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Brazilian MME Opens Public Consultation on 2026 Emission-reduction Targets, Boosting the Biomethane Market

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On October 17, 2025, Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched a public consultation on the proposed annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction targets for 2026, to be met by participants in the natural gas...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

For Advertisers, Claiming Comparative Environmental Benefits Can be Toxic

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While advertisers are awaiting the Federal Trade Commission's revisions to the Green Guides, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs continues to review environmental advertising claims through its...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Ninth Circuit Declines to Pause Enforcement of California’s Climate Disclosure Laws

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On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order addressing an emergency request aimed at delaying implementation of California’s sweeping climate-related disclosure requirements under...more

Goldberg Segalla

Study Shows How Climate Change Fueled Hurricane Melissa

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When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica last week it was one of the strongest recorded hurricanes in the Atlantic at 185 miles per hour. For perspective, Hurricane Gilbert in 1980 tops the record at 190 miles per hour....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New Regulatory Framework Enables Corporate Power Purchase Agreements in Ontario

Ontario’s updated Global Adjustment (GA) regulations under the Electricity Act, 1998 now allow Class A customers under the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) to enter into corporate power purchase agreements (C-PPAs)...more

Cozen O'Connor

AGs from Both Parties Oppose Rollbacks to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

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Democratic and Republican AGs submitted separate comment letters opposing aspects of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to rescind the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which requires that major...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

PEER Files IQA Request to Correct EPA Claim That PFOA Has Been Phased Out

On October 29, 2025, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced that it filed an Information Quality Act (IQA) request with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding statements on EPA’s...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

California Air Resources Board to Hold Another Public Workshop – Third Time’s the Charm?

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Yesterday afternoon, the California Air Resources Board announced that it will be holding another virtual public workshop on its greenhouse gas emissions (SB 253) and climate risk reporting (SB 261) mandates. This will be the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Republican AGs Trash Sustainability Groups’ Recycling Practices as Anticompetitive

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Florida AG James Uthmeier led a group of 5 Republican AGs in sending letters to major environmental organizations, alleging that they coordinated with large corporations to impose anticompetitive recycling and packaging...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

SFDR 2.0 Leaked: Freedom or New Investor Demands for Private Market Sustainability?

On 6 November 2025, the long-awaited “SFDR 2.0” has finally surfaced in a leak and, as many in the market expected, it represents a major reset of Europe Union’s (“EU”) sustainable finance framework. The proposal, still in...more

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New Source Review/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations Letter Challenging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 2nd interpretive letter addressing the definition of  “Begin Actual Construction” in the Clean Air Act New Source Review (“NSR”) regulations....more

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment: Arkansas Attorney General Rejects Clean and Healthy Natural Environment Amendment

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin transmitted a November 4th letter (Opinion No. 2025-110) to Jennifer Waymack Standerfer rejecting a popular name and ballot title for a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment titled: ...more

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Directing Oregon State Agencies to Promote Resilience of Communities and Natural and Working Lands and Waters: Oregon Governor...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued an Executive Order titled: DIRECTING STATE AGENCIES TO TAKE URGENT ACTION TO PROMOTE THE RESILIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL AND WORKING LANDS AND WATERS (“EO”)....more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Federal Government’s 2025 Budget Announces Further Changes to Greenwashing Rules under the Competition Act

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On November 4, 2025, the federal government published its 2025 budget, including plans to remove the requirement for companies to substantiate environmental benefit claims using internationally recognized methodologies, and...more

Hogan Lovells

Unlocking energy security: The essential role of critical minerals

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Critical minerals are essential for clean energy technologies. Demand for critical minerals is accelerating as countries race to secure energy supplies. Securing sufficient and sustainable critical minerals to meet...more

Hogan Lovells

Transition to energy dominance: Challenges and opportunities

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“Energy dominance” is replacing “energy transition” as the driving theme in global energy policy. The rise of AI, cryptocurrency, and the onshoring of manufacturing is fueling surging electricity demand - straining grids and...more

NAVEX

What Are Compliance Risks? Risk Types, Areas & How to Manage

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Addressing the many compliance risk areas with a standardized taxonomy is critical for risk and compliance leaders for several reasons. First, defining compliance risks using the standardized Risk Categories and Risk Types...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California State Water Resources Control Board Issues New and Revised PFAS Advisory Levels

On October 29, 2025, the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (State Water Board) issued new and revised notification levels and/or response levels for four per- and poly- fluoroalkyl...more

Paul Hastings LLP

California Climate Reporting Deadlines Loom Despite Uncertain Implementation Timeline

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will not publish initial rulemaking for SB 253 and SB 261 — two laws that will impose certain environmental disclosure requirements on large companies doing business in the state —...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Chemical Exposure Alone Is Insufficient for Toxic Tort Standing in Colorado

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On October 30, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action complaint seeking medical monitoring, holding that the representative plaintiff lacked standing because mere exposure to ethylene...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EC Launches Critical Chemicals Alliance; Organizations Active in the Chemical Industry Can Apply Online

The European Commission (EC) announced on October 28, 2025, the launch of the Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA). According to the EC, the CCA “stems directly from the Chemicals [Industry] Action Plan adopted in July 2025,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

BB-REG-NET Report Finds Biodegradable Plastics Can Mitigate Long-Term Environmental Impacts of Conventional Plastics

On October 14, 2025, BB-REG-NET, a United Kingdom (UK) regulatory science network for biobased and biodegradable materials, published a report entitled “Addressing Persistent Plastic Pollution: The Case for Biodegradable...more

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Workplace Chemical Protection Program Requirements: When OSHA Didn’t Act, the EPA Did

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has fundamentally changed the compliance landscape for occupational exposures...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

New Mexico Posts PFAS Protection Act Labeling Requirements FAQs

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has posted frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding New Mexico’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act labeling requirements. As reported in our October 15,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

JBS Settles NY AG Greenwashing Suit for $1.1 Million

This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $1.1 million settlement with JBS’s American subsidiary resolving allegations regarding the company’s commitment ​“to be net zero by 2040.” As we previously...more

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