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Fifth Circuit Denies Challenge To Texas NSR Permit Construction Commencement Extension

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ's) decision to grant a third New Source Review (NSR) construction commencement deadline...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Leadership Transition At California Department Of Fish And Wildlife

Longtime California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton "Chuck" Bonham recently stepped down after 15 years at the helm.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeks Risk Management Rule For Chemicals "Widely Used" In Consumer Liquid Laundry Detergents

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website, EPA received a petition on January 6, 2026, under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regarding certain chemicals in consumer...

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Environmental Developments To Watch In California In 2026

California will continue to set the pace for environmental regulation in 2026, using its rulemaking, enforcement, and market influence to drive requirements that often become de facto national standards for companies...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

New EPA Proposal Seeks To Adopt A More Restrictive Section 401 Framework

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Gillespie, Littlejohn Tackle Water And Environmental Policy On Florida Specifier Podcast

United States Environment

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Adams and Reese

SB 54 Advisory Board Meeting: Rescinded Regs And Reporting Requests

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

CEQA Reforms: 2025 Enactments And 2026 Proposals

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Data Centers Are The New Industrial Neighbors: Managing Risk Of Nuisance And Environmental Litigation

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Court Of Appeals Reaffirms SEQRA Standing For Affected Property Owners

United States Environment

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

House Committee Passes Significant Clean Air Act Amendments

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

DOJ Issues Final Rule Eliminating Disparate Impact From Its Title VI Enforcement Regulations

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Climate Analysis In Louisiana's Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG Petition

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

OEHHA's Prop 65 "Fact Sheet" Needs A 2026 Update

United States Environment

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Steptoe LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 265

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

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Clean Air / Pollution

Fifth Circuit Denies Challenge To Texas NSR Permit Construction Commencement Extension

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ's) decision to grant a third New Source Review (NSR) construction commencement deadline...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Data Centers Are The New Industrial Neighbors: Managing Risk Of Nuisance And Environmental Litigation

Earlier this week, the New Orleans City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers while the city revisits how (and whether) to regulate them.

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Fifth Circuit Upholds TCEQ's Third Construction Extension For Texas LNG Project

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's ("TCEQ") approval...

United States Energy

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

SB 54, Take Two (Again): California Pulls Packaging EPR Regulations Back For Revision

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

2026 Forecast: Capitol Hill Issues — A Conversation With James v. Aidala (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

CA Cracks Down On Landfill Methane With 2027 Compliance Rules

United States Environment

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FBT Gibbons

Recent Federal Developments For January 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

What To Expect Under TSCA In 2026

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Colorado Adopts New State Regulations For Methane Emissions From Landfills

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

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Climate Change

Ninth Circuit Enjoins California Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure Law, But The Waiting Game Continues

On November 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit stayed the enforcement of a California law requiring certain companies to publish a climate risk report.

United States Commercial

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Environmental Developments To Watch In California In 2026

California will continue to set the pace for environmental regulation in 2026, using its rulemaking, enforcement, and market influence to drive requirements that often become de facto national standards for companies...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Climate Analysis In Louisiana's Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG Petition

In October 2025, a district court in Cameron Parish granted a challenge brought by environmental justice groups who sought to vacate a coastal use permit (CUP) issued by the Office of Coastal Management (OCM)...

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

CARB Advances Climate Disclosure Rules As Ninth Circuit Appeal Continues

United States Environment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Carbon Quarterly–Volume 13

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

California AG Tells Plastic Bag Manufacturers To Throw Out False Recyclability Claims

United States Environment

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Cozen O'Connor

What's Next For SB 253 And SB 261? Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Recap

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Report On New York's Climate Superfund Law

United States Environment

MG

Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

ECB Climate-Related Enforcement: Legal And Supervisory Implications For The 2026 SREP Cycle

United States Environment

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Jones Day

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Environmental Law

Ninth Circuit Enjoins California Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure Law, But The Waiting Game Continues

On November 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit stayed the enforcement of a California law requiring certain companies to publish a climate risk report.

United States Commercial

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Recent Developments In U.S. Offshore Wind

On February 2, 2026, Sunrise Wind became the fifth and final U.S. offshore wind project affected by the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) December 22 leasing pause to secure a federal court order...

United States Energy

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

Fifth Circuit Denies Challenge To Texas NSR Permit Construction Commencement Extension

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ's) decision to grant a third New Source Review (NSR) construction commencement deadline...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Are Here: What Manufacturers Must Do Now To Assess Applicability And Compliance Risk

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

The Impact Of Governor Newsom's Proposed Budget On Water Projects

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Leadership Transition At California Department Of Fish And Wildlife

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeks Risk Management Rule For Chemicals "Widely Used" In Consumer Liquid Laundry Detergents

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Environmental Developments To Watch In California In 2026

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

New EPA Proposal Seeks To Adopt A More Restrictive Section 401 Framework

United States Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

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Waste Management

Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Are Here: What Manufacturers Must Do Now To Assess Applicability And Compliance Risk

A cutting‑edge experiment in recycling policy is now unfolding in multiple states across the country: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws.

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

Court Of Appeals Reaffirms SEQRA Standing For Affected Property Owners

New York's State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) plays a key role in its municipalities' decision-making.

United States Environment

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Coast To Coast: How New York's New GHG Reporting Rules Compare To California's SB 253

On December 1, 2025, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) finalized regulations for its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting program under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Latest Pandora's Box: What You Need To Know Now About State EPR Laws

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

State AG News: Environmental Regulation, Consumer Protection, Patient Safety (January 8-14, 2026)

United States Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Federal PFAS Regulation And Litigation: Developments, Implementation, And What To Expect In The Second Year Of The Trump Administration

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

New York Implements Greenhouse Gas Reporting For 2026

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

Simplificación, Modificación Y Expedición De Trámites Y Formatos Que Se Presentan Ante La Secretaría De Medio Ambiente Y Recursos Naturales

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

PFAS News For The New Year

United States Environment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

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Latest Videos

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The Latest On California's Climate Disclosure Laws (SB 253 & SB 261) (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In That Case: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (Video)

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WilmerHale

Hon. Andrew Wheeler | Former EPA Administrator and Current Partner and Head of Federal Affairs at Holland & Hart (Podcast)

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Holland & Hart

Dirt In The Ditches: A Practical Look At How The Sackett Decision Affects WOTUS Permitting Nationwide (Video)

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Nossaman LLP

Round Three: EPA's Latest Changes To The RMP Program – Initial Insights On Next Steps (Video)

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Bracewell

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