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EPA Puts "Holy Grail" of Climate Change in Crosshairs by Reconsidering Endangerment Finding and Other Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced an agenda to revisit numerous regulations addressing the emission of greenhouse gases ("GHGs")....more

EPA Announces Historic Deregulation

On March 12, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a flurry of press releases announcing its plan to rollback dozens of Biden-era, as well as earlier, environmental regulations. This historic move is part...more

Joint Resolution Puts Future of Methane Fee in Doubt

The Biden administration's rule requiring the payment of a fee for methane emissions has effectively been rescinded, although, for now at least, the statutory provision imposing the fee remains in effect along with other...more

The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2024

REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more

The Climate Report | Second Quarter 2024

REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Recent Evolution of the European Regulatory Framework on Greenwashing - Two new Directives adopted by the EU in 2024—the "Empowering Consumers Directive" and the "Green Claims...more

EPA Finalizes Rules to Regulate Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

On April 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") finalized four rules to regulate pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. EPA's stated goal was to provide a framework on which power plants can rely for...more

EPA Finalizes New Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") finalized the strictest-ever emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. On March 29, 2024, EPA announced new emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles for model years 2027...more

EPA Proposes Regulations to Implement Methane Fee

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has proposed regulations for calculating methane emissions fees required beginning this year under the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA"). Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (added...more

EPA Finalizes Methane Emission Regulations

The Situation: The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") finalized regulations designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by 80% in coming years at both new and existing facilities. The regulations...more

U.S. Intensifies Environmental Crime Enforcement in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

In Short - The Situation: The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "Department") and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") recently announced the creation of a regional, cross-agency taskforce, targeting...more

The Agency Strikes Back: EPA Proposes New Emissions Limits for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

In Short - The Situation: The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has issued proposed rules to limit carbon dioxide ("CO2") emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants (the "Proposed Rules")....more

EPA Proposes Stricter Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has announced a new proposed rule that would strengthen the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ("NESHAP") for Coal- and Oil- Fired Electric Utility Steam...more

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of New York City's Climate Suit

The Second Circuit dismissed New York City's climate suit because the Clean Air Act governs the regulation of domestic emissions and foreign concerns caution against judicial intervention in regulating foreign...more

Is Fossil Fuel Running on Empty? The Implications of Climate Change Mitigation

The Situation: Proposed resolutions in Congress and an injunction request in a Ninth Circuit case both seek significant reductions in fossil fuel use throughout the economy. The Result: In the near term, it is easy to...more

Another Federal Court in California Grants Remand of Climate Change Litigation

The Situation: In what may have further muddied the waters of the viability of the recent U.S.-filed state law climate change litigation against industry, a second federal court in San Francisco has granted remand of three of...more

The Climate Report - Fall 2017

US. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION DEVELOPMENTS - EPA PROPOSES TO RESCIND CLEAN POWER PLAN - What EPA Did - In a decision expected and promised since the election of President Donald Trump, the United States...more

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