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Heavy Metals Testing and Disclosure Requirements for Baby Food: Virginia and Illinois Laws Now in Effect

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Virginia and Illinois have become the third and fourth states to enact laws requiring manufacturers of baby food to test products for heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury) and make the results publicly available....more

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State Regulation of PFAS in Consumer Products Continues to Gain Momentum in 2026

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Beginning January 1, 2026, new PFAS prohibitions and reporting requirements take effect in Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, and Washington. The requirements target a wide range of consumer products and...more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

The End of Pain and Suffering Damages in California Survival Actions

As of January 1, 2026, California law no longer allows for pain, suffering, or disfigurement damages in survival actions. This change marks the expiration of a temporary statutory amendment that allowed such damages, and a...more

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Navigating Wind and Solar Development Opportunities on State and Private Lands During Uncertain Times for Renewable Energy

Recent executive actions and federal guidance have targeted wind and solar development, creating substantial uncertainty for the U.S. offshore wind industry and also reshaping the regulatory landscape governing onshore wind...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Dirty Dirt Law Update: In a Boon for Environmental Consultants (and Others), Amendment Clarifies the Law’s Reach to ‘Brokers’

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On Jan. 20, just ahead of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s inauguration, now former Gov. Phil Murphy signed a slew of legislation into law, including an amendment (Amendment) that clarifies and narrows the definition of “broker” under...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Latest Pandora's Box: What You Need to Know Now About State EPR Laws

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Since Holland & Knight's previous alert about state extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging, there have been significant developments in the implementation of these programs. Seven states currently have EPR...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Governance & Sustainability Roundup – January 20, 2026

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Welcome to our Governance & Sustainability Roundup — Our regular briefing that gives a quick overview on what has recently happened in the world of governance and sustainability that may be of interest to your company, your...more

Perkins Coie

FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for January 2026

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on January 22, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Cleveland’s Burning Bright: Leveraging Legacy Assets for Strategic Growth

Cleveland’s industrial real estate market continues to go through a revival. By leveraging its legacy manufacturing infrastructures with reignited private-public partnerships focused on proactive site strategies,...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] The Rise of Data Center Funds: Market Drivers and Unique Challenges

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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, asset management partners Jason Kolman and Eric Requenez are joined by tax partner Chris Roman to discuss the rise of data center investments within private funds. The episode highlights how...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CEQA News You Can Use – Volume 10, Issue 4 – January 2026

Welcome to “CEQA News You Can Use,” a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource for...more

Bennett Jones LLP

GST/HST on Alberta TIER Emission Offsets and Credits

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The consequences of improperly charging GST/HST on sales of Alberta TIER emission offsets, emission performance credits (EPCs) and sequestration credits can be severe—particularly for purchasers. The Canada Revenue Agency...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Wildlife Federation/National Wildlife Federation Comments on the U.S. EPA...

The National Wildlife Federation, Arkansas Wildlife Federation, and 24 other environmental organizations (collectively, “NWF”) submitted January 5th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United...more

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Total Dissolved Solids/Clean Water Act: Albuquerque, New Mexico Water Utility Authority U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board...

The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (“Authority”) has filed a pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) styled: MOTION TO STAY...more

Nossaman LLP

EPA Proposes Limitations to States’ Clean Water Act Section 401 Permitting Power

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On January 15, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule titled “Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations” (Proposed Rule). This rule implements changes to the Clean Water...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Proliferation of State-level Regulation of PFAS in Consumer Products Continues in Washington, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Washington and New Jersey have finalized new regulations that add to the list of state restrictions and reporting requirements addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”)—so-called ​“forever chemicals”—in consumer...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 1.20.26

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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors gave a thumbs up to revised draft rules for battery energy storage facilities at its January 13 meeting amid resident dissent....more

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Upcoming Reporting Deadline for California Water Right Holders to Submit Annual Use and Diversion Reports to New CalWATRS Database

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California water right holders have until January 31, 2026 to electronically file their annual water use and diversion reports to the State Water Resources Control Board’s new California Water Accounting, Tracking, and...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Federal Pipeline Agency Opens 2026 With Record Civil Penalty

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Pursuing a record high civil penalty from a pipeline operator involved in a major oil spill, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) sent a powerful New Year’s message...more

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New Jersey’s New Year's PFAS Resolution

To ring in the new year, New Jersey became the latest state to enact legislation banning intentionally-added PFAS in certain consumer products. In the final days of his term, Governor Murphy signed into law the Protecting...more

Hogan Lovells

Mexico enacts Circular Economy Law: Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Design, guiding principles

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On January 19, 2026, Mexico published the Decree enacting the General Law on Circular Economy (“LGEC”) and amending the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (“LGEEPA”) and the General Law for the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CEQ Issues Final Rule Eliminating NEPA Regulations: Path to NEPA Reform Established, but Permitting Challenges Under Other Laws...

In an action widely anticipated by the regulated community, on January 6, 2026, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published in the Federal Register a rule (Final Rule) adopting, without changes, the interim final...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

House Hearing Memorandum Lists Witnesses for Hearing on Legislation to Modernize TSCA

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce posted a Hearing Memorandum on January 20, 2026, for the January 22, 2026, hearing entitled “Chemicals in Commerce: Legislative Proposal to Modernize America’s Chemical Safety Law,...more

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TCEQ Overhauls Compliance History: Expanded Violation Scoring and Repeat Violator Trigger Levels Pose Risk

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On January 14, 2026, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) adopted revisions to its compliance history rating scheme. Prompted by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission’s 2022 10-year review of TCEQ, the adopted...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

EPA’s Proposed CWA 401 Rule Narrows Scope of State Reviews, Reins in Timelines

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On January 15, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the long-awaited proposed rule Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations (Proposed Rule), which, if adopted, would largely reinstate the...more

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