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Betting on a power-industry glow-up, Big Tech goes nuclear to stop A.I.-driven energy meltdown

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Artificial Intelligence is Big Tech’s newest toy. However, AI also requires massive amounts of energy to operate, which puts the industry’s climate commitments at risk. The sprawling data centers that Microsoft and other...more

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Everything Oiled is Sued Again

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It has the origins of a great American Success Story – in 1886, in the midst of the Second Industrial Revolution, a vast reservoir of oil was found in Lima, Ohio, prompting legendary entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller to hire...more

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EPA’s Newest Emission Reduction and Reclamation Program Breaks Refrigerants and Cooling Status Quo

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized regulations impacting a large swath of refrigeration and cooling equipment industries. The new regulations are the most recent EPA action addressing the use of...more

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Outlook Dark for the SEC’s ESG Rule After Loper Bright

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For 40 years, the standard of review for agency rulemaking was set forth in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. Chevron held that when a statute is silent or...more

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PFAS: Protecting Your Business From ‘Forever Chemical’ Litigation

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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 15,000 chemicals with heat, grease, oil, water, and stain resistant properties. They may be found in consumer products like food packaging, non-stick...more

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Attorneys General Gather To Discuss Plastics Pollution Crisis And Explore Solutions

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On September 26–27, 2024, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general (AGs) was joined by nonprofit advocates, academics, and industry stakeholders for a Plastics Forum convened by Connecticut AG William Tong and the State...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA, FDA, and USDA Release Tool to Help Companies Developing Microbial Biotechnology Products Navigate Regulatory Landscape

On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the release of a new web-based tool on the Unified Website for...more

Perkins Coie

California Makes Minor Changes to Climate Disclosure Statutes

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Almost a year ago, California enacted three statutes requiring climate-related disclosures: the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261), and the Voluntary Carbon...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 10.3.24

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Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a controversial bill – Assembly Bill (AB) 98 – that will impact all warehouse developments, regardless of whether there are any sensitive receptors near the potential warehouse site....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hazen Solid Waste Landfill...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Waste Corporation of Arkansas, LLC (“WC”) entered into a September 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Decision Trees for PFAS: Mitigation Selection in Drinking Water

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has issued a document titled: Decision Trees for PFAS – Mitigation Selection in Drinking Water (“DTP”)....more

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Reduction of Exposure of Vulnerable Federally Listed Endangered/Threatened Species from the Use of Conventional Pesticides: U.S....

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a September 2024 document titled: Action Plan to Reduce Exposure of Vulnerable Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species from the Use of...more

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California Governor signs legislation tweaking requirements of climate disclosure laws

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Senate Bill 219, a bill that tweaks some of the requirements of California’s climate disclosure bills, SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and SB 261,...more

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European Commission Proposes One-Year Delay to European Deforestation Regulation

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The Commission published guidance documents to the regulation and proposed to postpone its entry into application to 30 December 2025....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation for TCEP, a Flame Retardant and Plasticizer

On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final risk evaluation for Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), a flame retardant and plasticizer. 89 Fed. Reg. 78868. EPA states that it...more

Hogan Lovells

DOE’s new Liftoff report updates deployment challenges and strategies for nuclear energy

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On Monday, September 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) published an updated version of its Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Advanced Nuclear report. The updated report builds off of the initial report,...more

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DOE Awards ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub $30 Million to Kickstart Blue and Green Hydrogen Projects

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On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) its first round of funding, marking the official launch from a funding perspective to one of the most...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Hydrogen Tax Credit Guidance to Be Finalized by Year’s End; Department of Energy Opens Emissions Value Request Process for Clean...

After months of waiting to see how federal regulators might advance clean hydrogen tax policy in the runup to and following the November election, we are finally getting some news: Several outlets are reporting that the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Update (and Refocus) on California Climate Disclosures

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As anticipated, on September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 219 (SB 219), after the California legislature passed it on August 31, 2024. SB 219 amends the Climate Corporate Data...more

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California Governor Newsom Signs Bill Re-Affirming 2026 Start Date for Climate Disclosures

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This summer, California Governor Newsom had proposed that California delay the implementation date of its climate disclosure law for two years. The California legislature rejected this proposal, instead passing S.B. 219,...more

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Interagency Water Workforce Working Group Report to Congress: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Water issued an August 2024 report tilted: Interagency Water Workforce Working Group Report to Congress (“Report”). ...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The First U.S. EPR Law Specific to Textiles Signed into Law in California

On September 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California SB 707 (the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024), which is the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law in the U.S. that is specific to textiles....more

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Harmful Products/Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act: U.S. District Judge Dismisses U.S. Department of Justice...

WebProNews reported in an October 1st article that United States District Judge Orelia E. Merchant dismissed a United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) environmental enforcement action that had been filed against eBay,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Automotive Update - October 2024

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An article by Foley & Lardner Partner Vanessa Miller that provides a guide to force majeure provisions was published in mdm Distribution Intelligence. To address potential risks to national security, the U.S. Commerce...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California Climate Disclosures Remain on Schedule

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

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