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Louisiana Freezes New Carbon Capture Applications

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry this week signed an Executive Order declaring a moratorium on review of new permit applications for Class VI underground injection wells...

United States Environment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Comments On Final Risk Management Rule For Carbon Tetrachloride Are Due November 10, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 9, 2025, that it is beginning a 30-day comment period on its 2024 final risk management rule for carbon tetrachloride (CTC). 90 Fed. Reg. 48203.

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

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

The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to evolve under the Trump administration, with the EPA making three important announcements last month.

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

New Mexico Publishes Proposed Rule To Implement PFAS Protection Act, Will Hold Webinar On October 22, 2025

Following up on the New Mexico Environment Department's (NMED) September 25, 2025, webinar on a labeling requirement for products containing intentionally...

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Governor Newsom Signs Endangered Species Bill Into Law

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Louisiana Governor Issues Executive Order Revising State Criteria For Class VI Carbon Sequestration Permitting

United States Energy

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Van Ness Feldman

Environmental Developments To Watch In New England

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Recent Federal Developments For October 2025

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

State Tort Liability For Nuclear Incidents? Supreme Court Calls For Solicitor General Review On Preemption Issue

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Defining Risk: EPA Seeks Major TSCA Chemical Evaluation Reforms

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Rescinds "Reactivation Policy," Furthering NSR Program Overhaul

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Looking To California To Reform New York's Environmental Review Laws Amid A Housing Crisis

United States Environment

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Government Shutdown And BOEM, BSEE And ONRR Contingency Plans

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

EPA Approves Montana's Revised Approach To Nutrient Water Quality Standards: Return To Narrative Criteria

United States Environment

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Holland & Hart

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Unpacking A Busy Last Week For US ESG Disclosure And Compliance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

EPA Announces Clearance Of Backlog Of Chemical Risk Notifications

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 10, 2025, that it eliminated "an extensive backlog of notifications received from companies...

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Carbon Insetting: How It Works, And Where It's Headed

Value chain decarbonization intervention, also referred to as "carbon insetting," is emerging as an important element of corporate climate strategies—and a potentially valuable opportunity for carbon reduction...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Seven States And Counting: The 2025 Guide To EPR Packaging Compliance

A new era of corporate environmental regulations is emerging through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging legislation.

United States Environment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Impacts To Carbon Capture And Sequestration From EPA's Proposal To Repeal Greenhouse Gas Reporting

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed to repeal virtually all of its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), 40 C.F.R. Part 98, which for the last 15 years...

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft Template For SB 253 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting – Ten Things To Know

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

EPA Reinstates "No Second-Guessing" NSR Policy: What It Means For Industry

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Executive Order Aims To Accelerate Commercial Space Development Through Deregulation

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New Mexico Posts Public Involvement Plan For PFAS Rulemaking

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

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

Using AI In NEPA Analysis And Permitting

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

U.S. Department Of Energy Requests Public Input About How To Power The AI Boom And Onshoring Of U.S. Manufacturing

United States Technology

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

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

United States Environment

BD

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

From Global Warming To Compliance Warning: CARB's Preliminary List Of Covered Entities And Impending Deadlines Raise The Heat For Compliance With California's Climate Disclosure Laws

United States Environment

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Steptoe LLP

U.S. Department Of Energy Requests Public Input About How To Power The AI Boom And Onshoring Of U.S. Manufacturing

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is starting a new program called "Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race" and has issued a Request for Information (RFI). DOE seeks public...

United States Technology

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Beveridge & Diamond

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

After fifteen years, three interim judgments ranging from $0 to $20 million, three appeals, an en banc review, and a writ for cert., Env't Tex. Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. ExxonMobil Corp.

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

While the January 1, 2026, statutory deadline for reporting under California's Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) is quickly approaching, there is still time for regulated entities to comply with the law.

United States Environment

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Foley & Lardner

From Global Warming To Compliance Warning: CARB's Preliminary List Of Covered Entities And Impending Deadlines Raise The Heat For Compliance With California's Climate Disclosure Laws

As federal climate disclosure efforts stall, California is forging ahead with two landmark laws—SB 253 and SB 261—that impose sweeping climate-related reporting obligations...

United States Environment

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Steptoe LLP

California Climate Disclosure Rules Come Into Focus As 2026 Deadlines Near

United States Environment

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Dechert

EPA's Proposed Course Corrections To TSCA's Risk Evaluation Procedures

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) much-anticipated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) proposed rule to amend the risk evaluation framework for existing chemicals...

United States Environment

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Wiley Rein

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates | September 2025

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas entered a preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill 2337 (SB 2337) one day before the bill's effective date.

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy Supply Considerations For Manufacturers Re-Onshoring To The U.S.

Energy is now a strategic priority: Reshoring manufacturers must treat energy planning as key to cost, resilience, and sustainability.

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

California Enacts New Electric Transmission Financing Programs And Adds To Its Wildfire Fund

The state of California has adopted SB 254, a comprehensive energy bill designed to reform the state's utility regulation and development of clean energy infrastructure...

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Global Trade Talks Podcast: Frustration On The Ground

Worldwide International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

OECD Publishes Guidance Document On Assessing The Apparent Accumulation Potential Of Nanomaterials

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Proposes Targeted Regulatory Relief From HFC Technology Transitions Rule Requirements

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

New York State Building And Energy Codes And Federal HFC Rollback Efforts: Navigating Regulatory Challenges For Developers

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Court Awards Zero Damages For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Stemming From Pension Plan's ESG-Focused Investing

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Luxury And The Law: What's Keeping Brands On Watch

United States Consumer

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

EPA's PFAS Rulemaking Trajectory: Key Updates Across CERCLA, TSCA, RCRA, SDWA And CWA

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

District Court Enjoins 401(k) Plan From Considering ESG

United States Employment

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Steptoe LLP

Green Burials. The Most Environmentally Friendly Option – Until It Isn't

United States Environment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

EPA OIG Publishes Report On Lessons Learned From Prior Oversight Related To EPA's Rulemaking

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

DC Circuit Reinstates Title v Emergency Affirmative Defense

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Evolving Regulatory Landscape Of PFAS And Biosolids In Agriculture

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Carbon Quarterly–Volume 12

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

APHIS Deregulates Corn Developed Using Genetic Engineering To Resist Certain Pests

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

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

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

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Holland & Hart

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Arcadis

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Foley Hoag LLP

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Bracewell

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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