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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - August 2024

Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more

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Recycling and Emissions Reduction Rule/Air Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice and New York City Supermarket Operator Enter...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into a July 1st Consent Decree (“CD”) with Gristede’s Foods NY, Inc. (“GFNI”) addressing alleged violations...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What is in my Supply Chain?

April and May 2024 mark historic months when it comes to supply chain due diligence obligations for EU and non-EU companies that operate in the EU. Going forward, companies will not only be required to identify and address...more

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Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for March 2024

Each month we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •The Fifth Circuit’s stay of the SEC’s recent adoption of...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

ESG in 2024: Traps for the Unwary

ESG continues to be a hot topic for 2024 for investors and regulators alike. The specific concerns investors and regulators have – and what they expect to develop over the coming months – differ, however, across...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 2025: Biden Administration Budget Request

The Biden Administration has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). EPA Administrator Regan in a March 11th news release states that the Budget Request...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

A Heavy Lift: EPA Bulks Up Oil and Gas Methane Requirements in New Quad Ob/c Regulations

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a host of new obligations for upstream and midstream oil and gas owners and operators. These new source performance standards (“NSPS”) and emission guidelines (“EG”) for...more

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California GHG Emission Website Disclosure Legislation to Take Effect on January 1, 2024

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Recently, the State of California enacted Assembly Bill 1305: the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (AB 1305), which requires companies, under certain circumstances, to make website disclosures of certain information...more

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A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

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The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

Holland & Hart LLP

EPA Doubles Down on Enforcement to Address Climate Change

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In its latest move to address climate charge, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) on September 28, 2023 issued a memorandum titled “EPA’s Climate Enforcement and...more

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FY 2024-2025 National Program Guidance/U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance: National Association of Clean Air...

The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) sent a September 29th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) providing comments on the federal agency’s FY 2024-2025 National Program...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK and EU Sustainable Finance Regulation: Taking Stock with Change on the Horizon

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Both opportunities and challenges have arisen for the asset management industry as a result of the rapid introduction of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation in recent years. The new requirements have been heightened in...more

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Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Jackson Electric Generating Plant Enter into Administrative Order on...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Jackson Municipal Utilities (“JMU”) entered into a July 17th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an Operating (Air) Permit. ...more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Municipal Utility Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City Water, Light and Power of Springfield, Illinois (“CWL&P”) entered into an October 28th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged...more

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Stationary Engines: August 2022 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Enforcement Alert

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 2022 Enforcement Alert (“EA”) titled: Stationary Engines Cause Excess Emissions in Communities Across the Country...more

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Enforcement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors/Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Rule:...

The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted comments to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) addressing its proposed rule titled: Enhancement and Standardization of...more

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Litigation and Enforcement Impact of the SEC's Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosure

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosure, released March 21, 2022, represent a significant change in public company disclosure requirements and, if adopted, will have far-reaching...more

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Criminal Enforcement/Clean Air Act: U.S. Department of Justice News Release States Louisiana Company/Owner Plead Guilty to...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a March 15th news release that Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (“PPEI”) and its owner (Kory B. Willis) pleaded guilty to : Conspiracy to violate the Clean...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Searcy Natural Gas Compressor...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC (“NGPL”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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EPA’s Draft Strategic Plan Emphasizes Resilience and Adaption to Climate Change

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This Client Alert—Part 2 of an ongoing series—provides an overview of one of EPA’s key objectives in its draft Strategic Plan: Developing resilience and adaptation to climate change impacts. Other alerts in the series can be...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Guntown Manufacturing Facility Enter into Agreed Order -...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Norboard Mississippi, LLC (“Norboard”) entered into a September 15th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged air permit violations. See Order No. 7150 21. The Order...more

Perkins Coie

The Race to a Clean Electricity Future in Washington State Begins With WUTC and Commerce Rules

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In May of 2019, the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) became law in Washington state and set bold decarbonization and renewable energy mandates for electric utilities. Under CETA, electric utilities in Washington must...more

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EPA to Publish Rule Rescinding Greenhouse Gas Permits and Will Not Enforce Existing Permits

On December 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two memos – Next Steps for Addressing EPA-Issued Step 2 Prevention of Significant Deterioration Greenhouse Gas Permits and Associated Requirements and No...more

Porter Hedges LLP

EPA's Draft Strategic Plan Acknowledges Reduction in Enforcement Resources

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In November 2013, EPA issued its draft Strategic Plan for 2014-2018. EPA received comments on the Plan through January 3, 2014, although the comments will probably not lead to significant changes....more

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