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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
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) published its final rule designating critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on June 1, 2026. The rule designates more than 1.5 million acres of...more
Virtually overnight, artificial intelligence (AI) has jumped off of the science fiction movie screen to become a ubiquitous part of society, infiltrating everything from the operation of the corner coffee shop to the largest...more
Nearly six months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its memo entitled "Reinforcing a 'Compliance First' Orientation for Compliance Assurance and Civil Enforcement Activities," the agency's message to...more
As space exploration moves toward longer-duration missions and sustained human presence, the need for closed-loop systems for water, waste, and air is driving innovation in space infrastructure. These same constraints are...more
What Happened: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposed a new regulation to be located at 10 CFR part 57 to create a risk-informed, performance-based framework for rapid licensing and high-volume deployment of...more
On 12 June 2026, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation on guidelines for the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The consultation is a significant...more
California has enacted the nation’s first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law specifically targeting textiles. SB 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (the Act), imposes direct compliance obligations on...more
Summary - Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) have been regulated in public drinking water for nearly five decades. For most of that history, the food and beverage, personal care, and home care industries have engaged with DBPs...more
In a significant move toward modernizing chemical safety assessments, on June 2, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two major actions aimed at replacing traditional, animal-based testing with...more
First-of-its-kind program: California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (SB 707) creates a statewide extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework for apparel and textile articles. July 1, 2026 deadline:...more
The Iowa Cout of Appeals (“App. Court”) addressed in a June 10th Opinion an issue arising out of an Driftless Water Defenders’ (“DWD”) request that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”) investigate a complaint...more
On 2 June 2026, environmental groups Oceana, National Resources Defense Council, and Californians Against Waste Foundation filed a petition in San Francisco Superior Court challenging regulations adopted by CalRecycle in May...more
The fifth — and likely final — settlement initiative is here. Congress is backing it. The Landscape - On May 13, 2026, the IRS announced a new 90-day settlement window for taxpayers involved in syndicated conservation...more
On June 12, 2026, the EU Commission opened its consultation on the much anticipated CSDDD Guidelines. As the Commission states... “This consultation will inform the development of guidelines to support the effective...more
La Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) de México publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), el 9 de junio de 2026, el proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY‑NOM‑160‑SEMARNAT‑2026 (NOM-160),...more
If you own or operate a facility in California with single-walled underground storage tanks ("USTs"), the deadline to comply with the state's mandatory removal requirement has come and gone. Owners and operators who were...more
Here’s a bunch of wisdom from Cooley’s Beth Sasfai: “Many multinational public companies are grappling with a common challenge: how to satisfy multiple audiences simultaneously....more
Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit challenging California’s SB 54 plastic regulations, arguing that some sections do not meet the law’s requirements and contain loopholes that could undermine environmental goals....more
Late last month, Governor Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) Commissioner Ed Potosnak announced that the agency would delay the implementation of the controversial new land use and...more
For a long time, one of the central tensions in California land use law has been the uneasy relationship between Housing Element Law and CEQA. Under Housing Element Law, local governments are required to identify and rezone...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 11th news release providing an update on the Gulf of America Hypoxia Task Force (“Task Force”)...more
The World Wildlife Fund (“WWF”) has updated its WWF Risk Filter Suite to version 3.0. The Suite contains two free online tools denominated the Water Risk Filter (“WRF”) and Biodiversity Risk Filter (“BRF”)....more
350 Colorado and the Center for Biological Diversity (collectively, “350”) filed a petition with the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to object to the final renewed Title V Operating...more
Appellate Court Vacates And Remands District Court Decision In TSCA Fluoride Case - As reported in our February 13, 2025, blog item, on January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice of...more
