Key Takeaways -
What is Happening? The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) published for public comment its proposed 2026 Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSWGP), which authorizes stormwater discharges…
more
/ Administrative Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law
Key Takeaways -
What Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final modification to its 2022 Construction General Permit (CGP) to expand the list of areas eligible for coverage to include construction…
more
/ Administrative Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law
Just before the change in administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made headlines by revoking approvals to use the color additive FD&C Red Dye No. 3 in food after January 15, 2027. This was the latest example of…
more
/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comment on a first-of-its-kind proposed rule that will require manufacturers of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to…
more
/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Key Takeaways -
What Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2026 version of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) MSGP for stormwater discharges associated with industrial…
more
/ Administrative Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (together, the Services) proposed rescinding the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Harming a listed species…
more
/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
President Trump has issued a flurry of new Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda aimed at advancing the Administration’s deregulatory agenda, particularly in the energy and environmental sectors. This advisory provides a…
more
/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
This alert was originally published on March 25, 2025, and has been revised based on recent developments.
In 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law imposing reporting requirements and material restrictions…
more
/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
On March 29, 2025, a Texas District Court ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) should have considered economic costs when crafting protections for the lesser-prairie chicken, a threatened species, under Section…
more
/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Background on the Building Energy Performance Standards -
After the Maryland General Assembly passed the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 (CSNA), MDE engaged in a series of rulemakings; the current regulations were enacted…
more
/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial
States and cities are increasingly using their using their police power to regulate mobile source emissions. Warehouses – and the trucks that serve them – are already subject to an “indirect source rule” (ISR) in southern…
more
/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
According to a March 21, 2025 report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the scope of Mexico’s recent ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) corn is “ambiguous” and…
more
/ Agriculture, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
This alert was originally published on March 20, 2025, and has been revised based on recent developments.
Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration finalized amendments to the…
more
/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
In 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law imposing reporting requirements and material restrictions on all products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Minnesota…
more
/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
On March 4, the City and County of San Francisco and a Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) team led by Principal Drew Silton (Washington, DC), secured a significant victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in City and County of San Francisco v…
more
/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
