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California's Rapidly Incoming SB 343 And SB 54: Anti-Greenwashing Laws Going Too Far?

California is implementing two groundbreaking laws that will fundamentally reshape how businesses label products as recyclable, creating potential conflicts with federal and other state requirements.

United States Environment

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Steptoe LLP

Timing Is Everything: An Overview Of Environmental Claims And Their Limitations Periods: Part II – State

While federal environmental laws provide a foundational framework, much of the real enforcement action happens at the state level.

United States Environment

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dormant Commerce Claim Challenging Solid Waste Flow Control Proceeds To Discovery

Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) litigators defeated a motion to dismiss a claim brought by landfill and solid waste companies challenging the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance imposing flow control...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

An Assessment Of EPA’s Progress In Deploying Artificial Intelligence In Regulatory Decision-Making

The Trump administration has positioned artificial intelligence as a key tool for federal agency efficiency, with the EPA announcing plans to deploy AI across its regulatory functions. While implementation has been slower than anticipated, the agency is moving toward AI-assisted decision-making in areas ranging from enforcement targeting to scientific literature review, raising important questions about transparency, accountability, and compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

House Energy And Commerce Subcommittee On Environment Will Hold Hearing On EPA’s FY 2027 Budget On April 28, 2026

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Again Delays TSCA PFAS Reporting With New Exemptions And Revised Deadlines

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Proceed With Caution: Developing Near Wetlands In The Wake Of ‘Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association Et Al. v. New York State’

United States Environment

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Sites Reservoir Moves Forward: Understanding The Federal ROD And The Road Ahead

United States Environment

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Fennemore

US Department Of Agriculture Finalizes Updated NEPA Procedures

United States Environment

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WilmerHale

Governor’s Office Of Land Use And Climate Innovation Releases Draft Guidance For Voluntary Statewide Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Program

United States Environment

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Minnesota PFAS Reporting Deadline Extended To Sept. 15, 2026

United States Environment

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Alberta’s Draft Co-operation Agreement On Environmental And Impact Assessment: What It Means For Major Project Development And More

Canada Environment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Timing Is Everything: An Overview Of Environmental Claims And Their Limitations Periods: Part I – Federal

United States Environment

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

EPA Releases List Of Expiring CBI Claims Under TSCA

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Force Majeure And The Middle East Conflict: Ten Practical Tips For Contracting Parties

United States Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

What Do Employers Need To Know About Independent Contractors And California EDD Payroll Tax Audits? (Video)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

CryptoLink Newsletter - February 2026 Updates

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

For Whom The Discovery Tolls: Your Privacy Notice May Help Time-Bar Website Wiretapping Claims

United States Privacy

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Fox Rothschild LLP

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Waste Management

California's Rapidly Incoming SB 343 And SB 54: Anti-Greenwashing Laws Going Too Far?

California is implementing two groundbreaking laws that will fundamentally reshape how businesses label products as recyclable, creating potential conflicts with federal and other state requirements.

United States Environment

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Dormant Commerce Claim Challenging Solid Waste Flow Control Proceeds To Discovery

Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) litigators defeated a motion to dismiss a claim brought by landfill and solid waste companies challenging the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance imposing flow control...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

A Changing Landscape: Bioengineered Trees For Improved Carbon Capture, Wood Processing, And Drought Resistance

Widespread deforestation poses a significant threat to the integrity of ecosystems around the world.

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

California’s Packaging EPR Deadlines Are Approaching: What Producers Need To Know About Source Reduction Reporting

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Washington Ecology Releases Draft 2026 Upland Finfish Hatchery Permit For Public Comment: Increased Reporting And Compliance Detail, No Major Changes To Core Effluent Limits

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

PFAS On Your Hands? EPA Weighs In With Updated Interim Guidance On The Destruction And Disposal Of PFAS Substances

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

Rigour Meets Pragmatism: Québec’s Initiative To Modernize Its Hazardous Materials Framework

Canada Environment

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

TSCA PFAS Reporting Postponed Again

United States Environment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Environmental Fines And Penalties: Enforcement Trends For The Natural Resource Sector

Canada Environment

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Cassels

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Environmental Law

California's Rapidly Incoming SB 343 And SB 54: Anti-Greenwashing Laws Going Too Far?

