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OECD’s 2025 Model Tax Convention update: What it means for multinationals

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The OECD’s 2025 update to the Model Tax Convention marks a significant shift in how tax treaties address cross border remote work, natural resource activities and a number of important technical issues around transfer...more

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Navigating Liability Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90): How Being a Responsible Party Impacts Your Business

Key Takeaways from OPA 90 for Property Owners, Businesses, and Insurance Companies - 1. What is OPA 90? OPA 90 establishes a federal framework for oil spill liability and cleanup, ensuring prompt removal and compensation for...more

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Proyecto de ley busca excluir la actividad minera del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero de Colombia

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Se radicó ante la Cámara de Representantes el 3 de noviembre de 2025, un proyecto de ley que tiene como objetivo excluir el desarrollo de actividades mineras en el Paisaje Cultural Cafetero de Colombia (PCCC) al modificar el...more

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The Evolving "Best Available Science" Standard in Washington Land Use and Environmental Regulation

Governor Bob Ferguson's Executive Order 25-10, issued October 22, 2025, calls for a more meaningful, accountable relationship between Washington state and Tribal Nations. The Order directs all cabinet agencies to strengthen...more

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Natural Resources Damages/Spill Compensation and Control Act Enforcement: New Jersey and Seven Companies Enter Into Consent...

The New Jersey Attorney General and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in the Superior Court of New Jersey entered into a Consent Judgment (“CJ”) with seven defendants pursuant to the New Jersey Spill...more

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Who Owns the Methane Gas Left in an Obsolete and Abandoned Coal Mine?

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Let’s assume you own a 115 acre farm in Greene County. The farm has been in the family since the early 1900’s. You own both the oil and gas and the coal underlying the farm. In 1915, your great-grandfather entered into a...more

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Horizon – News and Trends in Sustainability Law - November 2025

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in sustainability. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business...more

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De orilla a orilla: El Aburrá, un río con derechos

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En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", Edwin Cortés, socio, y María Paulina Rendón, abogada de recursos naturales, analizan la Ley 2533 de 2025, que reconoce el Río Aburrá en Antioquia como sujeto de derechos. Como...more

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Three Pending Superfund Appeals Could Shape CERCLA’s Future Application

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Federal appellate courts are currently confronting pivotal questions about hazardous substance designations, cultural natural resource damages, and judicial oversight of EPA settlements. D.C. Circuit to Hear PFAS CERCLA...more

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Natural State Stewardship Program: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Announces ABB's U.S. Motors/Generators...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”) issued a November 17th news release stating that ABB Inc. (“ABB”) has become a Diamond Member in the Natural State Stewardship Program (“NSTEP”)....more

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Interview with Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) opportunities.

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Food security is an increasing priority for many countries and notably, in the Middle East. Does sovereign investment present a long-term opportunity for Africa? Is food security becoming an increasingly important benchmark...more

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Securing Africa’s future: Building resilient food and energy systems

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Although food and energy insecurity continue to pose significant barriers to inclusive development across Africa, a new era is emerging: one that is defined by integrated approaches, large-scale infrastructure investment and...more

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East Fork River Initiatives: Beaver Watershed Alliance Announces Major Donation

The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced a donation from the Curtis family of Rogers, Arkansas to support the organization’s conservation initiatives. The donation is stated to be targeted to stream restoration in...more

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Permanent Offer Under Production Sharing OPP A New Cycle May Be Initiated Upon Expression of Interest from Registered Companies

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The Brazilian National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has announced that eight exploratory blocks are currently available in the Permanent Offer under Production Sharing (OPP), a continuous bidding...more

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Directing Oregon State Agencies to Promote Resilience of Communities and Natural and Working Lands and Waters: Oregon Governor...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued an Executive Order titled: DIRECTING STATE AGENCIES TO TAKE URGENT ACTION TO PROMOTE THE RESILIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL AND WORKING LANDS AND WATERS (“EO”)....more

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Horizon – News and Trends in Sustainability Law - October 2025

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in sustainability. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business...more

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New York to Invest $26 Million to Address Climate Change and Protect Water Quality

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Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced two grant opportunities totaling $26 million for projects aimed at addressing the impact of climate change and protecting water quality across New York State. Twenty-four million of these...more

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Extracting Value Amid Rising Risk: Compliance and M&A Pressures in the Global Resources Sector

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The natural resources extraction industry—spanning mining, oil and gas, and critical minerals—faces an increasingly complex compliance, legal and regulatory environment. Over the next three years, operators will encounter...more

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New York Establishes CERCLA-Like Liability for Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites

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New statute allows the government to recover costs and natural resource damages from a broad set of PRPs. On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a broad array of amendments to the state’s...more

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CARB further delays rulemaking to implement greenhouse gas emission reporting pursuant to SB 253

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it aims to finalize the mandatory rulemaking required to implement SB 253 in the first quarter of 2026. This represents a further delay by CARB after missing the...more

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2025 Arkansas Agriculture, Forests, and Water Conference: Arkansas Water Resources Center Publishes Recap

The Arkansas Water Resources Center and its publication Water Currents published a recap of the 2025 Arkansas Agriculture, Forests, and Water Conference (“Conference”). The Conference was held on July 22 – 24....more

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El Gobierno chileno somete a consulta pública el borrador de la Estrategia Nacional de Minerales Críticos

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Mediante la Resolución Exenta N.º 2.231/2025, el Ministerio de Minería de Chile sometió recientemente el borrador de la Estrategia Nacional de Minerales Críticos para su consulta pública. Este proceso supone un importante...more

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Chilean government submits draft National Critical Minerals Strategy for public consultation

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By means of Exempt Resolution No. 2,231/2025, Chile’s Ministry of Mining recently submitted the draft National Critical Minerals Strategy for public consultation. This process signals a major step forward in implementing...more

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Natural Resource Damages/CERCLA: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Scope

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a September 3rd Opinion an issue associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) term “natural resources.”...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2025- Rare Earth Minerals-Part 2 – Enter Greenland’s Global Significance

If you had the chance to read one of my previous articles titled Rare Earth Minerals and China’s Global Dominance, you’d see how much China dominates in possessing these rare earth mineral deposits of gold in their soil. It’s...more

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