Key Takeaways -
• What Is Happening? On December 2, 2023, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final Clean Air Act (Act) rule designed to...more
Companies should take note and be prepared to respond quickly to more—and more aggressive—EPA enforcement, on the heels of two new enforcement initiatives announced by David Uhlmann, the recently confirmed Assistant...more
Key Takeaways & Analysis -
During the COP27 meeting of the UN Climate Change Convention, President Biden unveiled significant proposed enhancements to the Administration’s existing methane regulation program, including a...more
Overview and Potential Action for Industry Stakeholders -
On October 1, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) issued for public comment its Draft Strategic Plan to Address Climate Change and Advance...more
ARGENTINA -
BIODIVERSITY -
The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development published the 2017 State of the Environment Report....more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from April 16 – May 15, 2018.
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ARGENTINA -
AGRICULTURE -
Chamber of Deputies Bill No. 1344-D-2018, Establishing minimum environmental protection measures for the traceability of agrochemicals.
CLIMATE CHANGE -
Senate Bill No. 410/18, Promoting...more
Welcome to the new format of the Tracker! Because many of our readers have interests in a wide variety of environmental fields, we have expanded our coverage. While we will no longer be including summaries, we will now...more
4/6/2018
/ Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solid Waste ,
Waste Management ,
Wind Power
Happy New Year! With the close of 2017, Latin America ushered in a range of significant initiatives. Brazil proposed lead limits in paints and similar coating materials consistent with current U.N. recommendations. Chile has...more
Latin America continues to progress toward environmental sustainability goals as 2017 nears its end. Argentina proposes potable water and sanitation as legal human rights. Brazil moves forward on a number of waste...more
In a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) did not satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) when it...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from May 16, 2017 – June 15, 2017.
Latin America is moving full speed ahead to adopt and implement Climate Change Convention commitments, signaling that greenhouse gas ...more
Latin America continues it vigorous and progressive introduction of wide ranging environmental and sustainability issues. Some highlighted activity to reflect the range:
Sustainability. Signaling what may be a future...more
This month, Latin American countries sustain their pace issuing progressive environmental measures, and the Region continues to emerge as a global leader on sustainability issues.
Product recycling requirements matured...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from September 16 – October 15, 2016.
Initiatives to reduce and manage packaging wastes appear to be gaining traction, particularly in Argentina, which enacted a new...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from August 16 – September 15, 2016.
Climate change legislation predominates in this report, with Argentina, Brazil and Mexico all ratifying the Paris Agreement, Colombia...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from June 16 - July 15, 2016.
Brazil’s proposal to establish the region’s first comprehensive chemical regulatory program is the top story of this issue. Elsewhere, Chile...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from March 15 - April 15, 2016.
Latin America continues to focus on product stewardship initiatives covering a host of issues. This month we see new green-marketing...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from January 15, 2015 – February 15, 2016.
LAR is quickly embracing consumer-right-to-know initiatives through a host of new proposed labeling and product claims standards....more
3/7/2016
/ Brazil ,
Ecuador ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Food Labeling ,
GMO ,
Green Marketing ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
Mining ,
Product Labels ,
Renewable Energy ,
Waste Management ,
Water Conservation
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from December 15, 2015 – January 15, 2016.
Happy New Year! Although activity typically slows down over the holidays, the New Year is off to a fast start, signaling what will...more
After a fall busy with climate change initiatives in advance of the Paris negotiations, recent proposals reflect a resurgence of waste and product take-back initiatives. Key among these are the repeal and revision of Peru’s...more
Last week, beneath the fanfare surrounding issuance of internal regulations for Mexico’s new oil and gas agency[1] and a suite of conforming amendments to more than half a dozen environmental regulations, the Secretariat of...more