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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
Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice
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SCOTUS Clean Air Act Cases: What’s New?
The Classification of Gasoline & Gasoline Fumes as a Carcinogen: Considerations for Corporate Executives & Attorneys
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 19 - Power Struggles: Federal vs. State Authority in Energy Law
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”), through its Division of Environmental Remediation (“DER”), recently released its final Rural Soil Background Study for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances...more
As Michigan farmers enter 2026, they face a rapidly evolving landscape with new legal challenges and opportunities. Regularly reviewing the following checklist can help you spot issues early, minimize risks, and strengthen...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City of Granby, Missouri entered into a November 20th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) titled: What EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Means for EPA’s Brownfields and Land...more
As we speed towards 2026, the federal government has taken steps to resuscitate regulations adopted by the first Trump administration related to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The U.S. Fish and...more
On October 21, 2025, the California Chamber of Commerce (the “Chamber”) announced it had filed a voter initiative to modernize and streamline the review process for building the state’s most essential infrastructure projects....more
In a highly anticipated decision, the moratorium on permitting wind energy projects that federal agencies have imposed since January 20, 2025 was struck down by the Massachusetts Federal District Court on December 8, 2025....more
After a two-year rulemaking process, on Dec. 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA”) finalized a rule that, with very limited exemptions, imposes a first-of-its-kind reporting requirement on manufacturers of...more
2025 was expected to be a new golden age for traditional energy sources: the era of “drill, baby, drill,” under an administration intent on removing hurdles for producers. ...more
On 5 November 2025, the Italian Council of Ministers preliminary approved a legislative decree transposing Directive (EU) 2024/825 on empowering consumers for the green transition. The decree aims to strengthen rules on...more
A new bill introduced in the California Legislature, AB 1083, proposes significant rollbacks to the environmental streamlining provisions for advanced manufacturing projects that SB 131 recently established....more
Federal wildlife officials on Monday denied listing the Western Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act....more
Proposed rules would reverse Biden-era regulations under the ESA and return to the regulatory framework implemented during the first Trump administration....more
Many companies have been diligently preparing for compliance with California’s climate risk and greenhouse gas emissions disclosure mandates. For companies that have not already done so, it also is time to revisit California...more
Craig Pritzlaff, Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), transmitted a memorandum (Pritzlaff Memorandum) on Dec. 5, 2025, to OECA...more
As in previous years, California saw a significant volume of new housing legislation emerge from Sacramento in 2025. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of California Housing Laws in the final section below.) This...more
REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Latest Developments on the EU Taxonomy Regulation - As part of the broader "Omnibus" package for the simplification and revision of recent EU ESG rules, the European Commission has moved...more
Key Takeaways - What Happened: Earlier this year, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released draft text in advance of formally proposing regulations that would, for the first time: (1) expressly...more
California regulators are seeking stakeholder input on potential regulations for products that contain or generate microplastics. Companies that manufacture, sell, or distribute the identified products should consider...more
On November 18, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a partial injunction blocking enforcement of California’s climate-related financial risk disclosure law (SB 261). Inaugural reports under SB 261...more
In Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. Department of Water Resources, 115 Cal. App. 5th 342 (2025), the Third District Court of Appeal held that the Delta Reform Act’s certification-of-consistency requirement does not...more
On December 18, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing on “Examining the Impact of EPA’s CERCLA Designation for Two PFAS Chemistries and Potential Policy Responses to Superfund...more
On December 12, 2025, representatives of the European Parliament (EP) and the Council of the European Union (Council) provisionally agreed on a new Regulation concerning the management of end-of-life vehicles and circularity...more
What Happened On December 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) issued a Memorandum emphasizing a “compliance first” policy in all existing and future...more
New York State entered 2025 with a major reconfiguration of its freshwater wetlands regulations. As of January 1, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) implemented updated Freshwater Wetlands...more
