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Surge in Proposition 65 Notices of Violation Targets Food Industry over Aflatoxins

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group analyzes a sharp increase in California Proposition 65 enforcement activity targeting aflatoxins in food products and outlines practical steps companies can take to reduce...more

Mayer Brown

Are Companies Ready for EUDR Enforcement? Dry Run Insights

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With the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) set to enter into application on 30 December 2026, the focus is rapidly shifting from the question of what the EUDR requires to the far more consequential question...more

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Global Survey Of ESG Regulations For Asset Managers: ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of ESG investing...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Plans to Expand Immediately MyPeST Platform for Pesticide Submission

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has initiated the rollout of its new pesticide application submission service within its MyPeST application. EPA plans to replace the...more

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The Growing Risk Of ESG-Related Liabilities: ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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As we have discussed in previous chapters of our ESG Handbook, companies are under increasing pressure to improve the sufficiency and transparency of their ESG disclosures. The universe of stakeholders seeking to hold...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 6.5.26

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Environmental groups are urging the state to start regulating polluted stormwater runoff from the parking lots of large commercial businesses, including shopping centers, industrial parks, and warehouses....more

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Incentives And Other Funding Techniques In The ESG Space: ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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ESG principles can be incorporated into an investment strategy or business operations in many, many ways. ESG factors can also be leveraged to access unique financing tools. Some are industry specific, such as the array of...more

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Key Operational Considerations In The Sustainable Economy: ESG and the Sustainable Economy

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In recent years, businesses that demonstrate certain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria have seen a pronounced uptick in interest from many investors, particularly from institutional investors who were in...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

HUD removes environmental clearance officer review requirement for large housing projects

On May 22, HUD issued an interim final rule removing the requirement that environmental assessments for new construction or substantial rehabilitation projects over 200 dwelling units or beds be sent to the Field...more

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Perspectives In ESG And Sustainable Investment: ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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In this handbook, the term “institutional investor” covers a number of different entities that invest funds, typically in order to support a particular purpose. Institutional investors include pension funds (U.S. public...more

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2026 mid-year PFAS update: How federal and state regulation is shaping compliance and litigation risk

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Federal and state regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as well as related policy initiatives such as Make America Healthy Again (MAHA), continue to accelerate and evolve, with key compliance deadlines...more

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Overview: ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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In recent years, supply chain risk management has received more attention in the context of investing with a focus on ESG and the sustainable economy. Specifically, efforts to address social issues, such as modern slavery and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC proposes rescission of 2024 climate-related disclosure rules

On May 29, the SEC announced the proposed rescission of the climate-related disclosure rules adopted by the agency in March 2024, which, though never taking effect, would have required registrants to provide certain...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Maine Passes First-In-The-Nation EPR Law Targeting Electronic Smoking Devices

On April 23, 2026, Maine became the first state in the nation to pass an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law targeting vapes, e-cigarettes, and other electronic smoking devices....more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers - ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook, June 2026

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Investment advisers offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental, social, and governance...more

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Natural Resource Damages/CERCLA: United States/State of Georgia and Poultry Processing Facility Enter into Consent Decree

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the United States of America and the State of Georgia entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) with Gold Creek Foods, LLC (“Gold Creek”) addressing the recovery of...more

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ESG And The Sustainable Economy Handbook

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While environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is a broad concept that means somewhat different things to different people, it is ultimately an investment ethos whereby certain criteria that may not be neatly quantifiable...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Southampton’s Residential Dock Ban Tests Its Authority Over Bay Bottoms

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A legal battle is brewing in Southampton, New York, pitting age-old colonial-era patents, acts of the State Legislature, and caselaw concerning riparian rights against local environmental regulation, and more specifically,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

After Certification: What Housing Element Inventory Designation Means for Your Project

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Now that a majority of California jurisdictions have adopted Housing Elements certified as compliant by the state's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), a new question has come into sharper focus for...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - May 2026

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Work on the N-ESRS Accelerates – Exposure Drafts Coming in July

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At its meeting this week, the EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board discussed the N-ESRS. These are the reporting standards for non-EU entities reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

EPA Publishes Best Practices Report For Battery Recycling, Pennsylvania Bill Banning PFAS In Consumer Products Advances, and...

Monthly newsletter Material Concerns: Legal Updates on Substances of Emerging Concern keeps clients informed on the latest legal, regulatory and scientific developments related to substances of emerging concern....more

Goldberg Segalla

Lowering the Limits: New York’s Push for Stricter Lead Dust Standards

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Between 2025 and 2026, several proposed changes to New York’s lead regulations have emerged at both the state and city levels. One of the most significant is Bill S122A, introduced last year, which directs the New York State...more

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SEC Proposes Rescission of Climate Disclosure Requirements

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed the rescission of climate disclosure rules requiring companies to provide climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports....more

Hogan Lovells

Turning carbon complexity into competitive insight: New capabilities on ESG Global Vision

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Carbon regulation is moving fast. We’re not just keeping a pulse on business impacts – we’re empowering clients with the insights they need....more

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