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Untangling the Web of Data Center Campuses
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Practical IP Lessons From the Field Part Two: Navigating IP Risk in Oil & Gas - Energy Law Insights
Investing in Resilience: How Extreme Weather is Reshaping Infrastructure Investment and Risk
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[Panel] Regulatory Crosscurrents: PFAS, CARB, and the Future of Environmental Enforcement
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Rewriting the Rules: The Supreme Court's Landmark Decision on Clean Water Act Permits
Making Conservation a California Way of Life Framework – Details on the Regulations that May Revolutionize the Way Water is Used and Projects are Developed in California
From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
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Navigating Change: Federal Updates on Energy, Transportation & Water Policies
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On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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