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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) Clean Power Plan

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System Failure: The U.S. Supreme Court Fails to Dim the Climate Innovation Sector’s Bright Light

The U.S. is a textbook innovation economy. Exceptional dynamism—intellectual and financial—has driven the country's sustainability sector, and with it domestic and global economic development. The current industrial...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

West Virginia v. EPA: Insurers Should Consider How Big of a Bite the U.S. Supreme Court Took Out of the "E" in ESG

We have written extensively about environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") otherwise known as sustainability, and its impact on insurers and their policyholders. We have pointed out how ESG has impacted insurers qua...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

What Does the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision on Climate Regulation Mean for the Energy Industry?

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The Supreme Court ended its 2021 term with a much-anticipated decision in West Virginia v. EPA.1 The 6-to-3 decision held that the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) does not have the authority under Section 111(d) of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New U.S. Paris Agreement Pledge Sets Aggressive Target and Offers Clues for Business Planning and Advocacy Efforts on Climate...

Key Points - On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes the country’s new NDC...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A New Agenda: Significant Changes in U.S. Environmental Policy Are Expected in 2021

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Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration on January 20, 2021 as the forty-sixth President of the United States could usher in a sweeping period of environmental regulatory changes vastly eclipsing those of his immediate predecessor...more

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What a Biden Administration Will Mean for US Climate Change Policy

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Over the weekend, major news outlets announced that former Vice President Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Biden and his running mate, Vice Predident-elect Kamala Harris, pledged throughout the...more

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