In recent years, states and municipalities have attempted to hold fossil fuel companies liable for their alleged impacts on climate change. Numerous states and municipalities have sued fossil fuel companies, alleging that...more
5/14/2025
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Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Pending Litigation ,
Preemption ,
State and Local Government ,
Superfund ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach." The EO aims at "unleashing American energy" by removing legal restrictions imposed by state...more
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws represent a pivotal shift in environmental and sustainability compliance, placing the onus of end-of-life product management on Producers, the parties that produce the products...more
10/18/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Data-Sharing ,
Distributors ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Plastics ,
Product Packaging ,
Self-Certification ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Waste Management
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
In the first episode of our Energy & Natural Resources team's "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty sit down for a conversation on all things related to the federal Renewable Fuel...more
Assembly Bill 1305 (AB 1305), also called the Voluntary Market Disclosures Act, is a new California statute requiring companies to make certain disclosures if they make claims in the state regarding greenhouse gas (GHG)...more
This episode of the "Eyes on Washington" podcast series by Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Group is presented by attorneys Halley Townsend, Andy Kriha and Alex Holtan of the firm's Greenwashing Mitigation Team....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have recently and aggressively signaled their intent to ramp up enforcement activity regarding the use of carbon offsets to make environmental...more
8/16/2023
/ Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
CFTC ,
Climate Change ,
Commodities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Green Guides ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Marketing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Whistleblowers
For the first time since 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is actively evaluating potential updates to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides or Guides) to provide clarity...more
6/30/2023
/ Advertising ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Green Guides ,
Green Marketing ,
Greenwashing ,
Marketing ,
Recycling ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices