Environmental Policy And Litigation In 2023: Key Policy Developments And Future Outlook

Brian Israel, chair of the firm's Environmental practice, and partner Ethan Shenkman were featured in Law360's midyear environment and energy coverage, where they provided insights on the regulatory developments thus far in 2023 and highlighted upcoming cases to watch through the remainder of the year.

Israel discussed the recently issued proposed rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants, which present the Biden administration with an interesting policy challenge. While the Biden administration views the rules as an "essential tool for achieving its climate ambitions and mitigating the impacts from climate change," Israel told Law360 that some in the "environmental justice community are ... skeptical of the administration's reliance on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology." Because the Biden administration has indicated its commitment to deploying carbon capture storage