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Special Water Supply Edition: California Environmental Law & Policy Update 10.25.24

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California officials have joined a legal effort to restore water to the Kern River after an abrupt shutoff of water dried up the river and killed thousands of fish in Bakersfield....more

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When Every Drop Matters, Cities Turn to Watertech

We all need water to survive—but access to the liquid lifeline isn’t always a given. With a shifting climate and ever-increasing agricultural and industrial demands on this limited commodity, UNICEF predicts that by 2025,...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Environment & Energy Insights (October 2024)

Welcome to the October edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover: - EPR laws, including how they can shift the cost of...more

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EPA Proposes Adding More PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add 16 new, individually listed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and 15 PFAS categories to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list as "chemicals of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Government Publishes 2035 Industrial Strategy to Drive Green Growth and Innovation

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On 17 October 2024, the UK government published “Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy” (the strategy) for public consultation. The strategy sets out a 10-year roadmap based on goals including driving economic...more

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Green Claims: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit

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Protecting the planet against climate change is a social movement—and big business. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued detailed and specific guidance for marketers about how to substantiate so-called green...more

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Middle-Market Companies Are Preparing for Sustainability Regulations While Monitoring Legal and Political Developments

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According to a recently released preview of the RSM Middle Market Sustainability Survey 2024: US and Canada, 75% of middle-market companies report their organization has already taken steps to prepare for compliance with at...more

Morgan Lewis

First Appeal Decisions on the Admissibility of Actions Based on the Duty of Vigilance

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On June 18, 2024, the new chamber 5-12 of the Paris Court of Appeal handed down its first three rulings on the admissibility of duty of vigilance claims in cases involving TotalEnergies, EDF, and Vigie Groupe (formerly Suez)....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

2024 US Presidential Election: Shaping AI regulation and ESG policies

With one presidential candidate more inclined toward robust regulation and the other more inclined to loosen regulatory requirements, the outcome of the 2024 US election will significantly influence the direction of AI...more

Cozen O'Connor

GOP AGs Accelerate Challenge to EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards Rule

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A group of 24 Republican AGs have filed a brief challenging the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 final rule (Final Rule), which sets standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...more

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[Webinar] EPA Risk Evaluations Under TSCA: Three Things Companies Should Know About General Population Risk Evaluation - November...

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Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires an assessment of unreasonable risk to “potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations” (PESS) in high-priority substance risk evaluations. Wiley is partnering...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Global and Japanese ESG Market and Regulatory Trends in Respect of ESG Risk, Impact and Opportunity Management: Sifting Signal...

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Climate change disclosures have recently become mandatory in Japan, following amendments to the Financial Instruments Exchange Act (FIEA) and the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure on Corporate Affairs. These require...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 10.24.24

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The Biden administration is proposing to speed up the process of approving geothermal energy projects by exempting them from early-stage environmental reviews....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Circuit Split: 3rd vs 9th & 11th Circuits on FIFRA Duty to Warn Claims

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Schaffner v. Monsanto, No. 22-3075 (3rd Cir. 2024), recently held that a state-law duty to warn claim was expressly preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,...more

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Did San Francisco Awaken the Ghost of the Chevron Doctrine? The Supreme Court Weighs In

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During the first week of oral arguments of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency. This case marks the court’s first look at the Clean Water Act following...more

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Biosolids Technology Hub: New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Announces PFAS Information Clearinghouse

The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (“NEIWPCC”) has announced the development of what is referred to as a Biosolids Technology Hub (“BioHub”). The BioHub is stated to have been created to serve...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Petition to Object Filed Addressing Lumber City, Georgia Wood Pellet Manufacturing Plant

The Georgia Interfaith Power & Light and the Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club (collectively, “Sierra Club”) filed a Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)...more

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Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2025

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Intensifying international crises, increasing regulatory burdens, and uncertain macroeconomic conditions have led to an era of caution for manufacturers, but hidden among those challenges are exciting opportunities for...more

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ESG Regulations: Legal Requirements for Modern Businesses

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In 2023, over 76% of the largest U.S. companies identified climate-related risks in their corporate disclosures, a 68% increase from the previous year. These companies publish Environmental, Social, and Governance reports in...more

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CCUS 2024 Conference: Points to Note

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The CCUS 2024 conference, “Capturing a Net Zero Future”, held in London on 15 and 16 October, provided a space for developers, policymakers, financiers, investors and industry experts to discuss the latest advancements and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Solar Industry Group Releases New Standard for Solar Supply Chain Transparency

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a leading solar industry group, recently published a new supply chain traceability standard, Standard 101, for public comment. The standard is intended to provide “a rubric that...more

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What’s Next For NEPA?

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The U.S. Supreme Court last week scheduled oral arguments for December 10 in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, a highly anticipated case that focuses on whether a federal agency should be required to...more

EPR Group Consulting Inc.

Producer Compliance Updates for Oregon's EPR Program

Businesses that expect to be deemed “producers” of single-use packaging, paper, or food service ware (“covered materials”) under the various extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) programs unfolding in several U.S. states...more

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Rulemaking Alert: Plan to Reduce Emissions in Overburdened Communities under Washington’s Climate Commitment Act

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The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently announced its intent to promulgate regulations to reduce “criteria” air pollutants in “overburdened communities” that the agency has determined are highly impacted by...more

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California Adopts Enforcement Criteria and Testing and Registration Requirements for PFAS in Textiles, Juvenile Products and Food...

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Recently adopted California legislation (AB 347) aims to fill fundamental gaps in implementation of the state’s restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in juvenile products, textile articles, and food...more

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