In 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seemed to be on the road to providing some much-needed clarity to hospitals and other medical facilities concerning the disposal of pharmaceuticals by proposing that hazardous waste pharmaceuticals be handled as Universal Wastes.

EPA recently released a You Tube video entitled Clean Air Act and Upcoming Carbon Pollution Guidelines for Existing Power Plants.

On March 27, the European Commission, the regulatory arm of the European Union, initiated a public consultation on a potential EU initiative comparable to the US conflict minerals program.

In its recent publication, Reducing Risk and Driving Business Value, the Carbon Disclosure Project reported that 38 percent of suppliers in the U.S. product supply chain have set internal targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions, with 29 percent achieving year-on-year reductions.

In an unheralded move earlier this year, an interagency group of technical experts coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisors finalized a revised estimate of an important numerical value used in federal regulatory cost/benefit analyses to represent the cost to society of carbon-based greenhouse gas emissions.

In an unheralded move earlier this year, an interagency group of technical experts coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisors finalized a revised estimate of an important numerical value...

Carbon dioxide measurements from Mauna Loa in Hawaii are the longest continuous survey of carbon dioxide [CO2] atmospheric concentrations.

LEED V4 is the most recent update to the LEED rating systems.

After working with AR Lenders, FHA Lenders and other stakeholders for months, HUD has finally "publicly" published the latest iteration of the Intercreditor Agreement.

On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule significantly changing the scope of CFIUS mandatory notification requirements for foreign investments in U.S. critical technology businesses ...

After distributing industry news, updates, and practice tips relating to the legal and business aspects of government contracts via its blog, the Government Contracts Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office will soon be retiring http://www.governmentcontractsconnection.com.

On July 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order pursuant to the Hong Kong Policy Act eliminating the separate status of Hong Kong and China under various provisions of U.S. law

On July 18, the State Department published a notice that Secretary Tillerson has certified that Iran remains in compliance with its obligations under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

On September 9, 2013 the Army awarded $7 billion worth of Multiple Award Task Order Contracts for wind technology.

It has been said that the greenest building is the building that already exists.

In an analysis released earlier in July, the market intelligence firm Cleantech Group reported that global venture capital investment totaled $1.76 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up 56% from the previous quarter.

The Internal Revenue Service has recently issued the long-awaited final regulations that implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Pennsylvania recently enacted the "Innovate in PA Tax Credit" program, which incentivizes early-stage venture capital investment in technology companies by selling deferred tax credits to insurance companies.

As firms respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by increasingly transitioning to remote and telework arrangements, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") issued an alert on...

Cleary Gottlieb and Tiantong & Partners 天同律师事务所 are continuing their collaboration to produce joint analyses regarding some of the current U.S. regulatory