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EPA Loosens Air Permitting Requirement To Speed Energy And Data Center Construction

On September 9, 2025, EPA announced new guidance on New Source Review (NSR) pre-construction permitting requirements that broadens the types of activities that can be undertaken prior to obtaining an air permit.

United States Energy

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Holland & Hart LLP

EPA's Spring 2025 Unified Agenda Includes PFAS Rulemakings

On September 4, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Trump Administration's Spring 2025 Unified Agenda.

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Hints At NSR Changes With Interpretation Of "Begin Actual Construction"

In a September 2, 2025, letter to an Arizona air permitting authority, USEPA signaled that it intends to amend its New Source Review (NSR) regulations...

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

D.C. Circuit Restores Title v Emergency Defense

In its September 5, 2025, opinion in SSM Litigation Group v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overturned EPA's 2023 removal of the Title V affirmative defense for emergencies.

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Preparing For A Wave Of Citizen Suits In Texas – Ten Tips For Leveraging The Texas Environmental, Health & Safety Audit Privilege Act

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

SB 54 Update: California Releases New Guidance Documents For Plastic & Packaging EPR Law

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2025

Worldwide Environment

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Jones Day

California's Climate Rules: What's Proposed, What's Next, According To CARB

United States Environment

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Riveron

Environmental Auditing And Penalty Mitigation Under The Trump Administration

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Pollution Exclusion Carve-Out Creates Duty To Defend PFAS Remediation Claim

United States Environment

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Wiley Rein

Watch For Deadlines Under California's Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

One Minute Matters [Video]: Can The White House Really Override The EPA's Hazardous Air Standards? (With Claire Glenn)

United States Environment

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Dykema

Legislative Roundup: States Target PFAS In Consumer Products

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

EPA's Proposed Repeal Of The 2009 Endangerment Finding: Unexpected Arguments And Implications For Industrial Sources (Video)

United States Environment

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Bracewell

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

Are Emotional Distress Damages In FEHA Settlements Taxable?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

EPA Proposes Repealing Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards And Endangerment Finding

On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a series of alternative proposals seeking to repeal greenhouse gas...

United States Environment

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Changes In Minnesota's Intentionally-Added PFAS Law Enforcement Timeline Extension And Expanded Exemptions

In 2023, Minnesota enacted Amara's Law (Minn. Stat. § 116.943), requiring certain reporting and implementing prohibitions of intentionally-added PFAS in certain products.

United States Environment

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

New EPA Positions Reflected In Sweeping Rollback Of Greenhouse Gas Regulation

The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed a rule that would rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, citing a new interpretation of the relevant section in the Clean Air Act...

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

Up In The Air: EPA Opens Comment On Repealing Endangerment Finding, Motor Vehicle GHG Rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Aug. 1, 2025, published a proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines from model year...

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

EPA Proposes To Rescind Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding And Associated Motor Vehicle And Engine Emission Standards

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EPA Introduces Rule To Repeal Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

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Foley Hoag LLP

Trump Administration Seeks To Streamline Federal Permitting For Data Centers With New Executive Order And Action Plan

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EPA Initiates Rulemaking To Eliminate The 2009 GHG Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

9 Questions About The 2009 Endangerment Finding Reconsideration (Updated)

United States Environment

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Data Center Permitting On The Fast Track In PA

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

EPA's Office Of Research And Development — Villain Or Victim?

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Update: Minnesota To Delay PFAS Reporting Deadline

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Minnesota Delays PFAS Reporting Deadline Six Months To July 1, 2026

United States Environment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order To Facilitate Data Center Development

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

EPA's Office Of Research And Development — Villain Or Victim?

On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out the "reorganization plan" for its Office of Research and Development (ORD).

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Update: Minnesota To Delay PFAS Reporting Deadline

Last month, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced that it would delay the January 1, 2026, reporting deadline for manufacturers of intentionally added PFAS-containing products.

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Minnesota Delays PFAS Reporting Deadline Six Months To July 1, 2026

On July 23, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced that it will allow manufacturers an additional six months to report required PFAS information, extending the original January 1, 2026...

United States Environment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order To Facilitate Data Center Development

President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) that directs agencies to streamline reviews, prioritize high-capacity projects, and support infrastructure critical to AI and national security.

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Summary Of Trump Administration's Release Of AI Action Plan

United States Technology

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Holland & Hart LLP

Environmental Essentials Webinar Series – EPA's Proposed Repeal Of The Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants: Implications For The Rest Of Industry

On March 12, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in a press release that EPA will formally reconsider the 2009 "Endangerment Finding" — a formal regulatory finding by EPA that US...

United States Environment

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Bracewell

Who Gets To Set The Rules? California, EV Mandates, And The Fight Over Clean Air Authority

Imagine you're an automaker. The federal government says your gas-powered vehicles are fine. But California steps in—with EPA approval—and tells you they're not.

United States Environment

DM

Duane Morris LLP

EU Commission Adopts Simplification Measures For The EU Taxonomy

On July 4, 2025, the Commission adopted a set of measures to simplify the application of the EU taxonomy, in the form of a Delegated Act amending the Taxonomy Disclosures, Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts.

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

Podcast - SCOTUS Clean Air Act Cases: What's New?

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, presented by the Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha, Susan Lafferty and Zach Pilchen...

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Italian Court Sentences 11 Over Crimes Related To PFAS Contamination

United States Environment

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Decision Alert: The D.C. Circuit Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Small Refinery Exemption Challenges Under The Clean Air Act

United States Litigation

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Dykema

EPA Plans Reset Of GHG And Mercury Rules For Power Plants

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

MPCA Will Postpone January 1, 2026, Reporting Deadline On Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Minnesota To Delay PFAS Reporting Deadline

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Up In The Air: SCOTUS Creates New Venue Test For Clean Air Act Cases

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

EPA Shifts Regulatory Strategy On Power Plants

United States Environment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

EPA Proposes Repeal Of Greenhouse Gas Standards For Power Plants

United States Energy

JD

Jones Day

EPA Launches Comment Period On Power Plant Climate And Air Toxics Rules

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

EPA Proposes Repeal Of 2024 Mercury And Air Toxics Standards Amendments

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

EPA Proposes RFS Standards For 2026 And 2027, Will Hold Hearing On July 8, 2025

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Trump's Emissions Rollback: What Motor Carriers & Private Fleets Must Know

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Council Of The EU And EP Agree On "One Substance, One Assessment" Legislative Package

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

U.S. Supreme Court Instructs Courts To Provide "Substantial Deference" To Agencies In NEPA Cases

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

How EPA May Accelerate Its Deregulatory Agenda

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

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EPA's Proposed Repeal Of The 2009 Endangerment Finding: Unexpected Arguments And Implications For Industrial Sources (Video)

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Bracewell

Environmental Essentials Webinar Series – EPA's Proposed Repeal Of The Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants: Implications For The Rest Of Industry

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Bracewell

Interview With Dr. Michal Freedhoff (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

We May Not Always Have Paris, But Perhaps We Can Do Better Than Paris (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

The Paris Agreement: Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (Video Content)

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Foley Hoag LLP

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