United States: Environmental Law

On February 12, 2026, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zelden announced that the EPA had issued its final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding...

Data centers are proliferating across the United States—and across the legislative and regulatory agendas of state and local governments. In 2025, there were more than 200 bills introduced across all 50 states aimed...

On December 5, 2025, the Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance issued a memorandum to enforcement and compliance assurance...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and business practices and will continue to evolve.

A federal court's recent ruling shields members of a national trade association from Oregon's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program pending trial...

On Feb. 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to rescind the 2009 Obama-era Endangerment Finding issued under Section 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

What does ESG look like in practice today, as geopolitical pressures, energy demand, and regulatory expectations continue to evolve?

The Trump administration this Thursday announced the repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding — a conclusion based on decades of science that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.

Enacting what it called the "single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history", on February 12, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin finalized a rulemaking that rescinds a 2009...