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Venezuela aprueba nueva Ley Orgánica de Minas

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La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela aprobó, el 9 de abril de 2026, la nueva Ley Orgánica de Minas, mediante la cual se derogan el Decreto de Ley de Minas de 1999 y el Decreto de Reserva del Estado de las actividades mineras de...more

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Texas Legislature Targets Data Center Growth: What Industry Stakeholders Need to Know

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Texas has quickly become one of the nation's most prominent data center markets. A recent report by real estate firm JLL predicts that Texas could have the most data centers worldwide by 2030. In brief, data centers are...more

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P2N0 - Edition 43 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

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Welcome to Edition 43 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE)....more

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EPA Extends Date for Required PFAS Reporting

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This week the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced a final rule that will delay the reporting period for goods made with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") until January 2027. On April 13, 2026, the...more

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Understanding Proactive Environmental Compliance in a Multi-Agency Enforcement World

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Recent developments at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), coupled with longstanding federal and Ohio environmental audit policies, underscore a clear message: companies that proactively identify, disclose, and remediate...more

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TSCA PFAS Reporting Postponed Again

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced it will again delay the start of the data submission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) Section 8(a)(7) reporting requirement for per-...more

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EPA Proposes to Scale Back TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule, Including New Exclusion for Imported Articles (Updated)

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This alert was originally published on November 12, 2025, and has been updated to reflect ongoing developments. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions on November 13, 2025 to the reporting rule...more

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Closing the Gaps: Managing Operational Risk in the Consumer Products Industry

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The most consequential risks facing consumer goods manufacturers rarely originate in the legal department. Instead, they arise upstream in the gaps between what the regulatory team believes state and federal laws require,...more

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Microplastics phase two has arrived: The regulatory inflection point

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For anyone who has watched PFAS litigation unfold over the last decade, the early signals are starting to look familiar. First came the science headlines. Then public concern. Now, regulators are stepping in. Last week’s...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Governor Sherrill Signs Bill Modernizing Nuclear Generation Permitting in NJ: Minor Step or Nuclear Renaissance?

On April 8, 2026, with the existing Salem Nuclear Power Plant as a backdrop, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed into law Senate Bill No. 3870/Assembly Bill No. 4528, reshaping New Jersey’s regulatory framework for...more

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Establishing, Revising, Adopting, and Applying Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act: Counsel on...

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) issued an April 9th memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies styled: Establishing, Revising, Adopting, and Applying Categorical Exclusions Under...more

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Court Annuls New York’s Wetlands Regulations for Failure to Comply with SEQRA

On April 8, 2026, Albany County Supreme Court Justice Richard M. Platkin made a splash when he annulled 6 NYCRR Part 664 – New York State’s wetlands permitting regulations promulgated under the 2022 adoption of amendments to...more

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Europe’s increased focus on the environment and corporate sustainability: an expensive game changer for the pharma industry...

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Over the past decade, the European Union has enacted a host of new legislation to protect the environment, promote sustainability, and tackle climate change, including the European Green Deal to new reporting and due...more

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Se publica nuevo proyecto de decreto de reconversión de actividades mineras en Colombia

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El Ministerio de Minas y Energía (MME) de Colombia publicó para consulta pública un proyecto de decreto que busca dictar los lineamientos del Programa de Reconversión Productiva de actividades mineras. Estos lineamientos...more

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Se publica nuevo proyecto de resolución minera respecto a la economía circular en Colombia

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El Ministerio de Minas y Energía (MME) de Colombia publicó para consulta pública un proyecto de resolución que busca reglamentar los permisos mineros, instrumentos de seguimiento y control, entre otros instrumentos necesarios...more

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EU Sustainability State of Play - The Conclusion of the Sustainability Omnibus Process

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The Sustainability Omnibus has led to substantive amendments to the EU CSRD, EU CSDDD, and EU Taxonomy, bringing clarity on next steps....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

U.S. EPA Proposed Redesignation of Cleveland Area to Attainment for Ozone NAAQS

On April 10, 2026, U.S. EPA proposed to redesignate the Cleveland, Ohio area to attainment for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (the Proposed Rule) – an action that, if finalized, will facilitate...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EPA Again Delays TSCA PFAS Reporting with New Exemptions and Revised Deadlines

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has announced, via a pre-publication Federal Register Notice, that it intends to delay the submission period for manufacturers to report on their per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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EPA Releases Plan That May Require That Drinking Water Suppliers Begin Monitoring Microplastics

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On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health & Human Services released a draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List, or “CCL 6,” for public comment....more

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NC Business Court Relies on Political Question Doctrine in Dismissing Climate Change Lawsuit

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The Town of Carrboro is a small place with big legal ambitions about combatting climate change. It’s been hard at work seeking to reduce its own carbon emissions, and reports adoption of policies it hoped would encourage...more

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The Data Center Reckoning Is Coming to Your State: Wisconsin Just Showed You What It Looks Like

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The AI boom has turned data centers into some of the most consequential—and contested—infrastructure projects in America. States are racing to attract them. Communities are pushing back. Legislators are scrambling to catch...more

Integral Consulting Inc.

Benefit Transfer And Meta-Analysis In Environmental Litigation: Methodological Concerns And Practical Limits

Abstract - Environmental and natural resource litigation increasingly relies on economic valuations derived from benefit transfer and meta-analysis techniques. These methods are often considered legitimate shortcuts to...more

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Navigating the legal framework for data centre development in Belgium

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Belgium continues to attract significant interest from data centre developers and investors, due to its central location in Europe and reliable fibre connectivity. However, the regulatory landscape governing data centre...more

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EPA Looks to Evaluate Microplastics under the Safe Drinking Water Act

On April 6, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft of its sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) issued under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), including for the first time microplastics as...more

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NGFS release package with new tools to manage nature-related financial risks

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The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has released a new package of materials aimed at supporting central banks and supervisors in assessing and managing nature‑related financial risks....more

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