As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) steps back from defending its March 2024 Climate Disclosure Rule, companies face growing uncertainty in navigating an increasingly fragmented and uncertain landscape of state...more
As President Trump embarks on his second term and California begins the second year of an already active legislative cycle, a high-stakes battle is brewing. The Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory agenda is poised...more
2/18/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
In a potential blow to the fledging EV transition, reports have noted that the Trump transition team is planning to terminate the $7,500 consumer EV credit, an action publicly supported by Elon Musk....more
With a renewed focus on domestic energy production and regulatory reform, the incoming administration signals significant shifts in U.S. energy and climate priorities.
The incoming Trump Administration will prioritize...more
12/19/2024
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Export Bans ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Grants ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Minerals ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration ,
UNFCCC ,
Wind Power
Governor Newsom signs amended law, abandoning prior bid to provide additional time for implementation.
Despite efforts by California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide more time for businesses to comply with the new...more
On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
The listing does not include a designation of critical habitat....more
The SEC’s new climate regulations generate uncertainty for companies that must comply with both the SEC’s and California’s climate-related disclosure requirements.
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
In response to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a class deviation postponing the proposed requirement to disclose greenhouse gas emissions.
On November 14, 2022, the...more
Whether by land, by sea or through human innovation, carbon sequestration is likely coming to (or already happening in) a destination near you. As our planet, overdosed on greenhouse gases, battles climate disasters, a...more
Business groups’ recently filed lawsuit mounts the first legal challenge to California’s novel climate disclosure laws, creating potential uncertainty for impacted companies.
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin...more
Louisiana is the third state granted authority to permit and regulate Class VI underground injection control (UIC) wells, marking a significant step forward for these projects.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
California’s unprecedented AB 1305 law purports to target “greenwashing” by mandating public disclosures about virtually any claim of “significant” carbon reductions, but its broad wording and uncertain effective date raise...more
12/20/2023
/ California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Violations ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Low Carbon Fuel Standard ,
Net Zero ,
Renewable Energy ,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
As companies are increasingly defending against lawsuits over allegedly greenwashed marketing campaigns, federal agencies and the Biden Administration are considering codifying relevant non-binding guidance, currently under...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has issued a far-reaching proposed rule that requires significant greenhouse gas reporting and emission reduction obligations for federal contractors.
Most federal contractors,...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently issued a far-reaching proposed rule that includes significant compliance obligations for contractors related to their greenhouse gas emissions.
Most federal contractors,...more
Rule 2305, a first-of-its-kind air district rule, will impose new costs on warehouses and the Southern California supply chain, potentially testing legal boundaries of local authority to regulate “indirect sources” of...more
Gov. Newsom’s executive orders stand to have a direct impact on California facilities and operations.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency and, pursuant to his broad authority under the...more
Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver.
EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more
10/1/2019
/ Administrative Authority ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Automotive Industry ,
California Air Resources Board ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Legislative History ,
Multi-Party Litigation ,
NHTSA ,
Pending Litigation ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory History ,
Trump Administration ,
Waivers ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
As federal efforts to roll back environmental regulations from the Obama era continue, environmental groups have been increasingly filing lawsuits against industry alleging damages related to climate change impacts, using the...more
9/14/2017
/ Causation ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Negligence ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Political Question Doctrine ,
Preemption ,
Public Nuisance ,
Removal ,
Rising Sea Levels ,
Rollbacks ,
Shell Oil ,
State Law Tort Claims ,
Storm Water ,
Trump Administration