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Data Centers Are The New Industrial Neighbors: Managing Risk Of Nuisance And Environmental Litigation

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.

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Fifth Circuit Upholds TCEQ's Third Construction Extension For Texas LNG Project

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...

United States Energy

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

SB 54, Take Two (Again): California Pulls Packaging EPR Regulations Back For Revision

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 CalRecycle has withdrawn proposed implementing regulations—signaling continued...

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

2026 Forecast: Capitol Hill Issues — A Conversation With James v. Aidala (Podcast)

This week, I was pleased to welcome back to the studio Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C and its consulting affiliate...

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

CA Cracks Down On Landfill Methane With 2027 Compliance Rules

United States Environment

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FBT Gibbons

Recent Federal Developments For January 2026

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

What To Expect Under TSCA In 2026

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Colorado Adopts New State Regulations For Methane Emissions From Landfills

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation For 1,3-Butadiene, Intends To Regulate 11 COUs To Protect Workers

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Michigan To Enforce Stricter CAFO Permit Standards After Extended Legal Battle

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Governors Petition EPA To Monitor Microplastics In Drinking Water

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Colorado Approves New Rules Regulating Methane Emissions From Landfills

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EPA's "Compliance First" Directive Creates Pathway For Preemption Of Citizen Suits

United States Environment

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Duane Morris LLP

In Coverage Dispute Over PFAS Remediation, New Jersey District Court Dismisses Bad Faith Claim

United States Environment

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Wiley Rein

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Minnesota Finalizes PFAS Reporting System

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ("MPCA" or "the Agency") published its final rule implementing the state's comprehensive PFAS reporting program.

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Holiday Sale? Minnesota Reduces PFAS-in-Products Reporting Fees

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) finalized its PFAS-in-Products program rules in response to an Administrative Law Judge order requiring the Agency to reduce fees, among other changes.

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Minnesota Finalizes Jan. 1, 2026, PFAS Reporting Requirement, Impacting Manufacturers Of Complex Products

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) adopted on December 8, 2025, a final rule regarding the reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products, which is set to impose significant...

United States Environment

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Van Ness Feldman

PFAS In Products: Minnesota Adopts PFAS Reporting And Fees Rule

After a two-year rulemaking process, on Dec. 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ("MPCA") finalized a rule that, with very limited exemptions, imposes a first-of-its-kind reporting requirement...

United States Environment

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Clark Hill

Rule Finalized Requiring Reporting On All Products Containing PFAS In Minnesota

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

U.S. EPA Proposes Major Rollback Of Federal Climate Disclosure Requirements

United States Environment

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Jones Day

EPA Begins Public Comment Period On Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum For Formaldehyde

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

American Youth Climate Litigants Take The International Stage As U.S. Litigation Continues

United States Government

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Jones Day

California Climate Reporting Laws: CARB Pauses Mandatory SB 261 Reporting

United States Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Environmental Justice Update

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Pollution Claims For Oil Production Waste Barred By Retroactive Date

United States Environment

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Wiley Rein

What California Car Dealers Need To Know About The End Of The Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) Decal Program

United States Environment

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Madison Law

Behind The Scenes Of Chemical Safety Reform — A Conversation With Ryan Schmit (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

Proposed Repeal Of GHG Reporting Program Sparks Debate

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Pollution Claims For Oil Production Waste Barred By Retroactive Date

The United States District Court for the District of Montana, applying Montana law, held on summary judgment that claims-made Petroleum Industry Insurance Coverage...

United States Environment

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Wiley Rein

What California Car Dealers Need To Know About The End Of The Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) Decal Program

As early as 1999, single-occupant Clean Air Vehicles (CAV) have been permitted to travel in High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes (carpool lanes) in California.

United States Environment

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Madison Law

Behind The Scenes Of Chemical Safety Reform — A Conversation With Ryan Schmit (Podcast)

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Ryan N. Schmit, Of Counsel with B&C, and Senior Regulatory Consultant with The Acta Group (Acta®).

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

Proposed Repeal Of GHG Reporting Program Sparks Debate

On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to narrow the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) significantly, citing Executive Orders aimed at deregulation.

United States Energy

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Bracewell

EPA Posts FAQs Regarding Pesticides Containing A Fluorinated Carbon

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Driving Forward: Developments In Transportation Law And Innovation

In June 2025, California and a coalition of 10 other states in State of California et al. v. United States et al., No. 4:25-cv-04966-HSG (N.D. Cal.) filed a lawsuit challenging the authority...

United States Litigation

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Data Centers A Driving Force Behind Bipartisan Permitting Reform

Even as partisan rifts define Washington, lawmakers have found a rare motivator for bipartisan collaboration: data centers.

United States Energy

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Alternative Power Plays: Are Energy Parks The Answer? (Podcast)

uch of the world is seeking to find new ways of cleaning up electricity supplies, reducing emissions, and cutting climate pollution from buildings, transportation and more.

United States Energy

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Supreme Court Likely To Consider SB 253 And SB 261 Reporting In 2025

In 2023, California adopted two laws (SB 253 and SB 261) that will require reporting of greenhouse gas and climate-related financial risks by companies doing business in California beginning in 2026.

United States Energy

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WilmerHale

Senate Committee Advances Nominations For Jeffrey Hall And Douglas Troutman

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

The BBNJ Agreement Will Enter Into Force In January 2026: What You Should Know

United States Environment

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Foley Hoag LLP

Producer Reporting Begins Under California's Plastic And Packaging EPR Law – Less Than Three Weeks To Go

United States Environment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

PFAS Developments: CERCLA Designations Stay Intact For Now, Rollbacks Under SDWA

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

Environmental Developments To Watch In New England

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

What You Need To Know About EPA's Recent Changes To Preconstruction Permitting Under The Clean Air Act

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

Preparing For Environmental Citizen Suits In The Gulf Coast Region: Plaintiff Standing After Environment Texas

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

CA Climate Disclosures – SB 261 – January 1, 2026 Reporting Deadline And CARB "Preliminary List" Of Covered Entities

United States Environment

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Foley & Lardner

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates | September 2025

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ninth Circuit To Review Felony Conviction For Vehicle Emissions Tampering In U.S. v. Coiteux

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

ALJ Disapproves Minnesota's Proposed PFAS Rule Package Pending Correction

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Permitting Reform Ahead: EPA Targets Preconstruction Rules And Retires Reactivation Policy

United States Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

D.C. Circuit Reaffirms The Affirmative Defense For Emergency Events

United States Commercial

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Beveridge & Diamond

Recent Federal Developments May Undercut The Clean Air Act

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EPA Clarifies Its Interpretation Of What Constitutes "Begin Actual Construction" In New Guidance, Plans Rulemaking For 2026

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

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EPA's Proposed Repeal Of The 2009 Endangerment Finding: Unexpected Arguments And Implications For Industrial Sources (Video)

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Bracewell

Environmental Essentials Webinar Series – EPA's Proposed Repeal Of The Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants: Implications For The Rest Of Industry

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Bracewell

Interview With Dr. Michal Freedhoff (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

BERDO Implementation Picks Up Speed — Better Get Ready (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

The Clean Air Act Is Really Complicated; Can't We Call The Whole Thing Off? (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

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