The Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) require facilities using certain toxic or flammable substances to develop and submit a risk management plan to the U.S....more
3/11/2026
/ Chemicals ,
Clean Air Act ,
Comment Period ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trump Administration
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted a statewide Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program that requires specified categories of emitters and suppliers operating in or selling covered...more
3/9/2026
/ Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Environmental Conservation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
New Regulations ,
Petroleum ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 regarding Investment Company Names (the Names Rule) in 2001 to prevent fund names from being materially deceptive...more
3/5/2026
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
At a White House event with President Donald Trump on February 12, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the repeal of EPA's 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding, and...more
2/18/2026
/ Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Endangerment Finding ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Obama Administration ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Repeal ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration
Since Holland & Knight's previous alert about state extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging, there have been significant developments in the implementation of these programs. Seven states currently have EPR...more
1/22/2026
/ Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Producers ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Waste Management
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 17, 2024, announced the designation of two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) – as...more
12/18/2025
/ ASTM ,
Brownfield Grants ,
Brownfield Properties ,
CERCLA ,
Contamination ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Site Assessment ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Grants ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Remediation ,
Risk Management
Craig Pritzlaff, Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), transmitted a memorandum (Pritzlaff Memorandum) on Dec. 5, 2025, to OECA...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Nov. 17, 2025, announced the release of a proposed rule revising the definition of "waters of the United States" (Proposed WOTUS Rule). The...more
11/19/2025
/ Clean Water Act ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Groundwater ,
Jurisdiction ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Sackett v EPA ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
In keeping with the Trump Administration's goals of permitting reform, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on Sept. 29, 2025, issued an updated guidance memorandum to the heads of federal agencies regarding...more
10/24/2025
/ CEQ ,
Deregulation ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Legal History ,
NEPA ,
New Guidance ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public comments on its proposal to eliminate a substantial portion of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), 40 C.F.R. Part 98, and suspend reporting...more
Antitrust authorities in the U.S. and abroad are intensifying their scrutiny of collaborative activities surrounding environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, and net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals....more
9/4/2025
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Boycotts ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Market-Sharing ,
Net Zero ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sustainability
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Aug. 1, 2025, published a proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines from model year 2012...more
8/7/2025
/ Clean Air Act ,
Comment Period ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Deregulation ,
Endangerment Finding ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trump Administration
The Trump Administration has issued a Presidential Memorandum, "Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century," aimed at modernizing and streamlining the federal environmental review and permitting processes through...more
5/16/2025
/ Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Information Technology ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Land-Use Permits ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that EPA will undertake 31 distinct actions in an effort to advance President Donald Trump's Day One executive orders (EOs) to...more
3/18/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
NAAQS ,
NESHAP ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tribal Governments ,
Trump Administration
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued an interim final rule and corresponding memorandum to heads of federal departments and agencies indicating its intent to rescind prior National Environmental Policy Act...more
2/26/2025
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Audubon Society ,
Biden Administration ,
CEQ ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Jan. 31, 2025, declined a request to review its decision that challenged the authority of the Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ), leaving open questions...more
2/5/2025
/ Administrative Authority ,
Biden Administration ,
CEQ ,
En Banc Review ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Judicial Authority ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Trump Administration
In his final days in office, President Joe Biden has exercised his executive authority to withdraw more than 625 million acres of federal waters from future oil and gas leasing – the largest withdrawal of its kind in U.S....more
1/14/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
BOEM ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Leases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Offshore Lease ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States
In response to a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit finding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) updates to its lead paint hazard standards were deficient because they improperly took...more
11/8/2024
/ Abatement ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Lead ,
Lead Paint ,
Public Health ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)