On December 9, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released long-awaited draft proposed implementing regulations for the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253)...

At a recent conference, the newly confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), Todd Kim, delivered remarks strongly signaling an increased focus on...

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PRN) intended to update and clarify longstanding guidance that outlines the changes that EPA may accept by notification, non-notification, or minor formulation amendment for all pesticide products.

At least in the short term, the Fourth Circuit may create more confusion about the rules governing Section 401's one-year shot clock.

On June 18, 2025, FDA announced that it is seeking public comment on its proposed method to rank existing food chemicals for post-market assessment.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is starting a new program called "Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race" and has issued a Request for Information (RFI). DOE seeks public...

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.

What's Happening: Stemming from its February 2025 show cause order concerning co-location issues, on December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...

With the passage of Washington's Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act of 2023, several states are gearing up to pass similar laws.

On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2026-15 (Notice) to guide clean energy projects' eligibility...

Companies that manufacture any of five chemicals are facing substantial fee payments under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Suncor Energy, Inc., et al. v. Commissioners of Boulder County, et al., No. 25-170, a case arising from climate change tort claims brought by Boulder County ...

What Happened? On December 18, 2025, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (the Commission) adopted the Air Pollution Control Division's (the Division) proposed Regulation 31...

Connecticut’s labeling requirements for certain consumer products that contain intentionally added PFAS went into effect on July 1, 2026. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) also published...

EPA will now accept public comments on its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluoroctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) until August 15, 2025.

The EPA has issued a final rule revising key requirements under the 2023 Hydrofluorocarbon Technology Transitions Rule, extending compliance deadlines and relaxing interim global warming potential limits for several industry subsectors.

On December 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule restricting the use of certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in aerosols, foams, refrigeration,...

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)...

Three bipartisan bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives aim to revolutionize domestic recovery and recycling of critical minerals from waste streams, particularly lithium-ion batteries. The legislation addresses regulatory barriers under RCRA that currently complicate battery recycling operations and establishes new federal programs to coordinate critical mineral recovery efforts. Will these measures successfully position America to compete in the global race for critical mineral independence?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) have offered two “supplemental options” for the regulatory definitions provided in their November 2025 notice of proposed rulemaking to redefine the Clean Water Act’s jurisdictional trigger, “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).