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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
From “Houston, We Have a Problem” to Workplace Safety: Lessons from Apollo 13 - Hiring to Firing Podcast
Navigating Change: Federal Updates on Energy, Transportation & Water Policies
Predictably Unpredictable: Considerations & Lessons Learned Regarding Force Majeure
Decoding Crypto Legislation: GENIUS Moves and Clarity Paths — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice
Podcast - Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA: The Intersection of Constitutional and Environmental Law
SCOTUS Clean Air Act Cases: What’s New?
The Classification of Gasoline & Gasoline Fumes as a Carcinogen: Considerations for Corporate Executives & Attorneys
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 19 - Power Struggles: Federal vs. State Authority in Energy Law
CHPS Podcast Episode 3: Unlocking America's Mineral Potential
Tariffs and Trade Series: Effects on Agriculture Operations and Markets
AGG Talks: Development Podcast Series - Episode 1: Powering Georgia: Energy Resilience, Data Centers, and Clean Innovation
States across the country are shifting the financial responsibility of managing packaging waste from local governments and consumers to the companies that place the packaging into the marketplace. These packaging Extended...more
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a new general permit for remediation contractors, known as the General Permit to Act as a Contractor to Contain or Remove or Otherwise...more
The rule positions the Railroad Commission of Texas as the primary permitting authority over Class VI wells and could expedite CCS projects in the state....more
In a ruling with sweeping implications for New York’s climate policy, an Albany trial court ordered the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC or Department) to issue long-overdue regulations under the...more
Food security remains a critical issue in Africa. The ongoing water infrastructure crisis—marked by insufficient investment, water scarcity and the impacts of climate change—is the key factor undermining the continent's...more
On 5 November 2025, the European Council (Council) agreed its position on amending the European Climate Law (EU Climate Law) to introduce a binding, intermediate 2040 climate target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced critical changes to its long-deferred Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) PFAS Reporting Rule. The revised rule narrows the scope of information to be reported and...more
While the EUDR provides a pathway for African countries to adopt sustainable farming, it also imposes significant compliance pressures, especially for smallholder farmers. On December 30, 2025, the European Deforestation...more
Introduction - On 13 November 2025, the European Parliament confirmed its position on the EU’s sustainability regulatory framework—proposing a moderated version of the CSDDD and amendments to the CSRD. These developments mark...more
On November 17, 2025, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps announced proposed revisions to the 2023 definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which the Agencies expect “to be deregulatory in nature” – i.e. narrowing the...more
The lack of food security is a persistent issue facing parts of Africa. The number of Africans who are undernourished has been increasing, even as the global hunger trends show modest improvements in other regions. In 2022,...more
Contexte En juin 2023, la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (1999) (la « LCPE ») a été modifiée afin de reconnaître le droit à un environnement sain (le « droit à un environnement sain ») et d’exiger...more
With the deadline to publish SB 261-compliant climate risk reports rapidly approaching (January 1, 2026), and with legal challenges slowly moving through the court system in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of...more
In 2023, the West‑Wide Governance Pathways Initiative (Pathways Initiative) launched a collaborative effort by Western state energy regulators to design an Independent Regional Organization (IRO), which would be an...more
On November 14, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) further postponed the effective date of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 6(g) exemption requirements in the final risk management rule for...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a final report on guidelines for environmental scenario analysis under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD), as amended by CRD VI (Directive (EU) 2024/1619). These...more
In the wake of a catastrophic battery storage facility fire in Moss Landing in January that burned over half the batteries in a 300-megawatt (MW) installation in Monterey County, 2025 has been a rollercoaster year for Battery...more
In the largest mass tort claim in English legal history, the High Court has found in favour of over 600,000 claimants adversely affected by the collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil....more
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) issued an October 29th Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Black Rock Services, Inc. (“BR”) for alleged violations of the New Mexico air regulations. See BRS-36610-2501....more
The Trustees of the McJunkins Family Trust U/A (“Trust”) filed a November 11th pleading in the Circuit Court of Benton County, Arkansas styled: Complaint at Law and Request for Injunctive Relief with Request for Emergency...more
A November 10th Petition was filed to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) to delay the retirement of the Comanche 2 (“C2”) coal power plant until 2026. See PROCEEDING NO. 25V-____E....more
In our latest ESG update, Adam Balfour considers the ‘S' in ESG, Ben Willis considers the green terms in data centre leases, Rosie Shields updates us on The Planning and Infrastructure Bill and Paul Stones and Ingrid Stables...more
On 13 November 2025, the European Parliament held its plenary vote on the Omnibus I simplification package. The MEPs adopted a proposal which was put forward by a coalition EPP and right-to-far-right coalition (including ECR...more
On 21 February 2025, the EU Commission adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/351, the so-called 19th Amendment to the Plastics Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 10/2011), which introduces, inter alia, the notion of “high degree of...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Nov. 13, 2025, published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to modify the scope of the Biden-era one-time reporting requirement for manufacturers and importers of per- and...more
