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EPA Proposes To Eliminate Paper Hazardous Waste Manifests

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 5, 2026, published the Paper Manifest Sunset Rule as a proposed rule in the Federal Register, proposing to amend the hazardous waste manifest regulations under 40 C.F.R. Parts 260 through 267 and Part 761 ...

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

New York's Two-Track Climate Reporting Regime: From Measurement To Mandatory Disclosure

While California has dominated headlines in the climate disclosure space, New York is quietly constructing a regulatory architecture that moves...

United States Environment

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Jones Day

Textile EPR Update: California Selects Landbell USA As PRO As U.S. And Global Requirements Expand

Textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements continue to evolve in the U.S. and abroad, with California now taking a major step and other jurisdictions advancing similar frameworks.

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Strategic Environmental Compliance Audits: Key Benefits And Practical Considerations

Strategic environmental compliance audits are voluntary reviews that help companies identify and correct environmental compliance risks before enforcement actions arise.

United States Environment

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Bracewell

Fusion Update: NRC Publishes Proposed Regulatory Framework For Fusion Machines

United States Environment

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Foley Hoag LLP

MassDEP Seeks Comment On Revisions To Longstanding Noise Policy

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Recent Federal Developments For March 2026

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

ATSDR Updates Chemical Mixtures Interaction Profiles: Why They Matter For Risk Assessment And Regulation

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

2026 Outlook For Maritime Biofuels

United States Transport

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Bracewell

PFAS False Advertising Class Actions: A Growing Threat Across Industries

United States Litigation

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Poised To Revisit NEPA And RCRA

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

From Patchwork To Framework: NRC Moves To Standardize U.S. Fusion Regulations

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Plastics Updates - February 2026

United States Environment

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Jones Day

New York State Public Service Commission Initiates New Proceeding To Address Interconnection Reforms For Large Loads (Energize NY Development)

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

CalRecycle Publishes Several Components Of The SB 54 Statewide Needs Assessment

On February 18, 2026, CalRecycle published several components of the SB 54 statewide needs assessment, including five technical reports and a Synthesis Report summarizing the overall findings.

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

Federal PFAS Regulation: 2025 Activities And 2026 Anticipated Actions

Now that we have entered the second year of Administrator Zeldin's tenure, BCLP looks back at EPA's actions in 2025 and previews what regulated industry may expect in 2026.

United States Environment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Texas Attorney General Gets Winded Over Wind Turbine Waste Sites

Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. and several affiliates (collectively, "Global") for allegedly violating the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act...

United States Environment

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Cozen O'Connor

Federal Court Enjoins Oregon's Extended Producer Responsibility Law—a Bellwether Moment For All Seven EPR States

On February 6, a federal judge in Oregon quietly issued a two‑page order that might have initially appeared to be a mundane procedural ruling, but it wasn't. That order enjoined Oregon's sweeping Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) statute.

United States Environment

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Foley & Lardner

Consumer Compass: Navigating The Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Issue I 2026

Worldwide Consumer

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2025 California Proposition 65 Trends

United States Consumer

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Are Here: What Manufacturers Must Do Now To Assess Applicability And Compliance Risk

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Court Of Appeals Reaffirms SEQRA Standing For Affected Property Owners

United States Environment

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Coast To Coast: How New York's New GHG Reporting Rules Compare To California's SB 253

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Latest Pandora's Box: What You Need To Know Now About State EPR Laws

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

State AG News: Environmental Regulation, Consumer Protection, Patient Safety (January 8-14, 2026)

United States Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Federal PFAS Regulation And Litigation: Developments, Implementation, And What To Expect In The Second Year Of The Trump Administration

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

New York Implements Greenhouse Gas Reporting For 2026

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

Simplificación, Modificación Y Expedición De Trámites Y Formatos Que Se Presentan Ante La Secretaría De Medio Ambiente Y Recursos Naturales

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

State AG News: Environmental Regulation, Consumer Protection, Patient Safety (January 8-14, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights.

United States Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Federal PFAS Regulation And Litigation: Developments, Implementation, And What To Expect In The Second Year Of The Trump Administration

Over the last two years, there has been a flurry of activity at the federal level related to the regulation of PFAS. In 2024, the Biden EPA finalized significant PFAS rulemakings...

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

New York Implements Greenhouse Gas Reporting For 2026

In December 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) finalized regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas...

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

Simplificación, Modificación Y Expedición De Trámites Y Formatos Que Se Presentan Ante La Secretaría De Medio Ambiente Y Recursos Naturales

El 20 de noviembre de 2025, la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ("SEMARNAT") publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación ("DOF") el Acuerdo por el que se dan a conocer las medidas de simplificación administrativa aplicadas.

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

PFAS News For The New Year

United States Environment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Data Bytes – Data Center Marketplace Deals And Happenings

As part of our ongoing effort to focus on issues, incentives, acquisitions, joint ventures and the general comings and goings on in the data center arena...

United States Environment

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Duane Morris LLP

Colorado Adopts New State Regulations For Methane Emissions From Landfills

What Happened? On December 18, 2025, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (the Commission) adopted the Air Pollution Control Division's (the Division) proposed Regulation 31...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EU Targets Textile Waste With Waste Framework Directive Amendments

A targeted revision of the EU's Waste Framework Directive (WFD) for textile waste took effect on October 16, 2025.

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Michigan To Enforce Stricter CAFO Permit Standards After Extended Legal Battle

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is poised to begin enforcing tougher permit standards for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Washington Department Of Ecology Adopts Battery Stewardship Rule

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

A New Year's Resolution For Healthcare: Stop Cutting Care. Cut The Waste.

United States Healthcare

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Jones Walker

Agencies Host Public Listening Sessions On WOTUS Definition

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

New York And Minnesota Advance State-Level PFAS Regulation

United States Environment

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Jones Day

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

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DEC Finalizes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Regulations

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Environmental Essentials Webinar Series – The Next Acts: Proposed Revisions To Regulations Under The Clean Water Act And The Endangered Species Act (Video)

United States Environment

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Bracewell

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

United States Environment

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Jones Day

EU Deforestation Regulation Amendments: Deferred Timelines And Simplification Measures

Worldwide Environment

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Jones Day

Importing Critical Minerals For Recycling

Worldwide Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Producers Required To Appoint A PRO Under Washington's Extended Producer Responsibility Law By January 1

United States Environment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Developments In Soil Research, Remediation And Sustainability

United States Environment

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Arcadis

California DPR Announces First Meeting Of New Environmental Justice Advisory Committee

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EPA Poised To Approve Incineration As PFAS Destruction Method In Upcoming Guidance

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

EPA And Corps Navigate New Regulatory Definition Of Waters Of The United States

United States Environment

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Van Ness Feldman

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May A Court Take Judicial Notice Of Gravity? (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

CCRs Dodge A Hazardous Waste Bullet: EPA Regulates Under RCRA Subtitle D

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Foley Hoag LLP

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