Podcast - Beyond Compliance: A Deep Dive into Carbon Markets Fraud and the Government's Response
Navigating Environmental Restrictions on Alternative Project Delivery for Complex Infrastructure Projects
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ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 17 - The Evolution of ESG Enforcement Under the SEC
Minería en tiempos de transición energética
Recent Developments in Florida Energy and Environmental Legislation
COP16 en Colombia: El Futuro de la Biodiversidad
On-Demand Webinar | Recent Updates to Federal Environmental and Natural Resource Regulations
Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Navigating ESG: The Growing Importance and Compliance Challenges (Part One) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Podcast - Panorama del sector energético en Colombia
Business Better Podcast Episode: Sustainability Spotlight – A Conversation with Vicinity Energy
Non-Delegation Doctrine, FTC's Non-Compete Rule and Green Guides ... Oh My!
State Low Carbon Fuel Standard Outlook
Why ESG Matters?
Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates
Compliance Tip of the Day: Go Experiential in Training
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
Small Refinery Exemption Litigation Update
Renewable Fuel Standard Outlook
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Our second annual study into the scale of the financing needed to decarbonize the global economy reveals the challenge is bigger than previously thought. - Our research shows we are USD6 trillion a year short of what needs...more
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The UK's new Labour Government’s first Budget has revealed key measures, aiming to support the UK’s transition into cleaner energy. Whilst many changes are largely positive for the renewable sector, the Budget does highlight...more
The deadline for the California law requiring disclosure of information substantiating carbon reduction claims is January 1, 2025, so companies should begin working on these disclosure statements if they are not underway or...more
Halloween is over, but spooky season just began for anyone that owned, or now owns, a coal-fired power plant. If not already, these facilities should be frightened about the potential liability implicated by the Hazardous and...more
At its Oct. 9-–10, 2024, meeting in Sacramento, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) unanimously voted to make the western burrowing owl a “candidate” species under the California Endangered Species Act...more
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The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and James Osborne entered into a September 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of Arkansas...more
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (“Court”) addressed in a June 25th Opinion an issue arising out of a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Raritan Baykeeper,...more
On 30 October 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") standards for global groups with a significant European footprint took a notable public step forward. The European Financial Reporting Advisory...more
Foley & Lardner will provide podcast commentary on key trends impacting the automotive supply industry as part of the firm’s participation in the MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Annual Conference on November 12-13, 2024...more
Three federal agencies have collectively developed a document titled: Incident Response Guide - Water and Wastewater Sector (“Guide”)....more
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On October 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held an auction for offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine. Although BOEM leased an offshore wind area in the Gulf of Maine for a research installation last...more
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Understanding the New Landscape for Energy Developers - The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) has introduced rule changes to clarify the contested case procedures for large-scale energy project approvals....more
The European Supervisory Authorities have published their third annual report on disclosures of principal adverse impacts under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The report assesses both entity and...more
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Anna Karakitsos, a senior government affairs advisor in Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group, discusses the future of carbon credits and carbon capture utilization and sequestration under a new Trump administration....more
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