Mitigation Fees: Where Are We?
2026 Digital Infrastructure Summit
Powering Progress | Ep. 1 – Texas at the Edge of the Grid: Powering the Age of AI
Removal or Remedial? CERCLA's Most Consequential Distinction
Data Center Insights — The Complex Landscape of Data Center Permits
Untangling the Web of Data Center Campuses
Podcast - ¿Minería para quién? El debate que llega al Congreso
Practical IP Lessons From the Field Part Two: Navigating IP Risk in Oil & Gas - Energy Law Insights
Investing in Resilience: How Extreme Weather is Reshaping Infrastructure Investment and Risk
De orilla a orilla: El Aburrá, un río con derechos
[Panel] Regulatory Crosscurrents: PFAS, CARB, and the Future of Environmental Enforcement
JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup - Episode 5: European Energy Transition, Investment and Security
Rewriting the Rules: The Supreme Court's Landmark Decision on Clean Water Act Permits
Making Conservation a California Way of Life Framework – Details on the Regulations that May Revolutionize the Way Water is Used and Projects are Developed in California
From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
From “Houston, We Have a Problem” to Workplace Safety: Lessons from Apollo 13 - Hiring to Firing Podcast
Navigating Change: Federal Updates on Energy, Transportation & Water Policies
Predictably Unpredictable: Considerations & Lessons Learned Regarding Force Majeure
Decoding Crypto Legislation: GENIUS Moves and Clarity Paths — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
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...more
Modifies several existing marine national monument proclamations to remove monument-based prohibitions on commercial fishing in designated areas of the Pacific Ocean, including portions of the...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains how California’s vehicle emissions rules are being transformed in real time, leaving automakers, fleet operators, and public contractors to navigate a patchwork of...more
On September 29, 2025, the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims in Farmer v. EPA, in which a group of Texas farmers argued that the United States Environmental Protection Agency...more
Contaminants Compass is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and similar chemicals and...more
Welcome to the Toxic (Re)Tort, your go-to resource for staying informed in the toxic tort space. Through the Toxic (Re)Tort Tracker and our quarterly publication, Alston & Bird keeps you updated on rulemakings, key court...more
Health care industries are facing increasing environmental regulatory pressure, particularly regarding packaging, PFAS restrictions, and carbon footprint requirements, which has direct implications for market access and...more
As discussed in our prior microplastics client alert, in November 2025, the governors of seven states, including New Jersey, jointly petitioned (the Petition) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to include...more
On May 18, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the PFOA and PFOS Compliance Extension Rule and the PFAS Rescission Rule, extending the compliance period for federal drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS while...more
Shortly after announcing a case against a chemical supplier for failing to disclose imports of “hundreds of millions of pounds of toxic chemicals and their intended use,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
Summary - For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally designated pharmaceuticals as a priority drinking water contaminant group under the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6)....more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) adopted amendments to State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations, effective June 12, 2026. These regulatory changes implement the 2024...more
On May 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to formally rescind its final rules on climate-related disclosure. The proposed rescission is just the latest development in the SEC’s climate-related disclosure...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest Program following the state legislature’s 2025 extension of the program through 2045. The amendments tighten the state’s...more
On June 4, 2026, the New York Legislature passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act (A11560/S10642)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Gillham Regional Wastewater District (“District”) entered into a May 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
