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Cozen O'Connor

Republican AGs Trash Sustainability Groups’ Recycling Practices as Anticompetitive

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Florida AG James Uthmeier led a group of 5 Republican AGs in sending letters to major environmental organizations, alleging that they coordinated with large corporations to impose anticompetitive recycling and packaging...more

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SFDR 2.0 Leaked: Freedom or New Investor Demands for Private Market Sustainability?

On 6 November 2025, the long-awaited “SFDR 2.0” has finally surfaced in a leak and, as many in the market expected, it represents a major reset of Europe Union’s (“EU”) sustainable finance framework. The proposal, still in...more

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New Source Review/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations Letter Challenging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 2nd interpretive letter addressing the definition of  “Begin Actual Construction” in the Clean Air Act New Source Review (“NSR”) regulations....more

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment: Arkansas Attorney General Rejects Clean and Healthy Natural Environment Amendment

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin transmitted a November 4th letter (Opinion No. 2025-110) to Jennifer Waymack Standerfer rejecting a popular name and ballot title for a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment titled: ...more

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Directing Oregon State Agencies to Promote Resilience of Communities and Natural and Working Lands and Waters: Oregon Governor...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued an Executive Order titled: DIRECTING STATE AGENCIES TO TAKE URGENT ACTION TO PROMOTE THE RESILIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL AND WORKING LANDS AND WATERS (“EO”)....more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Federal Government’s 2025 Budget Announces Further Changes to Greenwashing Rules under the Competition Act

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On November 4, 2025, the federal government published its 2025 budget, including plans to remove the requirement for companies to substantiate environmental benefit claims using internationally recognized methodologies, and...more

Hogan Lovells

Unlocking energy security: The essential role of critical minerals

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Critical minerals are essential for clean energy technologies. Demand for critical minerals is accelerating as countries race to secure energy supplies. Securing sufficient and sustainable critical minerals to meet...more

Hogan Lovells

Transition to energy dominance: Challenges and opportunities

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“Energy dominance” is replacing “energy transition” as the driving theme in global energy policy. The rise of AI, cryptocurrency, and the onshoring of manufacturing is fueling surging electricity demand - straining grids and...more

NAVEX

What Are Compliance Risks? Risk Types, Areas & How to Manage

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Addressing the many compliance risk areas with a standardized taxonomy is critical for risk and compliance leaders for several reasons. First, defining compliance risks using the standardized Risk Categories and Risk Types...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California State Water Resources Control Board Issues New and Revised PFAS Advisory Levels

On October 29, 2025, the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (State Water Board) issued new and revised notification levels and/or response levels for four per- and poly- fluoroalkyl...more

Paul Hastings LLP

California Climate Reporting Deadlines Loom Despite Uncertain Implementation Timeline

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will not publish initial rulemaking for SB 253 and SB 261 — two laws that will impose certain environmental disclosure requirements on large companies doing business in the state —...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Chemical Exposure Alone Is Insufficient for Toxic Tort Standing in Colorado

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On October 30, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action complaint seeking medical monitoring, holding that the representative plaintiff lacked standing because mere exposure to ethylene...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EC Launches Critical Chemicals Alliance; Organizations Active in the Chemical Industry Can Apply Online

The European Commission (EC) announced on October 28, 2025, the launch of the Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA). According to the EC, the CCA “stems directly from the Chemicals [Industry] Action Plan adopted in July 2025,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

BB-REG-NET Report Finds Biodegradable Plastics Can Mitigate Long-Term Environmental Impacts of Conventional Plastics

On October 14, 2025, BB-REG-NET, a United Kingdom (UK) regulatory science network for biobased and biodegradable materials, published a report entitled “Addressing Persistent Plastic Pollution: The Case for Biodegradable...more

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Workplace Chemical Protection Program Requirements: When OSHA Didn’t Act, the EPA Did

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has fundamentally changed the compliance landscape for occupational exposures...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

New Mexico Posts PFAS Protection Act Labeling Requirements FAQs

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has posted frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding New Mexico’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act labeling requirements. As reported in our October 15,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

JBS Settles NY AG Greenwashing Suit for $1.1 Million

This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $1.1 million settlement with JBS’s American subsidiary resolving allegations regarding the company’s commitment ​“to be net zero by 2040.” As we previously...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The Future of Chemical Data Intelligence — A Conversation with Greg Gartland, Chief Executive Officer of 3E

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Greg Gartland, Chief Executive Officer of 3E. We discuss 3E’s business offerings, how it defines its place in the very competitive world of chemical information management, the...more

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Safe Drinking Water Act: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Town of Bell Buckle Enter into Agreed Final...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Town of Bell Buckle, Tennessee entered into an October 17th Agreed Final Order (“AFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain rules addressing public...more

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Economic Analysis of Drainage Water Recycling: Environmental Defense Fund Report Analyzes Opportunities for Supporting Farm...

The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) published a report titled: Economic Analysis of Drainage Water Recycling: Environmental Defense Fund Report Analyzes Opportunities for Supporting Farm Resilience/Water Quality...more

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Litigation/CERCLA: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Action Constitutes Cost-Recovery or Contribution

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (“10th Circuit”) addressed an issue arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). See Atl. Richfield Co. v. NL Indus., Inc., 132 F.4th...more

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UK CFRF Publishes New Resources to Strengthen Climate and Nature Risk Management in Finance

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) webpage, announcing the release of a comprehensive suite of publications aimed at enhancing the financial sector's capacity to manage...more

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EP Rejects Mandate to Enter Into Negotiations on Omnibus I Sustainability Package

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The European Parliament has rejected the negotiating mandate, adopted by its Legal Affairs Committee on 13 October, on the Omnibus I package on simplified rules for sustainability reporting and due diligence. The Legal...more

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European Commission 2026 Work Programme

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The European Commission (EC) has published a communication alongside a fact sheet outlining its 2026 work programme, which sets out a comprehensive legislative and policy agenda to strengthen the EU. The programme includes 38...more

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The Latest in the Race for Deep-Sea Minerals

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On October 28, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sent a draft rule to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs that would streamline the NOAA permitting...more

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