Government in the Virtual World: A Look at Public Meetings and Hearings
Given the proliferation of data center activity in Ohio, the Ohio EPA has issued a draft general permit for discharges to waters of the state from data center facility operations. The Ohio EPA is holding a public hearing and...more
On November 10, 2025, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) published Normative Ordinance No. 878/2025, dated November 7, 2025, announcing the opening of Public Consultation No. 202. The consultation refers to the draft...more
Washington Attorney General (AG) Nick Brown proposed updates to Washington State’s Public Records Act (PRA) model rules — the advisory playbook many state and local agencies rely on when handling records requests. The...more
The Brazilian Federal Government and the National Bioeconomy Commission (CNBio) have launched the second phase of the public hearing for the development of the National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBio), the main planning...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on Sept. 16, 2025, announced the process for public consultation on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Comments received will assist USTR in developing its...more
On September 17, 2025, OSHA extended the deadline for submitting post-hearing comments on its proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings rule. Chief Administrative Law Judge Steven Henley...more
On September 16, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice (FRN) requesting public comments and providing notice of a public hearing as part of the...more
What You Need to Know - • The NJDEP has issued “substantial changes” to New Jersey’s Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) proposed rules, seeking to modernize the state’s coastal flood safety and land resource rules...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is forging ahead in implementing what the Agency now refers to as “the 200s”—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate Related Financial Risk Act (SB...more
Earlier this year, Gaithersburg commenced an initiative called “Build Gaithersburg 2040” to update the city’s master plan. The update focuses on two key master plan elements – land use and transportation....more
What started as a flurry when California included protections for data about known teens in its 2018 privacy law soon became a blizzard. State after state passed new protections for teens into their own privacy laws, with...more
In July, after a 6-year effort to overhaul its Zoning Ordinance, the Chesterfield Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of ZOMod moving it forward to the Board of Supervisors for a public hearing on September...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on proposed revisions to its product oversight and governance (POG) guidelines for retail banking products. The EBA considers the update necessary in...more
Last month, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) proposed changes to its rules on site certificate amendments in OAR 345 Division 27. These rules govern the process by which the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)...more
Following a public hearing and comment period, on June 3, 2025, New York City adopted the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s (DCWP) proposed amended paid prenatal leave rules, which will go into effect on July 2,...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 13, 2025, issued a proposed rule, "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and...more
Monday, June 16, 2025, marked the first day of informal public hearings on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule aimed at preventing heat-related injuries and illnesses in both outdoor and...more
Senate Bill 784 (SB 784) will simplify and accelerate the approval of plats and replats throughout the state by shifting responsibility from local governing bodies to administrative staff. The intent of the bill is to reduce...more
The hearing on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Standard began on June 16, 2025. The hearing is the third step in what...more
OSHA’s long-awaited heat illness rule could be inching closer to reality, with a public hearing that could determine its fate now scheduled for June 16. While many predicted the Trump administration would stall or shelve the...more
On April 16, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it would be hosting a virtual public hearing on its proposed rule to protect workers from hazardous heat exposure on June 16, 2025, at...more
As we discussed in our February alert, the Maine Legislature continues to consider bills that would further limit or eliminate Maine’s Net Energy Billing (NEB) program...more
As temperatures begin to rise, now is the time to remind employees about the importance of heat illness prevention. Although FedOSHA made tremendous efforts towards promulgating a heat illness prevention standard for both...more
Two bills that aim to advance the concept of a uniform capacity tax for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) were the subject of a public hearing before the Connecticut General Assembly’s...more
In accordance with Federal Decree No. 12,082/2024, which established the National Circular Economy Strategy (which we explored in a July 2024 Legal Update), a public hearing has been opened for the development of the National...more