On May 12, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) that seeks to improve the federal government's cybersecurity. This comes in the wake of sweeping cyber incidents, such as the SolarWinds incident.

At the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) Annual Conference, state financial regulators released an updated cybersecurity examination tool for nonbank financial company supervision.

On September 28, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law Public Law No: 115-247, amending Federal Power Act ("FPA") ...

In several weeks, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will release its annual enforcement results, and speculation about the trajectory of the SEC's Division of Enforcement will resume in full force.

On March 17, 2021, a coalition of environmental organizations and clean energy groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...

As part of a larger effort to secure domestic supply chains for critical industries, on June 8, the Department of Energy (DOE) released its National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries, 2021-2030.

The most recent development in the decades-long water wars between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama occurred today at the Supreme Court.

On November 27, 2018, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ("ENR Committee") advanced FERC nominee Bernard McNamee to a full vote on the Senate floor.

On June 7, 2018, U.S. EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking ("ANPR") aimed at developing a consistent and transparent interpretation of cost and benefits consideration...

Addressing environmental justice (EJ) has been an immediate priority for the Biden administration. Within a week of taking the oath of office, President Biden issued a sweeping executive order...

On June 27, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") submitted its final Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals rule ("Pharm Rule") to the Office of Management and Budget...

Following the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) July 2020 overhaul of regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), environmental plaintiffs filed a series of lawsuits

The proposal aims to create a national standard for licensure across the MSB industry, while providing state regulators with the requisite information to make licensing decisions.

Following the settlement, Gould's counsel filed a motion for attorneys' fees.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on November 4, 2020, that the State will continue the suspension of its debt collection efforts of medical and student...

A federal court recently dismissed a lawsuit filed the State of New York and the City of New York against FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight.

On October 31, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer filed a complaint in California state court seeking an injunction against a California-based e-cigarette company to bar online sales of vaping products ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a petition by a healthcare company to consider whether courts must give deference to the FCC's legal interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

On January 15, in response to a petition from Acurian seeking clarification on the non-commercial purpose exemption, the FCC held that prerecorded calls to residential phone numbers

President Biden's pattern of selecting strong consumer advocates for executive branch leadership positions continued last Thursday, when he appointed current Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel ...