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UK ESG Real Estate Update - Winter 2025

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In our latest ESG update, Adam Balfour considers the ‘S' in ESG, Ben Willis considers the green terms in data centre leases, Rosie Shields updates us on The Planning and Infrastructure Bill and Paul Stones and Ingrid Stables...more

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EU Omnibus I – European Parliament Votes on Amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...

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On 13 November 2025, the European Parliament held its plenary vote on the Omnibus I simplification package. The MEPs adopted a proposal which was put forward by a coalition EPP and right-to-far-right coalition (including ECR...more

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Plastic Food Contact Materials: Declaration of Compliance Soon to Reflect Compliance With New Purity Requirements

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On 21 February 2025, the EU Commission adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/351, the so-called 19th Amendment to the Plastics Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 10/2011), which introduces, inter alia, the notion of “high degree of...more

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EPA Proposes Major Shift in TSCA PFAS Reporting Policy

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Nov. 13, 2025, published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to modify the scope of the Biden-era one-time reporting requirement for manufacturers and importers of per- and...more

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US EPA Proposes Revisions to PFAS Reporting Rule Under TSCA

On November 13, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“US EPA”) published a proposed rule that would modify the reporting requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) under...more

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Product Liability & Mass Tort Monitor: November 2025

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The Product Liability & Mass Tort Monitor is a monthly newsletter delivering critical updates, data insights and actionable strategies for navigating the complexities of product liability and mass tort litigation. This...more

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Litigation under Oregon’s Packaging EPR Law: What Producers Should Know

The state of Oregon’s packaging and paper Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program, enacted in 2021, has progressed into its enforcement stage. With the first fee obligations and real-world compliance deadlines now in...more

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Are Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Constitutional: A Look at the Legal Challenge in Oregon

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Key Takeaways - Many states have now enacted extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, creating new and costly requirements for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers based on the packaging of the products they...more

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Senate Committee Will Hold Hearing to Examine the Future of PFAS Cleanup and Disposal Policy

On November 19, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing examining per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) cleanup and disposal policy. The Committee is scheduled to hear from the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Posts FAQs Regarding Pesticides Containing a Fluorinated Carbon

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a web page entitled “Pesticides Containing a Fluorinated Carbon.” EPA states that among other classes of pesticides, it “occasionally receives and evaluates...more

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California’s Extended Producer Responsibility Law: Reporting Deadline of November 15, 2025

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Like other state-specific Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws (e.g., Minnesota, Oregon), California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act shifts the end-of-life costs of managing,...more

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Eleventh Circuit Applies Notice-Prejudice Rule But Insured’s Failure to Timely Notify Insurer Bars Coverage for Pollution Claims

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Florida law, held that an insurer could deny coverage for failure to provide timely notice where the insured provided no evidence to rebut the presumption of prejudice to the...more

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ESAs update Q&As on SFDR

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The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has published an updated version of its consolidated Q&A document on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the SFDR Delegated Regulation...more

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EPA Proposes to Scale Back TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule

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As the longest federal government shutdown on record continued earlier this week, EPA stayed busy putting the finishing touches on one of its PFAS-related priorities — enabling EPA to “smartly collect” information about PFAS...more

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IOSCO Publishes Final Report On Use Of ESG Indices As Benchmarks

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a final report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices used as benchmarks (FR/15/25), referred to as "ESG benchmarks". ESG...more

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EPA Grants Texas Primacy for Class VI Wells

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On November 7, 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee M. Zeldin signed a final rule approving the application of the State of Texas for transfer of primacy over Class VI Underground Injection Control...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 30th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the preparation of shipping...more

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Alberta Energy Regulator Releases New AERH2S Model for Sour Gas Operations

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On November 4, 2025, the Alberta Energy Regulator released AERH2S, an updated version of its computer model for calculating Emergency Planning Zones (EPZs) for sour gas applications. AERH2S replaces the longstanding ERCBH2S...more

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EPA Issues Proposed Rule Rolling Back Some PFAS Reporting Requirements

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As announced via press release on November 10, 2025 and then officially in the Federal Register on November 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rolling back certain requirements related to reporting PFAS...more

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The Concept of Greenwashing in Light of the Paris Judicial Court’s Judgment of October 23, 2025

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In May 2021, TotalEnergies launched a large communication campaign, affirming its ambition “to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050” as well as its position “as a major player in the energy transition”. Greenpeace France, Notre...more

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Omnibus - European Parliament Has Adopted Its Negotiating Position With Further Scaling Back Of CSRD And CSDDD

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After previously failing to come to an agreement, the European Parliament yesterday adopted its negotiating position on the Omnibus package. This time, the position was adopted with a resounding majority — 382 votes in...more

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Texas Progresses Toward CCS Primacy (UPDATED)

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This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the penultimate step to granting Texas the authority to directly issue Class VI permits under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control (UIC)...more

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Texas Granted Primacy over Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells

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On November 12, 2025, the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA had granted Texas primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) under the Safe Drinking Water Act...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.14.25

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to loosen requirements for companies to report on their uses of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS....more

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Mexico Publishes Regulations of the Biofuels Law

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Mexico's executive branch, through the Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía or SENER), on Oct. 3, 2025, published in the Federal Register (Diario Oficial de la Federación or DOF) the Regulations of the Biofuels Law,...more

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