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Carbon Capture Developments: Class VI Primacy in Louisiana and Texas

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As energy infrastructure projects ramp up along the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond, the role of states in holding primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) for certain federal programs has taken center stage; this is particularly...more

DLA Piper

RMA Reform At A Glance

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Introduction and overview of the reform - On 9 December 2025, the Government released the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill, which are intended to repeal and replace the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) by...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Net Zero Claims Under the Gun

What a difference a few years can make. Three years ago, American corporations were falling over themselves to make advertising claims that they would achieve “net zero” carbon emissions or would be “carbon-neutral” by a...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

CARB Publishes Proposed Regulations Implementing California’s Climate Disclosure Laws

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On December 9, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released long-awaited draft proposed implementing regulations for the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and California’s Climate‐Related Financial Risk...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, December 2025

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - 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 Single Fluorinated Carbon.”...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

OECD Publishes Synthesis Report on Understanding Fluoropolymers and Their Life Cycle

On November 14, 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a report entitled Synthesis Report on Understanding Fluoropolymers and Their Life Cycle. The report provides a synthesis of the...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NYSDEC Soil Background Study Clarifies Background PFAS Conditions

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”), through its Division of Environmental Remediation (“DER”), recently released its final Rural Soil Background Study for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

2026 Legal Checklist for Michigan Farmers

As Michigan farmers enter 2026, they face a rapidly evolving landscape with new legal challenges and opportunities. Regularly reviewing the following checklist can help you spot issues early, minimize risks, and strengthen...more

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Wastewater Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Granby, Missouri Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City of Granby, Missouri entered into a November 20th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No....more

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PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. EPA Addresses Hazardous Substance Designation Impact on Brownfields Program

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) titled: What EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Means for EPA’s Brownfields and Land...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Federal ESA Rules Face Overhaul—California Prepares to Fill the Gap

As we speed towards 2026, the federal government has taken steps to resuscitate regulations adopted by the first Trump administration related to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The U.S. Fish and...more

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California Chamber of Commerce Advances Pioneering Initiative to Amend CEQA to Streamline Permitting and Construction of...

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On October 21, 2025, the California Chamber of Commerce (the “Chamber”) announced it had filed a voter initiative to modernize and streamline the review process for building the state’s most essential infrastructure projects....more

Nossaman LLP

What the Court Decision Invaliding the Federal Wind Energy Moratorium Means for Renewable Energy

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In a highly anticipated decision, the moratorium on permitting wind energy projects that federal agencies have imposed since January 20, 2025 was struck down by the Massachusetts Federal District Court on December 8, 2025....more

Clark Hill PLC

PFAS in Products: Minnesota Adopts PFAS Reporting and Fees Rule

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After a two-year rulemaking process, on Dec. 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA”) finalized a rule that, with very limited exemptions, imposes a first-of-its-kind reporting requirement on manufacturers of...more

Lathrop GPM

U.S. Oil & Gas Outlook 2026: How Energy Companies Can Navigate a Plateau Year

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2025 was expected to be a new golden age for traditional energy sources: the era of “drill, baby, drill,” under an administration intent on removing hurdles for producers. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Greenwashing: Italy aligns With the EU Legal Framework

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On 5 November 2025, the Italian Council of Ministers preliminary approved a legislative decree transposing Directive (EU) 2024/825 on empowering consumers for the green transition. The decree aims to strengthen rules on...more

Hanson Bridgett

New Legislation Threatens to Roll Back CEQA Exemptions for Advanced Manufacturing

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A new bill introduced in the California Legislature, AB 1083, proposes significant rollbacks to the environmental streamlining provisions for advanced manufacturing projects that SB 131 recently established....more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 12.12.25

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Federal wildlife officials on Monday denied listing the Western Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Federal Agencies Move to Return the Endangered Species Act to 2019 Interpretation

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Proposed rules would reverse Biden-era regulations under the ESA and return to the regulatory framework implemented during the first Trump administration....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

The Third Leg of the Stool – Time to Revisit That Other California Corporate Climate Disclosure Requirement

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Many companies have been diligently preparing for compliance with California’s climate risk and greenhouse gas emissions disclosure mandates. For companies that have not already done so, it also is time to revisit California...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Adopts New Enforcement Approach Prioritizing Compliance Assistance and Communication

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Craig Pritzlaff, Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), transmitted a memorandum (Pritzlaff Memorandum) on Dec. 5, 2025, to OECA...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California's 2026 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know

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As in previous years, California saw a significant volume of new housing legislation emerge from Sacramento in 2025. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of California Housing Laws in the final section below.) This...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report: Fourth Quarter 2025

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Latest Developments on the EU Taxonomy Regulation - As part of the broader "Omnibus" package for the simplification and revision of recent EU ESG rules, the European Commission has moved...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

2025 Update on California DPR’s Regulation of Treated Seed, and What’s Coming in 2026

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Key Takeaways - What Happened: Earlier this year, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released draft text in advance of formally proposing regulations that would, for the first time: (1) expressly...more

Jenner & Block

California Seeks Input on Potential Microplastics Regulations: Comment Deadline January 30, 2026

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California regulators are seeking stakeholder input on potential regulations for products that contain or generate microplastics. Companies that manufacture, sell, or distribute the identified products should consider...more

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