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Since 2021, Ropes & Gray has been actively tracking actions that states have taken on how or whether environmental, social and governance ("ESG") factors should be applied to the investment decisions.

n June 18, 2025, the presidency of the EU Council and representatives of the European Parliament agreed on substantial changes to the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

The Food and Agriculture Organization's Development Law Service is hosting a webinar to explore the emerging legal concept of Rights of Nature and its intersection with critical areas including water resources, Indigenous Peoples' rights, biodiversity, and sustainable food systems. Legal experts will provide analytical insights through case studies and examine how this evolving framework connects to FAO's mandate for environmental protection and land tenure.

On September 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that related lawsuits seeking to hold multiple global banks liable for financing...

Many of us are beginning to think about and plan for the 2022 proxy statement season. The Securities and Exchange Commission has revised guidance...

Democratic and Republican AGs submitted separate comment letters opposing aspects of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to rescind the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)...

Congratulations to our friends at ECO Engineers who, on behalf of the American Biogas Council, released for public comment a draft Carbon Accounting Methodology for Biogas.

The global shipping industry is transitioning away from high-emission fuels, creating opportunities for biofuel producers and energy investors. Two federal policy frameworks—Section 45Z and the Renewable Fuel Standard—are shaping the future of low-carbon marine fuels by expanding incentives and improving fuel economics to close the cost gap with conventional options.

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) released on February 25, 2026, a draft Product-Chemical Profile for Floor Maintenance Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl...

In this episode of Energy Law This Week, hosts Matt Jones, April Rolen-Ogden, and Liskow attorney Michael Rubenstein cover significant legal updates regarding climate change litigation and bankruptcy in the energy sector.

President Barack Obama is expected to nominate the EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, Gina McCarthy, as the agency’s next administrator and MIT physicist Ernest Moniz to take over the Energy Department.

Conservation and restoration activities on federal lands could gain equal footing with grazing, mining and energy production following the publication of a proposed...

A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey, sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works...

In Ortiz v. Eversource Energy, a putative class action, plaintiffs brought suit against Eversource Energy alleging that Eversource knowingly marketed natural gas and related services as clean and safe for residential consumers and the environment despite knowing this was not true.

Directs agencies to streamline environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects by leveraging modern technologies. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must establish an interagency Permitting Innovation Center by April 30, 2025, to design and test permitting software tools

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced a nearly $1 billion loan to the clean technology fund to support developing countries transition to clean energy.

EPA has extended the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Reporting Rule for reporting year 2024 data from March 31, 2025, to May 30, 2025.