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What Happened: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidance regarding the registration and listing of cosmetic product facilities and products.

On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (together, the Agencies) announced plans to engage stakeholders in the Trump administration's latest effort to pare back the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA)

The Administrative Conference of the United States has launched a study examining how federal agencies process public comments during rulemaking, potentially reshaping a critical mechanism through which businesses and stakeholders influence environmental and other federal regulations. The study will evaluate agencies' use of algorithmic tools, comment analysis procedures, and response practices, with findings that could lead to new best practices recommendations affecting the administrative record

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) recently published its revised Universal Standards, which go into effect on January 1, 2023.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a landmark rule revising the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. This proposal – termed the "Set 2" Rule - marks the 20th anniversary...

Among its energy policy priorities, early executive orders, and other actions, the Trump administration has reinforced its commitment to expanding the U.S. biofuels sector, which typically has strong bipartisan.

On May 23, 2025, Maine's Governor Janet Mills signed into law "An Act to Require Landowners to Report Their Participation...

In a pithy decision issued on January 26, 2022, in PNW Metal Recycling, Inc. v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Court of Appeals determined...

On March 29, 2025, a Texas District Court ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) should have considered economic costs when crafting protections for the lesser-prairie chicken...

On December 1, 2025, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 governing multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings took effect. This is the first MDL-specific rule and is the culmination of a multiyear-long rulemaking...

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court pronounced Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ("Lula") the winner of Brazil's 2022 presidential election.

On May 19, 2021, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act of 2021 (SB 1698), which would address long-standing regulatory uncertainty facing products ...

Manufacturers, distributors, and importers of FIFRA-regulated antimicrobial pesticides, including surface disinfectants.

Many states have now enacted extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, creating new and costly requirements for manufacturers, wholesalers...

Following climate laws passed in 2021 and 2022, Massachusetts has again enacted a new piece of climate-focused legislation. On November 21, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed into law "An Act Promoting...

These recent changes clarify and alter certain requirements related to solar development on agricultural land in Massachusetts.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking for stakeholder feedback on Pipeline Safety Regulations...

On January 5, 2026, the Trump administration filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against two California cities, Morgan Hill and Petaluma, seeking to invalidate local ordinances...