COP16 en Colombia: El Futuro de la Biodiversidad
Recent Updates to Federal Environmental and Natural Resource Regulations
Podcast - Panorama del sector energético en Colombia
State Low Carbon Fuel Standard Outlook
Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates
Small Refinery Exemption Litigation Update
Renewable Natural Gas – The Next Frontier
Climate-Proofing Our Infrastructure: Building Climate Resilience with the Army Corps of Engineers
How Do You Measure The Economic Value of Ecosystems?
Natural Resource Damages & Environmental Justice
Nota Bene Episode 136: Africa Q3 Check In: Diligent Competition Investigations and the Digitization of the Economy with Andreas Stargard
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Two: A Bright Future for Agriculture with Phil Ward, CEO of Oregon Future Farmers of America
Farmers in southern Tulare County will face greater scrutiny for groundwater pumping after the state placed the region on probation following a lengthy hearing in Sacramento on Tuesday....more
En este episodio de nuestra serie "A Lo Legal Con Energía", Inés Elvira Vesga, socia del área de Energía y Recursos Naturales, conversa con Juan Camilo Nariño, presidente de la Asociación Colombiana de Minería. Juntos,...more
En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", nuestro socio Edwin Cortés habla con José Vicente Zapata, socio del área de energía, sobre el próximo evento COP16 en Colombia, que se enfocará en la biodiversidad y el medio...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently announced that it will be taking a hard look at the Texas Railroad Commission’s (“RRC”) enforcement of injection well regulatory practices (or the lack thereof). The...more
Updates to federal environmental and natural resource regulations and recent consequential decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court have resulted in a significant shift to the federal environmental and natural resource landscape...more
El Congreso de la República de Colombia aprobó el pasado 8 de agosto la Ley 2415 de 2024, por medio de la cual se declaró el Río Ranchería como sujeto de derechos, reconociéndole al río los derechos de conservación,...more
On 9 July 2024, British Columbia announced that new regulations under the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA or Act) came into force to support the dispute resolution process available to Indigenous nations or the chief...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Connectors Castings, Inc. (“CCI”) entered into a June 13th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violation of the Missouri Air Regulations. See...more
Australian Update - Australia and EU Enter Into Critical and Strategic Minerals Partnership - On 28 May 2024, Australia and the European Union (EU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a bilateral partnership to...more
The regulation aims to restore 20% of the EU’s land and sea by 2030 and provide a launchpad for achieving long-term nature-related goals through 2050....more
In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty delve into state low carbon fuel standards, with a detailed look...more
On May 23, 2024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in Natural Resources Defense Council et al. v. Debra Haaland et al. (Case No. 21-15163) (“NRDC v. Haaland”) rejecting the plaintiffs’ challenges...more
Earlier this month, the Wyoming state legislature’s Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee met at the University of Wyoming (UW) in Laramie. The meeting’s theme and focus centered around finding a balance...more
On April 2, 2024, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the California Water Plan Update 2023 (CWP 2023 Update). DWR’s press release dubs the plan “A Roadmap to Water Management and Infrastructure for a...more
On March 28, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Final Rule: Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans (Final Rule) requiring facilities that handle hazardous substances to create...more
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Min Ambiente) de Colombia expidió el Decreto 044 del 30 de enero de 2024, mediante el cual estableció los criterios bajo los cuales, la autoridad ambiental podrá declarar...more
A lot, it turns out. The Biden Administration, bending the knee to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, has paused approval of new LNG export facilities. (In terms of influence on the President, this “wing” is...more
On January 5, 2024, the Department of the Interior (Interior) will issue a notice of a proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to provide the first significant revisions to its natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR)...more
On January 4, 2024, the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) issued its statutorily-mandated report – “Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements” – analyzing the implementation of the “Make...more
La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) de Colombia expidió la Resolución 1099 del 22 de diciembre de 2023 mediante la cual modificó el procedimiento para llevar a cabo la audiencia pública minera que se celebra en los procesos...more
After releasing the final environmental report (EIR) for the Delta Conveyance Project on December 8, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) certified it on December 21, 2023. The certification of the final EIR is a...more
November was an eventful month for the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued two decisions last month—which will apply to cases and matters in California and other states within the Ninth...more
A federal judge has denied the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority‘s attempt to move an environmental lawsuit to federal court to be filed by Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel, alleging that per- and...more
The year started with a bang, with a lot of new Members of the Legislature, and more seasoned Members, invigorated and motivated to tackle some major water policy and funding issues for California. While some significant...more