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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - December 2024

Looking at 2024 EV sales, the U.S. made meaningful strides toward achieving the Biden Administration’s goal of having 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030. Since the IRA was enacted, purchases of zero-emission...more

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Hung Out to Dry: USEPA Issues Bans on Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene

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Continuing its assault on commonly used chemicals that pose risks to human health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) issued (but has not yet published in the Federal Register) bans on...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 12.13.24

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday banned two solvents found in everyday products that can cause cancer and other serious diseases. It was a move long sought by environmental and health advocates, even...more

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EPA Removes Toxic Substances Control Act Exemptions for PFAS

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Dec. 4 finalized amendments on the regulation of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, the EPA targeted stricter regulations of certain...more

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EPA Rule Kills Trichloroethylene and Cripples Perchloroethylene

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Our blog has written on EPA’s placement of Trichloroethylene (TCE on the chopping block and the phase down of Perchloroethylene (PCE). And early this week, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized those proposed rules...more

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Endangered Species Protections Proposed for Monarch Butterfly

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On December 10, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed to list the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). A proposed critical habitat designation...more

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2025 and Beyond – Are You Remaining Compliant With the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

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EU Regulation 2023/956 on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was introduced to make sure importers of certain goods into the European Union bear similar carbon costs as if they were produced inside the EU and...more

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California Air Resources Board Issues Update Regarding Enforcement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure Law SB 253

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As both public and private companies “doing business” in California with annual revenues above $1 billion prepare to comply with SB 253, CARB last week issued an important enforcement notice stating that it has elected to...more

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Frontier Required to Clean Up Hazardous Waste Disposal Practices in California

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California AG Rob Bonta has settled with telecommunications company Frontier California, Inc. to resolve allegations that its illegal disposal of and mismanagement of hazardous waste violated state hazardous waste control and...more

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Regulating Automotive Emissions: Part I - What to Expect Under the Second Trump Administration

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On the day of his inauguration, President Joe Biden issued a historic number of executive orders, several of which focused on overturning actions taken by the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Begins Public Consultation on Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts

On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts (Interim Framework). 89 Fed. Reg. 92125. According to EPA, the Interim...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 12.12.24

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The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have released the final rules for the Sec. 48 Energy Credit – also known as the federal investment tax credit (ITC). For decades, the ITC has fueled U.S. clean...more

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California Offers Enforcement Relief on GHG Disclosures

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On December 5, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued an Enforcement Notice regarding the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), which will require companies “doing business” in California to...more

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Newsflash: What the New Proposition 65 Short-Form Warnings Mean for Consumer Products Companies

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After three years of various proposals, on December 6, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency that implements Proposition 65, finally announced new amendments to “short-form” warning...more

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Alleged Indirect Trespass/Nuisance: Southern Environmental Law Center Limestone County, Alabama Circuit Court Action Addressing...

The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) filed a December 9th Complaint for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the Circuit Court of Limestone County, Alabama on behalf of: New Beginnings Covenant Ministries. The...more

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Wastewater Plant Reconstruction: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wynne, Arkansas entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing operation of a wastewater...more

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Public Consultation on the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy

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Brazil’s Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation on the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB), a fundamental instrument for classifying and defining the compatibility of economic activities and investments with...more

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New USEPA Rules Under the Toxic Substances Control Act Ban Many Uses of TCE and PCE

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On December 9, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) adopted new rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) banning certain uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). ...more

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Driving Towards Greater Transparency and Sustainability in the EV Market with Davide Giacobbe and ScoutIt

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Could the future of electric vehicle adoption hinge on our ability to accurately assess the health of EV batteries? On today’s episode of Founder Shares, Davide Giacobbe, CEO of ScoutIt, shares his journey from automotive...more

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Proyecto de ley para modificar la inversión forzosa del 1% al 4% en Colombia

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Recientemente fue radicado un nuevo proyecto de ley en la Cámara de Representantes de Colombia el cual propone aumentar la inversión forzosa en proyectos relacionados con el uso del agua de una fuente natural, del 1% al 4%....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Public Health Impacts of PFAS Exposures

On December 5, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight held a hearing on “Examining the Public Health Impacts of...more

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The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: What Non-EU Multinational Companies Need to Know

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Although political sentiment against mandatory sustainability reporting by business entities has grown in Europe (similar to the anti-ESG backlash in the United States), the European Commission (EC) has not backed down. On...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Massachusetts Permitting and Siting Reform is On the Way! What Does That Mean For Your Projects?

On November 20, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed “An Act Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity, and Protecting Ratepayers,” into law as Chapter 239 of the Acts of 2024. Among other things, the new...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Proposed Rule to Revoke Most Food Uses of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos

On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos except for those tolerances associated with the 11 food and feed crops that remain...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

EPA Bans TCE (sort of). Is the "New" TSCA Working?

Last week, EPA released two final rules under TSCA. The first rule bans all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE). The ban is subject to several temporary exemptions for certain uses under § 6(g) of TSCA. The second rule bans...more

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