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Voluntary Certification for RNG Projects: New Qualification Standards for Animal Waste

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Public and private financial incentives for the construction and operation of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects have accelerated the growth of the industry over the past several years. While much of the RNG industry’s...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Proposes to Narrow Scope of TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting Rule; Exemptions Would Include De Minimis Amounts, Imported...

On November 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) regulation for reporting and recordkeeping requirements for...more

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EPA Proposes Significant Exemptions to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule

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On November 10, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a proposed rule adding six new exemptions to the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) reporting regulations under the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Fifth Circuit Rejects Pipeline’s and Challengers’ Petitions for Review of FERC Order Certificating GTN Expansion Project

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On October 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) denied several petitions for review of FERC’s authorization of Gas Transmission NW, LLC’s (GTN) GTN Xpress compressor expansion project...more

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Trump Administration Moves Forward With Rollback of Sustainable Procurement Language in FAR

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Key Takeaways - The Trump administration is moving to roll back and simplify sustainable procurement requirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) through class deviations, targeting the Biden-era sustainability...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Reschedules November 18, 2025, SACC Preparatory Meeting for D4 Risk Evaluation and Extends Comment Period

On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is rescheduling the November 18, 2025, preparatory meeting for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). The meeting to consider...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Litigation to invalidate City of Yes zoning for housing opportunity dismissed

On November 12, 2025, Justice Lizette Colon of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Richmond County, dismissed a petition challenging the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendment (COYHO). The...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act: What Businesses Need to Know

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Long known for its progressive environmental policies, Oregon once again became a frontrunner with the 2021 passage of the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA). The RMA is a new Extended Producer...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

PA State Budget Imposes New Permitting Review Deadlines on PADEP

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The 2025-26 state budget signed into law yesterday by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro contains a number of provisions that will require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to complete its review of...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Tougher CSRD Position Endorsed by European Parliament— What Happens Next

On 13 November 2025, the European Parliament (“Parliament”) adopted its negotiating position on the review of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”), as part of the European Union’s (“EU”) broader...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Opportunity to shape the EU Taxonomy in European Commission’s Call for Evidence

On 7 November 2025, the European Commission published a call for evidence on proposals to amend the European Union’s Taxonomy legislation. In particular, the call is in relation to two delegated regulations amending the...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York Agrees to Delay Implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act

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Hours after we issued yesterday’s legal alert on the approaching Jan. 1, 2026, date for implementation of New York’s All-Electric Buildings Act, the state agreed to delay implementation....more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Massachusetts Reconsiders Nuclear Energy in Its Clean Power Mix - Update

On November 11, the House members of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy voted to advance a new draft of a bill entitled An Act Relative to Energy Affordability, Clean Power, and Economic...more

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Advancing Water Reuse Act: H.R. 2940 Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives

H.R. 2940 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives. The legislation is denominated “Advancing Water Reuse Act’’ (“Reuse Act”)....more

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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: National Association of Clean Air Agencies Comments Addressing Reconsideration

The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) submitted November 3rd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the federal agency’s September 16th proposed rule styled: ...more

Walkers

ESG newsletter: Quarter 4, 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of our ESG newsletter. In this issue, we spotlight key developments shaping the European sustainable finance landscape, including legislative updates, regulatory guidance and emerging best...more

Hogan Lovells

EPA Proposes Major PFAS Reporting Relief: What You Need to Know

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On November 13, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed changes to the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Data Reporting and Record keeping Rule Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”)...more

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Brazil’s Federal Government Establishes the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy

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On October 31, 2025, the Federal Government published Decree No. 12,705/2025, which, on the eve of COP30, officially established the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB) as an instrument of the Federal Executive’s Ecological...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Update: US EPA’s Proposed Revisions to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule

As previously reported, US EPA is in the process of revising the TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting rule. On Monday, the agency released the proposed revision language which includes the ‘typical’ reporting exemptions of the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Recycling Old Tricks: State AGs Probe Plastics Industry Collusion in Latest ESG Probe

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This month, the attorneys general of Florida, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Montana sent letters to various environmental groups expressing ​“collective concern” about potentially anti-competitive recycling practices....more

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Cosmetics Industry Regulatory Challenges Accelerate

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The past three years have marked the most significant expansion of cosmetic industry oversight since 1938. The updates below outline key provisions of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”) and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Northeast Supply Enhancement Project Receives Key Environmental Permits

On November 7, 2025, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) reversed their prior positions and approved Clean Water Act (CWA) Section...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California’s Climate Disclosure Laws: What to Expect from CARB’s November Workshop

On November 18, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will host its third virtual workshop addressing regulations under SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Climate-Related Financial Risk...more

Goldberg Segalla

New York and New Jersey Approve $1B Fracked Natural Gas Pipeline

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The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week approved the required permits for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline project....more

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Haunted by the Ghost of Chevron Deference: Ripple Effects from the End of the Chevron Era

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You may think you’ve seen the last of Chevron deference, but in the year since SCOTUS pronounced the era of Chevron dead, it has garnered more attention than ever. As a reminder, Chevron deference was overturned in the 2024...more

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