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Capping off Earth Week 2023, President Biden on Friday signed an executive order expanding the Administration's Justice40 Initiative and creating a new White House Office of Environmental Justice.

On May 4, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a first-of-its-kind Title VI environmental justice interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH).

On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced it was proposing new regulations that would require certain facilities located close to navigable waters create and submit Facility Response Plans for worst case discharges of hazardous substances.

Recent activity by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) highlights the Federal government's ongoing focus on US leadership in artificial intelligence...

On March 25, 2021, the United States, in a coordinated effort with the UK, announced the most impactful sanctions since the February 1, 2021

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury (FinCEN) issued final regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which, effective January 1, 2024, require most...

On Friday, February 19, 2021, the Council on Environmental Quality ("CEQ") rescinded prior draft guidance issued under the Trump Administration in 2019 (the "2019 Draft CEQ Guidance"), which had...

As the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog celebrates Earth Day, we turn to the important topic of drinking water. Drinking water, like the air we breathe, is an environmental issue...

Various environmental organizations, led by the Environmental Integrity Project ("EIP"), are urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to expand enforcement of Section 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)...

On September 30, 2025, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the much-anticipated "Affiliates Rule," applying the precepts of the Treasury...

On January 9, 2023, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in the matter of In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397, which asked the Court to determine whether "dual-purpose" communications...

As part of the firm's annual Realty Rendezvous event, Jenner & Block lawyers participated in a panel titled "What the Death of Chevron  Means for Real Estate & Hospitality,"

The US House and Senate are negotiating toward a July 4, 2025 deadline for the next massive US tax legislation.

On January 29, 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly announced Project Crypto, transforming what had been an internal SEC initiative launched in 2025...

Last week, the United States Senate and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) each took steps toward expanding cybersecurity requirements for private sector entities. In the US Senate...

In the waning hours of 2025, news broke that the Department of Justice ("DOJ") had sent Civil Investigative Demands ("CIDs") to investigate and potentially bring actions against federal contractors, grant recipients, and other entities receiving federal funds for maintaining so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI") programs.

On March 29, 2021, the SEC's Division of Examinations issued a risk alert reminding broker-dealers of their anti-money laundering (AML)

According to a recent Bloomberg article, a company did not report an August 2023 air emissions event to state environmental regulators until December...