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Environmental factors such as water use and air emissions are reshaping how hyperscale data centers are developed, permitted, and operated.

We've been waiting to see how lower courts will interpret and apply the U.S. Supreme Court's May 2025 decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, CO.

South Pole, a Swiss carbon finance consultancy, has published a report which suggests that one in four companies around the globe have decided not to publicize details of their climate targets.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal district courts can hear challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2015 Clean Water Rule...

This article, recently published in Law360, discusses the new Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act and the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act.

Yesterday, Greenwire reported about speculation regarding what impact EPA’s proposed New Source Performance Standards for greenhouses gases would have on potential regulation of existing sources.

Last Friday as the United States celebrated Earth Day, President Biden released a proclamation and signed a new executive order to strengthen domestic and international forest protection commitments.

The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to eliminate animal testing in chemical safety assessments across 15 domains, including industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and food additives.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Arkansas regulatory program (Arkansas program) and the Arkansas abandoned mine land reclamation plan (Arkansas plan) under the Surface Mining Controland Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act).

The Texas Railroad Commission has issued a notice advising operators of the requirement that the design of certain pits and/or conversions thereof (e.g., a fresh water storage pit to be converted to receive, also, fracture flow-back water), where storage of wastewaters is contemplated.

The Biden Administration's focus on Environmental Justice issues continues as two recent releases reveal.

Although courts are sometimes reluctant to enforce them, there really are hard stops in CERCLA, particularly the three year statute of limitations for recovery of costs incurred in a removal action.

Environmental associate Jordan M. Asch's article, "The Latest Chapter in the Saga of the 'Waters of the United States,'" was published by the New Jersey Law Journal on June 30, 2023.

The article explores issues attorneys must consider when evaluating whether a standard Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) provides a sufficient, or even appropriate, scope of environmental...

The Texas Environmental Superconference convened leading regulators, industry representatives, and environmental practitioners to examine critical developments in environmental and natural resources law. What are the most pressing issues facing environmental policy today, from data centers and water management to climate transition and enforcement strategies?

Last week, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers promulgated the final rule repealing the 2015 rule defining the Waters of the United States

Taft attorney John Huldin authored the article "EPA Approves Phase I Standard: Is your Real Estate Deal Ready?," which was published in The Indiana Lawyer on ...