The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to take steps to expand state primacy for the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI well program, established under the Safe Drinking Water […]
On March 27, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had voted to end its defense of the final rules on the enhancement and standardization of […]
On January 13, 2025, the federal government withdrew a proposed rule that would have required government contractors to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and set emissions reduction goals. […]
On Thursday, April 4, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or SEC) issued an order staying its March 6, 2024, Final Rules — The Enhancement and Standardization […]
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules that will require domestic and foreign registrants to include extensive climate-related information in their registration statements […]
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) issued a memorandum outlining a Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy, identifying several steps […]
The Biden administration has recently reinforced the President’s environmental justice (EJ) agenda through two actions. Stakeholders who engage with the federal government should be aware of how the administration is […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve Louisiana’s request for control over the permitting of carbon sequestration wells in the state. EPA’s approval would provide Louisiana authority under […]
A new bill introduced in the California legislature tees up corporate disclosure legislation that narrowly failed to pass the State Assembly during last year’s term. The bill would impose broad […]
On November 10, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, composed of the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and chaired by the Office […]