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The agreement, signed on December 12, 2015, by the United States and 194 other countries, seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate the anticipated effects of climate change.

On June 24, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it intends to extend the initial reporting deadline under California’s...

The United States Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous opinion on a procedural matter that will have a significant impact on future Clean Water Act litigation.

Is mercury a local problem or not? For years, power plant operators have claimed that mercury deposition is really a global problem. Environmentalists have pointed to studies arguing that hot spots affected by local emissions do exist.

A recent Eight Circuit decision highlights the difficulties in obtaining class action status in toxic tort actions.

In a case last year, the United States Supreme Court held that plaintiffs cannot maintain nuisance claims against carbon-dioxide emitters based on federal common law, curtailing claims that may be brought against power companies and other emitters of greenhouse gases.

Under California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54), deadlines are currently set for this Fall.

The Practice of Environmental Law is ever changing in breadth and in scope based upon the maturing of the science, acceptance of environmental protection, and adoption of sustainability concepts.

On September 18, 2015, the European Council adopted a decision related to the creation of a market stability reserve ("MSR") for the European greenhouse gas emission trading system ("EU ETS").

Accordingly, the court ordered the government to reduce the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent compared to 1990 levels by 2020.

On September 5, 2018, the European Chemicals Agency ("ECHA") launched a public consultation to include 18 new substances in Annex XIV REACH.

As we previously discussed in May, the European Commission has been considering proposals to significantly reduce CO2 ...

In Europe, discussions continue in relation to structural reform of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea held a series of public hearings that started September 11, 2023 following a request submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change (COSIS)...

The EPA has posted an interesting flyer on "Our Nation's Air," the Status and Trends Through 2018.

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.

As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Power Plan litigation takes center stage, another major case involving cooperative federalism—or, perhaps more accurately stated...