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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) June 2021 proposal of a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting rule targeting manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalky...

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.

A federal court has ruled that New York's Climate Change Superfund Act is preempted by federal law, blocking the state's attempt to collect $75 billion from fossil fuel companies for climate-related infrastructure costs. The decision, which relies heavily on Clean Air Act preemption and foreign affairs doctrine, now awaits appeal while the Supreme Court prepares to hear a related case that could reshape the legal landscape for state climate liability programs nationwide.

The Washington Supreme Court's invalidation of Initiative 2066 removes uncertainty over the state's climate legislation targeting natural gas phase-out. Businesses and consumers involved in natural gas use, sales, or distribution must now navigate legislative mandates aimed at eliminating Washington's reliance on fossil fuels. The decision upholds ambitious decarbonization measures affecting utilities, building codes, and industrial processes across the state.

Three U.S. states – Maine, Minnesota, and New Mexico – have laws restricting intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in all products under various compliance deadlines.

In a landmark decision, the D.C. Circuit Court invalidated an aspect of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule concerning confidential business information (CBI)...

After a brief hiatus, incidental take of migratory birds will again be a federal crime beginning December 3, 2021. Less than 10 months after instituting a final rule declaring that incidental...

In December, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) took noteworthy steps to implement California legislation requiring large companies that "do business in California" to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and disclose climate-related financial risks.

Wildlife trafficking enforcement has been a significant area of environmental criminal enforcement in the second Trump administration. Illegal fishing and timber trafficking...

Who's Impacted: Clean energy developers, transmission operators, local siting authorities, and Tribal governments.

In a recent decision, a federal judge in Arizona vacated the Trump Administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and remanded the rulemaking back to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

What Happened: EPA continues to assess significant penalties against manufacturers and distributors of antimicrobial products under the new administration.

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ's) decision to grant a third New Source Review (NSR) construction commencement deadline...

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently announced its intent to promulgate regulations to reduce "criteria" air pollutants in "overburdened communities" that the agency has determined...

Connecticut has joined several other states in imposing plastic recycling mandates on manufacturers.