United States: Climate Change

Federal courts have issued a series of rulings in recent weeks affirming that executive agencies must comply with procedural requirements...

On December 22, 2025 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ("BOEM") issued an order suspending all ongoing activities related to five offshore wind projects in the development stage for 90 days...

Following the well-publicized rollback and simplification of sustainability rules in the United States and Europe, companies might assume that this is no longer an area that needs attention in transactions.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s rescission of the 2009 greenhouse gas (GHG) "endangerment finding" has thrown significant uncertainty into future regulation of GHG emissions in the United States.

On February 23, 2026, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., No. 25-170, agreeing to hear a case that has drawn the attention of the energy industry, environmental advocates, and the federal government alike.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the legal foundation supporting sixteen years of federal climate regulation. On February 18, 2026, the Agency finalized the rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas...

The role of sustainability in the operations and investment management activities of asset managers has long been a subject of discussion and, in some jurisdictions, controversy.

In recent weeks, reactions of outrage have met a policy shift tucked into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s routine January 15, 2026 final rule amending New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) emissions...

We expect the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to play a pivotal role in formalizing and institutionalizing many of the Administration's policies around energy dominance, including the integration...