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EarthJustice and several other organizations filed a February 5th Petition for Judicial Review (“Petition”) in the 19th Judicial District Court/Parish of East Baton Rouge appealing the Lousiana Department of Environmental...more
The Environmental Protection Agency has taken measures to roll back the “good neighbor” rule, which limits smokestack emissions affecting downwind areas in neighboring states under the Clean Air Act (CAA)....more
The Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc. and Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (collectively, “NRDC”) filed a February 2nd Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States...more
On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ’s) decision to grant a third New Source Review (NSR) construction commencement deadline...more
On January 21, 2026, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reported a package of bills that, if enacted, would constitute the most significant amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) since 1990....more
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued a January 22nd report titled: The Collapse of Environmental Enforcement Under Trump’s EPA - Department of Justice Civil Prosecutions of Illegal Pollution...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and TG Missouri Corporation (“TG”) entered into a January 8th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See No....more
The Environmental Law & Policy Center (“ELPC”) along with 5 other organizations filed a Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United State Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the BP Products North...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and CHS, Inc. (“CHS”) entered into an October 16th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the regulations implementing Section...more
For decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has calculated the health benefits of reducing air pollution, using the cost estimates of avoided asthma attacks and premature deaths to justify clean air rules....more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“”Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Nokian Tyres U.S. Operation (“Nokian”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See...more
Looking back on the last year, the U.S. saw a dramatic shift in federal electric vehicle policy in favor of fossil fuels. Among the most significant, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ended several federal EV and clean vehicle...more
TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Announces 2026 Annual Pesticide Maintenance Fee Forms Available To Download From EPA Website — Deadline For Paying Is January 15, 2026...more
The recycling industry, traditionally seen as stable, is in an era of innovation and growth. A class of advanced recycling technologies is emerging to address plastics that conventional recycling methods cannot process,...more
On July 29, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rescinding its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding (Endangerment Finding). Issued by EPA in response to the Supreme Court’s 2007 holding in...more
Two recent actions by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) show the Trump administration’s commitment to the coal industry and to redefine the landscape of electricity generation over the next decade. ...more
On January 2, 2026, the D.C. Circuit declined to rehear en banc its prior order restoring the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) Title V affirmative defense to liability for excess emissions caused by emergency events. A group of...more
Last week, the White House began its interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule to rescind its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and related vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) standards....more
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration plans to stop assigning dollar values to the human health benefits resulting from the imposition of national ambient air quality standards....more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expressed its intent to propose a rule to revise the regulatory definition of “begin actual construction” under the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) New Source Review (NSR)...more
On December 11, 2025, the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation launched a new resource page consolidating Clean Air Act guidance for data center developers. The resource is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to...more
A bipartisan coalition of 50 AGs, co-led by Connecticut AG William Tong, secured a $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG (collectively, “Mercedes”) to resolve allegations that the...more
105 groups and organizations (“EOs”) sent a December 16th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator opposing the agency’s Motion for Vacatur (“Motion”) in the United States Court of...more
With “affordability” now dominating the headlines, the heads of the three largest U.S. automakers have been invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing set for Wednesday, January 14, 2026, to...more