Worldwide: Environment

As reported in our July 17, 2025, blog item, the United Kingdom's (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) began a public consultation on July 14, 2025...

On Dec. 11, 2025, the head of the Federal Executive Branch, Claudia Sheinbaum, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the Decree enacting the General Water Law (LGA) and amending, adding to, and repealing various provisions of the National Water Law (LAN), derived from the initiative submitted on Oct. 9, 2025.

On Dec. 10, 2025, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the following new and updated policies, final guidance for publicly owned treatment works, and a rural background study, all related to the State's efforts on addressing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and their effects.

Under the law, batteries and battery-containing products are in scope. The new rule adds that covered batteries include portable batteries used in the state, regardless of where the batteries were purchased.

Every new year brings another round of promises to "fix" American healthcare. Too often, the solutions look familiar: reduce access, narrow networks, push more cost onto consumers...

As part of their proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to revise the regulatory definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS), the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted three public comment sessions in which they received verbal comments from those in attendance.

On December 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) published an internal memorandum formally adopting a new "compliance first" enforcement approach for all OECA staff.

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, applying New Jersey law, held that a bad faith claim against an insurer must be dismissed when it is rooted in the same conduct as the breach of contract claim, absent additional factual predicates.

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ("MPCA" or ​"the Agency") published its final rule implementing the state's comprehensive PFAS reporting program.

On December 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued draft regulations for implementing California's climate disclosure laws, SB 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261...

The sector is in growth mode, but when assessing investment opportunities and hold periods, and negotiating contracts and pricing, sustainability-related regulatory...

Welcome to Edition 39 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE).