On June 24, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced its deferral of the Scope 1 and 2 corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting deadline.

A fire and explosion at a Texas fertilizer facility in 2013 killed 15 people and exposed critical gaps in hazardous materials information sharing with emergency responders.

On this episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, Daniel Pope and Taylor Stuart discuss the shifting landscape under the new Trump administration, comparing regulatory actions and priorities...

On February 18, 2010, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a draft guidance document describing how and when climate change considerations should factor into environmental impact assessments by federal agencies under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

This week the IRS modified and potentially expanded the amount of losses available to offset taxable income after an ownership change.

On December 5, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rejected a request by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lift an injunction against its Final Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No Match Letter."

We have been sending Client Updates since 2007 concerning the decision of the Australian High (Supreme) Court in Sons of Gwalia Ltd v. Margaretic.

On July 1, 2009, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) released a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and solicited applications for broadband projects to be funded under the stimulus programs established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

On November 21, 2009 the Federal Communications Commission released the Eligible Services List for the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, for Funding Year 2009.

The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin reminding title insurers and agents in the state of Texas that title insurance policies must cover the mineral estate as well as the surface estate of a property, unless there is clear documentation that the mineral rights have been severed from the remaining property.

Edward D. Krenik, senior principal in Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group, and Dylan Pasiuk, a PRG principal, discuss what may happen in the consumer product safety...

On January 20, 2009, the Second Circuit issued its decision in United States v. Ionia Management S.A., upholding the longstanding rule that a corporation may be held vicariously liable for the activities of a rogue employee.

With President-elect Trump poised to take office, some in the energy sector are considering what this means for the composition of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

In the first significant policy action under new Enforcement Director Norman C. Bay, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") recently introduced a notice procedure designed to increase the transparency and disclosure of FERC Enforcement investigations.

Companion bills were introduced on Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to repeal the hydraulic fracturing exemption currently contained in the Safe Drinking Water Act's Underground Injection Control (UIC) program.

What message did the Solar Energy Industry Association share at the 2024 Republican National Convention? Abby Hopper, president and CEO of Solar Energy Industry Association, talks with Frank Maisano...

In this episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, Liam Donovan and Christine Wyman from Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group join host Daniel Pope to discuss permitting reform and what that looks like during the lame duck session on the Hill.

On November 14, the Department of Treasury released the final version of the new Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regulations, promulgated pursuant to the Foreign Investment and National Security Act (FINSA) of 2007

On January 9, 2009, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that the federal government has agreed to delay implementation of its controversial E-Verify rule until February 20, 2009.

On November 3, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") released its Public Notice requesting comment on, among other issues, changes to the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism ("E-Rate Program") to improve broadband deployment to meet the instructional and informational needs of public schools and libraries.