Today, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a broad negotiating mandate for a new legally binding international agreement on plastic pollution.

On August 17, 2021, the NYSDEC will hold two public hearings regarding the Department's proposed regulations revising the State's Chemical Bulk Storage and Petroleum Bulk Storage Programs.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has adopted a final rule implementing the reporting provisions of the state's PFAS in products law, Minn. St. § 116.943.

Does your company manufacture domestically or import chemicals that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing under section 6 of the Toxic Substances...

A Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)-inspired state law mandating that food containing any of 44 ingredients bear a label with the above statement, is now the subject of a federal district court challenge.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that could reshape the information importers must collect, verify, and provide for goods entering the United States. CBP is considering requirements for identifying supply chain parties and implementing technology-enabled traceability. Although CBP has not yet proposed regulatory text, the notice is another clear example of the expanding universe of deeper supply chain visibility requirements, which pose special challenges for complex articles.

Canada is increasing accountability for environmental claims by explicitly requiring companies to substantiate claims promoting the environmental benefits of their products and business activities.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) declined to formally adopt a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scheme for the shipping industry...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) "Set 2" final rule sets a new high‑water mark for the RFS...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to intervene in a Clean Air Act (CAA) citizen suit and dismiss the case, even though the government did not file its own enforcement action.

What is happening? Packaging waste has received heavy attention from lawmakers in recent years. A growing number of states are adhering to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Recycled Content policies for plastics.

The dispute arises from the Air Force's practice of open burning and open detonation (OB/OD) of hazardous waste munitions at Tarague Beach, Guam.

On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granted review of Sackett v. EPA, apparently with the sole purpose of deciding once and for all "the proper test for determining whether wetlands are ...

Federal and state policymakers are beginning to integrate AI technology for use in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews and permitting processes.

What Happened: On February 12, 2026, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued Notice 2026-02 to clarify the label and formulation changes that DPR may accept by notification, non-notification...

Maine's legislature has passed groundbreaking legislation that would temporarily halt construction of large data centers until November 2027, marking the first state-wide data center ban in the United States.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) finalized a rule that took effect May 26, 2026, codifying the findings of its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors (the GEIS)...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would amend the "prior notice" regulations governing Notices of Intent (NOIs) for citizen suits under seven federal...

The Ninth Circuit reminded us that TSCA has teeth—and those teeth may apply to the world of recycling, disposal, wastewater, and biosolids. On May 13, 2026, the Ninth Circuit remanded the U.S. Environmental...

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) filed a proposed rulemaking on June 1, 2026, to amend the Climate Commitment Act Program Rule, Chapter 173-446 WAC, and the Reporting of Emissions of Greenhouse Gases...