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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved its long-awaited climate disclosure rule this week while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Jones Day
On January 12, 2024, the EPA announced a proposed new rule entitled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (the "Proposed Rule").
Liskow & Lewis
On January 19, 2024, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reinstated the Formosa Plastics ("FG LA") facility air permits, which the lower court had previously vacated.
Liskow & Lewis
Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs receiving federal financial assistance.
Jones Day
For half a century, young people in the United States have played an active role in ongoing efforts to address climate change.
Jones Day
As part of the 2022 French Climate & Resilience Law, the French legislature decided to strengthen the greening and solarization requirements on certain buildings and parking lots...
Foley Hoag LLP
Earlier this month, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated most of EPA's startup, shutdown, and malfunction SIP Call. The Court's rationale boils down to EPA's...
Bracewell
The Edwards Aquifer is the primary source of drinking water for many people in central Texas. The deep caverns of the aquifer are also home to two species of blind catfish.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or the "Commission") voted 3 to 2 to adopt rules requiring registrants to provide additional...
Jones Day
On January 10, 2024, a class action lawsuit survived a motion to dismiss a complaint alleging injury due to misleading "carbon neutrality" branding on bottled water.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Two years after proposing rules on climate change disclosure, the SEC has adopted new rules, predictably by a split 3-2 vote. The adopted rules maintain the core of the original proposals...
Venable LLP
Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the world's largest beef producer JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (JBS Group).
Mintz
On the same day that the SEC issued its long-awaited rule on climate disclosures, ten states (West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Alaska, Indiana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina...
Winston & Strawn LLP
On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) announced the adoption of final rules requiring registrants...
Mintz
Today, after nearly two years of anticipation, the SEC finally enacted a climate disclosure rule on a 3-2 party-line vote by the SEC Commissioners.
Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
On Wednesday, March 6, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, affirmed the April 2022 Waukesha County Circuit Court decision in Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Inc.
Worldwide
Jones Day
Australia continues to be a highly active jurisdiction for climate-related lawsuits. Since our last update in August 2023, we have seen a steady stream of suits commenced against corporations and...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Following four years of attempting to progress and approve the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...
Jones Day
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted much anticipated climate-related disclosure rules.
Duane Morris LLP
In recent years, the European Union has increasingly prioritized sustainability, recognizing its fundamental role in addressing global challenges.
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