California is implementing two groundbreaking laws that will fundamentally reshape how businesses label products as recyclable, creating potential conflicts with federal and other state requirements.

United States Environment

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Dormant Commerce Claim Challenging Solid Waste Flow Control Proceeds To Discovery

Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) litigators defeated a motion to dismiss a claim brought by landfill and solid waste companies challenging the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance imposing flow control...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Timing Is Everything: An Overview Of Environmental Claims And Their Limitations Periods: Part II – State

While federal environmental laws provide a foundational framework, much of the real enforcement action happens at the state level.

United States Environment

BA

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

21st Century ROAD To Housing Act: Major Changes Ahead For Multifamily Sector

United States Real Estate

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FBT Gibbons

EPA Again Delays TSCA PFAS Reporting With New Exemptions And Revised Deadlines

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

House Energy And Commerce Subcommittee On Environment Will Hold Hearing On EPA’s FY 2027 Budget On April 28, 2026

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

An Assessment Of EPA’s Progress In Deploying Artificial Intelligence In Regulatory Decision-Making

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

What Florida Real Estate Developers Should Know About Emergency Permit Extensions (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

Governor’s Office Of Land Use And Climate Innovation Releases Draft Guidance For Voluntary Statewide Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Program

United States Environment

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

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Climate Change

A Changing Landscape: Bioengineered Trees For Improved Carbon Capture, Wood Processing, And Drought Resistance

Widespread deforestation poses a significant threat to the integrity of ecosystems around the world.

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

California At A Crossroads: SB 254 Study Maps Systemic Reforms For Wildfire And Catastrophe Resilience

California's Wildfire Fund administrator has released a comprehensive study examining 10 legislative recommendations to enhance the state's resilience against natural catastrophes, addressing critical challenges in property insurance affordability, utility financial stability, and wildfire risk mitigation.

United States Insurance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEQRA Reform Remains Under Deliberation In The FY27 New York State Budget

Although the New York State Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget was due on April 1, 2026, the government is continuing to evaluate numerous components, including potential reforms to the State Environmental Quality Review...

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

EPA’s Revised National Enforcement And Compliance Initiatives: One Year Later

United States Environment

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Foley & Lardner

Will The Recent Social Media Verdicts Influence Climate Cases?

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California Earthquake Authority Weighs In On Inverse Condemnation In Its New SB 254 Report

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

The Future Of Climate Change Regulation And Litigation After EPA's Repeal Of The Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — April 2026

United States Energy

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Mintz

Actualizaciones En Materia Ambiental En Latinoamérica: Enero – Marzo 2026

Mexico Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Clean Air / Pollution

Timing Is Everything: An Overview Of Environmental Claims And Their Limitations Periods: Part II – State

While federal environmental laws provide a foundational framework, much of the real enforcement action happens at the state level.

United States Environment

BA

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Minnesota PFAS Reporting Deadline Extended To Sept. 15, 2026

Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency has extended the deadline for manufacturers to report intentionally added PFAS in products sold in the state, moving the initial compliance date to September 15, 2026...

United States Environment

TS

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

PFAS On Your Hands? EPA Weighs In With Updated Interim Guidance On The Destruction And Disposal Of PFAS Substances

On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its 2026 Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of PFAS (Interim Guidance)...

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Army Corps Reissues And Modifies Nationwide Permits, Adding One New Permit

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

NY Court Annuls DEC Freshwater Wetlands Regulations

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

SEQRA Reform Remains Under Deliberation In The FY27 New York State Budget

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

EPA Publishes Guidance On Streamlining Title V Permit Renewals: What It Means For Permitting Authorities And Regulated Sources

United States Environment

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

GALA To Co-Host "Cannes Rules!" -- A Full Day Event About Advertising Law And Self-Regulation

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Minnesota Extends PFAS In Products Reporting Deadline To September 15, 2026

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

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Latest Videos

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Environmental Essentials Webinar Series –Environmental Auditing 101: How Environmental Compliance Audits Work And Why They Matter (Video)

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Bracewell

2026 Forecast: TSCA Reform Developments — A Conversation With Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. And Ryan N. Schmit (Podcast)

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Bergeson & Campbell

What Is BD&P's Role In Environmental Defence (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

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

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