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CARB Releases FAQs on California’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure Programs

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On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a set of Frequently Asked Questions regarding California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB...more

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MDEP Receives 11 CUU Proposals for Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Scheduled for Prohibition in 2026, Recommends Two...

As reported in our April 11, 2025, blog item, applications for currently unavoidable use determinations for products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and scheduled to be...more

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EU Omnibus updates – Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) “quick fix” amendments adopted by European Commission

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On 11 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a targeted “quick fix” for companies currently reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”). The “quick fix” will apply to companies that started...more

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Modifications proposées à la réglementation relative à la boîte bleue en Ontario

Le 4 juin 2025, le ministère de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs de l’Ontario (le « ministère ») a proposé plusieurs modifications au Règl. de l’Ont. 391/21 : Boîte bleue (le « Règlement »). Ces...more

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Officially liked: EU Commission endorses SEP licensing group and green procurement deal

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On 9 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued its first-ever comfort letters under the 2022 Notice on Informal Guidance. One letter endorses a joint licensing initiative for standard essential patents (SEPs) in the...more

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EU Commission Signs-off on ESG Related Competitor Collaboration

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The European Commission has issued its first-ever informal approvals of two separate sustainability initiatives among rivals under its revised Informal Guidance Notice and provided guidance on how the companies in question...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, July 14, 2025

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PA Outlaws Creation of Deepfakes with Malicious Intent - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) signed a bill that will code deepfakes as forgeries, making misleading or malicious digital impersonations illegal. The first offense will be...more

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CSRD update - latest from EFRAG TEG as it proposes significant reductions in ESRS datapoints and clarifications on DMA process

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Although the final ESRS will not be published for several months, it is clear that these new standards will differ significantly from the original ESRS. Understandably, there has been a focus on EFRAG reducing the number of...more

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New Study Suggests Human Gut Bacteria May Aid in PFAS Absorption

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A recent study published in Nature Microbiology by researchers at the University of Cambridge revealed that certain human gut bacteria may have the capacity to bioaccumulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and...more

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The UK’s New Sustainability Reporting Consultations – FAQs for US-based Multinationals

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Many US-based multinationals are required to comply with current UK climate disclosure requirements. Last month during London Climate Action Week, the UK launched three consultations on sustainability reporting, which are...more

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Updates on Environmental Criminal Law in France

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Environmental criminal law in France has developed steadily over the past several years. Recently, however, there has been a shift of the political narrative — both in Europe and domestically — toward simplification rather...more

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Rescinding U.S. Roadless Rule Reignites Centuries-old Debate About State Rights And Environmental Protections On Public Lands

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins’ announcement at a Western Governors Association meeting in June 2025 to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, commonly known as the Roadless Rule, is...more

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Colorado’s EPR Law Enters First Compliance Phase: Reporting Due July 31

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Colorado’s comprehensive extended producer responsibility (EPR) program reporting deadline is fast approaching. Producers (including brand owners, manufacturers, importers and retailers) of packaging and paper products are...more

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Governor Stein Vetoed North Carolina Senate Bill 266 Relating to Energy Policy. What Comes Next?

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On July 2, 2025, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein vetoed Senate Bill 266, (“SB 266”) a Bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly on June 23, 2025. Among other things, SB 266 sought to eliminate the interim...more

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PFAS Lawsuit Against Hershey Faces Legal Pushback Over Scientific Claims

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In October 2024, Grizzly Research LLC issued the so-called Grizzly Report, which shared the results from its testing at four different laboratories across the United States, Germany, and China to compare the presence of per-...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Calhoun County Metal Plating Facility Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Industrial Plating CO., Inc. (“IP”) entered into July 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more

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Asbestos Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgia Construction Company Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Halifax Construction Company, Inc. (“Halifax”) entered into a June 6th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of 40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart M,...more

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Environmental Assessment/Third-Party Beneficiary: Minnesota Appellate Court Addressing Negligence Claim

The Minnesota Court of Appeals (“App. Ct.”) addressed in a January 1, 2025, Opinion an issue arising out of an environmental assessment performed on a laundromat pursuant to a property transaction. See Michelin Properties,...more

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Contaminated Land in Western Australia: A Timely Reminder That Leases Must Comprehensively Address Land Contamination

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A Protracted History - In April 2025, Justice Musikanth of the WA Supreme Court delivered his judgment in Henderson v Contaminated Sites Committee [2025] WASC 123 (Henderson)....more

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Permitting Reform for Renewable Energy Projects

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B.C. recently introduced and passed Bill 14 – the Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act....more

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What’s Up With WOTUS?

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The intricacies of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition continue to evolve, especially with recent changes initiated under the Trump administration and landmark clarifications from the Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA...more

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Deep Sea Mining Uncovered: Part Three - Navigating the Deep Blue Sea: To Pause or Proceed?

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Key takeaways - Having missed the deadline to finalise exploitation regulations by 2023, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is targeting Part Two of its 30th session being held this month from 7 to 18 July 2025 for the...more

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NY Packaging Legislation Gets Wrapped up in Red Tape Again

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Last month, the New York State Assembly demurred from taking up a vote for the second time on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (“PRRIA”). The PRRIA was designed to cause a restructuring of the life...more

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Support is Split as Maine’s Governor Gives State’s Foundational Packaging EPR Law a Modern Makeover

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Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation, also known as EPR laws, is a policy-based approach that holds producers accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, particularly for take-back, recycling, and final...more

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Dupont Settlement Signals Upstream Accountability in PFAS Litigation

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In July 2025, just days before trial, plaintiffs in Baker et al. v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Co. reached a $27 million settlement with Dupont, resolving claims related to the contamination of drinking water in Hoosick...more

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