What is Happening? Citing rapid growth in large commercial and industrial electricity demand, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

What Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final recommended aquatic life water quality criteria and benchmarks for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

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 comment period on the proposed rules will be open for 30 days following publication in the Federal Register, or until May 20, 2022, whichever is later.

What Happened: DOE proposed to apply the 45 lumen per watt "backstop" efficiency standard to general service lamps, which would effectively prohibit the manufacture...

On October 21, 2021, a U.S. District Court vacated the Trump Administration's rule that sought to limit the power of States and Indian Tribes under Section 401

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) published for public comment its proposed 2026 Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSWGP)...

A long-running dispute over a substantial civil penalty issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for violations of Oregon's landfill closure requirements continued with the...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced that the first meeting of its Environmental Justice Advisory Committee will take place on December 10, 2025.

Two recent trial court decisions provide insight into the enforcement of New York's Environmental Rights Amendment, also called the "Green Amendment." The Green Amendment...

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...

On February 17, 2022, by a 3-2 vote, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted a new Interim Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Policy Statement (GHG Policy Statement) setting forth an interim framework...

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...

Global demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earths is accelerating as countries race to build AI infrastructure, expand grids...

Now under review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a draft proposed rule that could dramatically reduce the scope of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting Rule under Section...

What Happened? On May 21, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act (the Act). Minnesota is the fifth state to enact...

New York’s recently enacted Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes significant amendments to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act or CLCPA) and State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).

Delays by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in processing premanufacture notices (PMNs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may lessen under final amendments to section 5 published on December 18, 2024.