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It is often an attractive political gambit for legislative bodies to pass laws of doubtful constitutional validity in order to please their constituents. It can be a two-fer; when the court rules as expected the vanquished...more
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completely upended the federal regulation of climate change, repealing its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding. The endangerment finding, which concluded that carbon...more
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued warning letters to 42 U.S. law firms on January 30, 2026, regarding potentially unfair and anticompetitive employment practices tied to diversity, equity, and...more
Food and beverage companies are subject to extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) laws in several U.S. states. These EPR laws aim to shift responsibility for recycling and end-of-life management of packaging from states and...more
While Congress continues to work to finalize the federal budget for FY 2026, Congress has passed, and President Trump has signed into law, a series of bills that fund most of the federal government. One of these...more
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced in its February newsletter that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) had accepted the 2025 Beaver Lake Watershed Protection Strategy (“Strategy”)....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a February 12th news release stating that it has ordered Rise Construction LLC and Niko Group LLC to reinstate and compensate two workers who were allegedly...more
The South Essex Sewerage District (“South Essex”) filed a document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled: PETITION FOR REVIEW OF SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE...more
A catch-all provision in the County’s encroachment permit checklist requiring “[o]ther information as may be required” violated the Permit Streamlining Act because it failed to specify required information with sufficient...more
Treasury and the IRS have issued comprehensive proposed regulations under Section 45Z, providing critical guidance for taxpayers seeking to claim the clean fuel production credit....more
On February 6, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) from enforcing Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and...more
Have you heard the term “EPR” for years but thought (hoped?) it did not apply to your company's operations? Read on for an overview of the state extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements that have been enacted in...more
During Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental, Safety & Incident Response Seminar on January 28, 2026, Partner George Fibbe led the lunch session with Francisco Monaldi, Fellow in Latin American Energy Policy at the Baker...more
Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental Seminar featured two breakout sessions covering the latest environmental, safety and incident response developments and trends....more
Over the course of the last 15 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed a suite of regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) built upon EPA’s finding – originally made in 2009 – that greenhouse gas...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 6, 2026, a list of significant actions that the Agency has taken in the first year of the Trump Administration to combat risks from per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
In a presidential memorandum issued January 7, President Trump announced the United States will begin executive proceedings to withdraw from a historic number of international organizations, conventions and treaties,...more
Key Takeaways - What Happened? On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding (“Endangerment and Cause or Contribute...more
In a striking departure from recent years, the courts of appeal published only eight CEQA opinions in 2025. Of these decisions, four found prejudicial CEQA violations in negative declarations and EIRs and provide important...more
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta recently announced a consent judgment resolving allegations that the Pacific American Fish Company, Inc. (PAFCO), a seafood distributor and processor, had sold frozen seafood...more
Financial institutions are discovering an unlikely ally in the war against dirty money: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. As criminals funnel an estimated $110-$281 billion annually through environmental...more
On February 12, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the elimination of EPA’s 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and all subsequent federal GHG emission standards for vehicle model years 2012 and...more
On February 10, 2026, a coalition of ten state Attorneys General, led by Florida Attorney General James Uthemeier (the AGs), issued warning letters to nearly 80 corporations associated with the U.S. Plastics Pact, the...more
Historic reversal: EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding—the foundational legal and scientific basis that has underpinned 17 years of federal greenhouse gas regulation - Immediate impact: All greenhouse gas emissions...more
