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Vermont passed a first-of-its-kind law requiring energy companies to pay for part of the damages from extreme weather events, but the law likely will face legal challenges....more
In what appears to be a new pathway for PFAS litigation, California plaintiffs recently filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of BIC razors stemming from disclosures the company made under Maine's PFAS law, which were...more
The Situation: The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") recently secured undertakings from fashion brands ASOS, Boohoo, and George at Asda to address allegedly misleading environmental claims. The CMA has also...more
Yet another new horizon looms for PFAS litigation. Numerous PFAS claims, like those involving deceptive trade practices due to PFAS in food packaging, seldom withstand a motion to dismiss, but the emergence of a novel...more
Introduction - Le 7 juillet 2023, la Cour provinciale de la Colombie-Britannique (la « Cour ») a déterminé que le président et chef de la direction d’une société minière était coupable de plusieurs infractions...more
Introduction - On July 7, 2023, the British Columbia Provincial Court (Court) found the president and chief operating officer of a mining company guilty of several environmental offences arising from the discharge of waste...more
An environmental lawyer walks into a cocktail party. An often-asked question is: What is happening at EPA in your world? What should we be watching that could impact business as usual? Any surprises this year? This article...more
As part of the European Green Deal ambitions, the proposal encourages sustainable consumption through additional incentives to repair products to reduce waste and emissions. On 22 March 2023, the European Commission...more
Just before the start of the year, the European Commission introduced a Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) which will repeal the existing Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) and...more
Environmental Justice (“EJ”) continued to prove a major focus of the Biden administration in 2022. With wide-ranging initiatives across several federal agencies, the administration worked to strengthen enforcement, release...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2022 advanced many of its regulatory priorities laid out in its October 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap across multiple regulatory programs. Below are some of the highlights, many...more
On November 17, 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released “A Year of Progress Under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap,” which summarizes its actions since the PFAS Strategic Roadmap was released in October 2021....more
The new Inflation Reduction Act includes a $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that will support competitive grants to national and local “green banks,” which will use the money to invest in projects and innovations...more
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more
Many have characterized West Virginia v. EPA as a decision depriving EPA of an important tool to address climate change under the Clean Air Act. The decision is better viewed as steering EPA away from a flawed regulatory...more
The Supreme Court severely limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) asserted authority to regulate greenhouse gases from existing emission sources such as coal-fired power plants. While devastating to EPA's...more
On 15 March 2022, ClientEarth announced that it had written to Shell's board of directors informing them of its intent to bring a claim on behalf of the company for the board's failure to implement a Paris Agreement compliant...more
In October 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a sweeping package of six bills aimed at reducing plastic waste, improving recycling efforts, and clarifying labeling standards for recyclables and compostables. These...more
On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new Draft Strategic Plan for 2022 through 2026 (Strategic Plan). EPA is required to develop the Strategic Plan to communicate EPA’s priorities...more
On June 10, 2021, pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”), the U.S. EPA proposed a rule requiring manufacturers and importers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to report information...more
European courts, both at the Union level and the Member State level, are continuously facing a rising tide of climate litigation cases, with different responses. At the European Union (EU) level, on March 25, 2021 the Court...more
The Escazú Agreement came into force in April 2021 with 12 ratifications (out of a possible 33) from Latin American and Caribbean countries. Guided by a secretariat at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the...more
While combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration also shifted the direction of policy in a number of legal and regulatory areas during its first 100 days. We examine the initiatives, executive orders, nominees...more
Le 13 avril 2021, le gouvernement fédéral a déposé le projet de loi C-28, qui, s’il est adopté, modifiera la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (1999) (la « LCPE ») et d’autres lois fédérales. Principale...more
This Holland & Knight alert is the first of several status updates on environmental justice (EJ) in the Biden Administration. It identifies early actions of the administration that are not only significant in their own right...more