DOI issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking affected industries to identify existing Interior regulations that can be modified or repealed to support the Trump administration's "energy dominance" and deregulatory agenda.

What Happened: The Endangered Species Committee (the Committee, or the “God Squad”) voted to exempt Gulf oil and gas activities related to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)...

FERC has embarked on a formal top-to-bottom review of its policies related to transmission, seeking input from interested parties on a broad array of questions.

On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled "Performance Measures Needed to Assess Recent Changes to Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Regulations."

On July 1, 2026, New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) approved a package of rule amendments to address inactive, low-producing, and orphaned wells, strengthen operator financial assurance requirements...

State and local governments and citizen groups are increasingly turning to suits under state nuisance and consumer protection laws to bring novel types of environmental claims.

The state of Washington has become a global player in product regulation. This month, the Department of Ecology issued a determination to restrict or require reporting on the use of five classes of chemicals in products.

Under Minnesota's PFAS in products law, manufacturers of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) must report those products to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)...

Oregon’s 2026 legislative session advanced the state’s goals on environmental protection, clean energy development, and regulatory efficiency. Lawmakers passed legislation addressing energy facility siting...

At the end of 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Office of Air and Radiation released guidance entitled "Principles for Addressing Environmental Justice in Air Permitting."

The EPA has proposed delaying Biden-era Tier 4 emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles by two years, extending current Tier 3 standards through model years 2027 and 2028.

Advertising claims about the environmental attributes of a product continue to become more important, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to change how it regulates advertising.

On September 9, 2025, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced a new strategic partnership to harmonize...

n July 15, 2021, Maine adopted a law that will ban the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is continuing its recent trend of more aggressively ramping up environmental justice (EJ) measures.

During a recent webinar, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced plans to propose a rule that will impose an unprecedented labeling requirements on all products containing intentionally...

As earlier reported, environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) have promised to pursue enforcement where the Biden EPA left off – they have the legal authority...

As earlier reported, environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) have promised to pursue enforcement where the Biden EPA left off – they have the legal authority to do so under most environmental federal statutes...

Most federal environmental statutes grant citizens broad authority to bring lawsuits against companies where there is alleged noncompliance.

Both the European Union (EU) and the U.S. have recently taken steps toward implementing some form of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Several countries and the EU...