United States: Environment

On January 23, 2026, we attended the SB 54 Packaging Producer Responsibility Advisory Board's first meeting of the year. The Board received updates from both CalRecycle and Circular Action Alliance (CAA)...

Since Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 131 (SB 131) and Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) into law on June 30, 2025, California's legislature has continued to push additional...

This year is bringing significant challenges for operators in the quick-service restaurant industry. Some may come as a surprise, and some are a continuation of the biggest hurdles...

In October 2025, a district court in Cameron Parish granted a challenge brought by environmental justice groups who sought to vacate a coastal use permit (CUP) issued by the Office of Coastal Management (OCM)...

As we previously noted, a legal challenge to California's climate disclosure laws has made its way to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which stayed enforcement of one of the laws pending appeal.

Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning, and energy efficiency at nearly every level of government and business

Earlier this week, the New Orleans City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers while the city revisits how (and whether) to regulate them.

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's ("TCEQ") approval...

If California's SB 54 rulemaking process feels familiar, that's because it is. CalRecycle has withdrawn proposed implementing regulations—signaling continued...

New York's State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) plays a key role in its municipalities' decision-making.

On December 1, 2025, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) finalized regulations for its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting program under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

Since Holland & Knight's previous alert about state extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging, there have been significant developments in the implementation of these programs.