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Key Takeaways: The IRS has opened a limited settlement window for eligible conservation and historic preservation easement disputes, with a reduced 10% gross valuation misstatement penalty available during the first 90...more
The developer behind a proposed battery storage facility in Watsonville will withdraw its application from Santa Cruz County to instead seek approval through the state....more
The European Union's Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, "CRMA") represents one of the most significant regulatory developments affecting the mining sector in decades. Adopted on April 11, 2024, and in...more
The NRC’s new approach to environmental review has the potential to streamline approvals for a range of nuclear projects....more
Key Takeaways - What Happened: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed a new rule to revise the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program to allow owners and...more
Plastics regulation and litigation continue to evolve quickly, with state legislatures, regulators, plaintiffs’ lawyers, nongovernmental organizations, and state attorneys general all shaping the landscape. Recent...more
On May 1, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the regulations for SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act with an effective date of May 1, 2026. As a result, initial...more
The PFAS & Plastics Legal Review is BakerHostetler’s weekly newsletter providing updates to industry stakeholders on all issues relating to emerging contaminants, chemicals issues, and supply chain readiness. ...more
Corporations across sectors are exploring new ways to manage carbon reductions in their supply chains to achieve emissions-reduction targets. When doing so, it is critical to ensure accurate tracking of greenhouse gas (GHG)...more
The U.S. Department of War (DoW) published a request for information (RFI) on May 12, 2026, seeking information to identify and assess critical applications for DoW and defense industrial base (DIB) that necessitate the use...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 19th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Metro Transit Authority (“MTA”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground...more
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation and Waterkeeper Alliance have issued a May 2026 report titled: Protecting Clean Water at the State Level After Sackett: How States Can Step Up to Keep Rivers, Streams, Lakes,...more
California’s plastic packaging regulations (SB 54) are now approved, as of May 1, 2026, starting the extended producer responsibility (EPR) compliance clock for businesses. The regulations establish California’s EPR framework...more
Beginning January 1, 2027, Washington State’s organohalogen flame retardant (OFR) restriction will also cover certain electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures manufactured, distributed or sold by...more
On May 1, 2026, California's Office of Administrative Law approved CalRecycle's regulations implementing SB 54, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. The regulations took effect upon...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday proposed allowing data centers, power plants, and other industrial facilities to begin certain construction work before obtaining required federal air permits....more
On May 13, 2026, we attended the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) Second Public Webinar on the WAIRE Mitigation Program. Here is what you need to know....more
Last fall, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) gave project developers a valuable thing in Clean Air Act permitting: a usable bright line....more
The UK Government’s Construction Products Reform White Paper sets out a comprehensive programme to overhaul the regulatory framework governing construction products. Prompted by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and subsequent...more
On 4 May 2026, the European Commission published a simplification package for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), delivering on its commitment to the European Parliament and Council following the December 2025 revision of...more
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and released it for public comment. CCL 6 identifies...more
The European Commission has formally published a much-anticipated draft delegated act under the EU Batteries Regulation (EUBR) that would exempt certain product categories from the Article 11 requirements to design for...more
On 7 May 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its Report on 2025 Corporate reporting enforcement and regulatory activities (the “ESMA enforcement report”) – the report covers enforcement...more
Data center developers and hyperscalers are racing to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and data centers across the United States. In response, federal and state policymakers have introduced legislative...more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances remain a top priority for regulators and litigants, but the legal landscape is fragmented and uncertain. At the federal level, the US Environmental Protection Agency continues to defend a...more
