investment in Green Energy and Achieve Net Zero

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The UK government has unveiled a number of measures with the overall purpose of reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting the UK’s climate targets. On 30 March 2023, on what has been called the UK’s “green day”, the UK...more

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Bay Area Impact: Accelerating New California Water Storage Projects, Presented by the Bay Area Council and Venable LLP

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In January, record-breaking storms dropped enough water on California to cover the entire state in about eight inches of water. But not enough of it was captured or stored, a missed opportunity for a state that has struggled...more

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East Coast Turns Focus to Offshore Wind Transmission

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Many east coast states procuring offshore wind are now pivoting towards tackling the difficulties of interconnecting this significant resource. While some states, like New Jersey and New York, are working independently to...more

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PADEP Releases Updated Environmental Justice Policy for Public Comment

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On 11 March 2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released for public comment a draft updated Environmental Justice Policy (Draft EJ Policy), which would significantly expand the scope of DEP’s...more

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A Year-End Review of the Environmental Regulatory Landscape

Anne Austin recently joined Industry Insights host Joel Simon to discuss the key considerations and drivers of the Biden administration’s major regulatory initiatives. Our guest today is Anne Idsal Austin, a nationally...more

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Environmental Deconfliction 2021: the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021

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As in prior years, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 contains a variety of provisions setting U.S. Department of Defense priorities for energy, environmental, and natural resource issues. These...more

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UK Welcomes Formation of International Sustainability Standards Board

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The government also introduced transition plan requirements for companies to meet the UK’s 2050 net zero target. On 3 November 2021, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation Trustees Chair, Erkki...more

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Factoring Environmental Justice Into Investment Plans to Control Costs, Time and Potential Liability

“Environmental Justice” is an effort intended to address the disproportionate adverse impacts of pollution on disadvantaged communities, primarily comprised of minorities and lower-income people. The movement is gaining media...more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: May 2021

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - A Subsidiary can be Held Liable for the Harm Caused by the Anticompetitive Conduct of its Parent Company - On 19 July 2016, the European Commission (the Commission) imposed fines on several car...more

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Love Canal Revisited

It was 41 years ago that one of the more bizarre events in U.S. environmental history took place: two U.S. EPA officials were “kidnapped” by an angry environmental group in a working class neighborhood in New York. As many of...more

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Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain: The Dissolution of Cooperative Federalism in the Trump Era

The Trump Administration’s recent lawsuit against California’s climate change policies has cast a spotlight on a stark and troubling reality.  U.S. v. California is just the latest salvo in a sustained, direct assault by EPA...more

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West Virginia Legislative Brief 2/16/2018

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...Today was yet another day of teachers showing up in large numbers voicing their opposition and concern about the PEIA and teachers pay proposals. Worth noting, last Sunday representatives of the county affiliates of the...more

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Local Ballot Measures: Continuing Legal and Political Points of Division

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A recent swell of local ballot measures throughout the State and the controversy and case law that has resulted serve to remind the Elections Law/Land use lawyer that more than a little caution is warranted, as the web of...more

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