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Minnesota Publishes Final PFAS In Products Reporting And Fees Rule

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published in the Minnesota State Register a final rule regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

WOTUS Proposed Rule Comment Period Ends January 5, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") recently published a proposed rule updating the definition of "waters of the United States" ("WOTUS").

United States Environment

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Rule Finalized Requiring Reporting On All Products Containing PFAS In Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has adopted a final rule implementing the reporting provisions of the state's PFAS in products law, Minn. St. § 116.943.

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

California Climate Disclosure Regulations Update: CARB Provides Additional Clarifications On Implementation And Ninth Circuit Stay Of SB 261 Enforcement

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) provided extensive clarifications on first-year reporting requirements, how it will determine which entities are subject to these regulations, and previewed the upcoming rulemaking for these regulations.

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

"Waters Of The United States" Once Again In Flux

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Environmental Essentials Webinar Series – The Next Acts: Proposed Revisions To Regulations Under The Clean Water Act And The Endangered Species Act (Video)

United States Environment

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Bracewell

FIFRA Enforcement: 2025 Year-End Roundup And Looking Forward To 2026

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

ESA Regulations: Blanket 4(d) Rule

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

European Union Deforestation Regulation Faces Likely Delay

European Union Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

What Happens When Endangered Species Endanger Each Other?

United States Environment

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Duane Morris LLP

U.S. EPA Proposes Major Rollback Of Federal Climate Disclosure Requirements

United States Environment

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Jones Day

AI's Environmental Footprint: Top Compliance Risks Canadian Companies Should Consider

Canada Environment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Reporting In Limbo: California's Climate Disclosure Law On Pause

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

EPA Begins Public Comment Period On Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum For Formaldehyde

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Visa Turbulence: Navigating Your H-1B Future In A Shifting U.S. Landscape (Video)

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

How The JAMS AI Rules Can Streamline Discovery For AI-Related Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 262

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

The U.S. Economy: Modest Activity And Intensifying Uncertainty (Ankura Monthly Economic Report November 2025)

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

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Minnesota Publishes Final PFAS In Products Reporting And Fees Rule

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published in the Minnesota State Register a final rule regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

WOTUS Proposed Rule Comment Period Ends January 5, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") recently published a proposed rule updating the definition of "waters of the United States" ("WOTUS").

United States Environment

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Rule Finalized Requiring Reporting On All Products Containing PFAS In Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has adopted a final rule implementing the reporting provisions of the state's PFAS in products law, Minn. St. § 116.943.

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

CARB Issues Proposed Regulations Implementing SB 253 And SB 261

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

2026 Global Data Center Market Outlook: Key Takeaways For The Middle East

United States Strategy

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AlixPartners

DEC Finalizes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Regulations

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Bill 5 And Special Economic Zones: Understanding The Proposed Designation Criteria

Canada Government

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Davies Howe

California Climate Disclosure Regulations Update: CARB Provides Additional Clarifications On Implementation And Ninth Circuit Stay Of SB 261 Enforcement

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

"Waters Of The United States" Once Again In Flux

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

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Waste Management

DEC Finalizes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Regulations

On December 1, 2025, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it finalized regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Environmental Essentials Webinar Series – The Next Acts: Proposed Revisions To Regulations Under The Clean Water Act And The Endangered Species Act (Video)

The Trump administration has revoked or revised numerous federal regulations under various environmental laws in 2025. Now, the administration has proposed the latest iteration...

United States Environment

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Bracewell

U.S. EPA Proposes Major Rollback Of Federal Climate Disclosure Requirements

On September 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed a sweeping rollback of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program ("GHGRP") under 40 C.F.R. Part 98.

United States Environment

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Jones Day

EU Deforestation Regulation Amendments: Deferred Timelines And Simplification Measures

Worldwide Environment

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Jones Day

Importing Critical Minerals For Recycling

Worldwide Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Producers Required To Appoint A PRO Under Washington's Extended Producer Responsibility Law By January 1

United States Environment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Developments In Soil Research, Remediation And Sustainability

United States Environment

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Arcadis

California DPR Announces First Meeting Of New Environmental Justice Advisory Committee

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EPA Poised To Approve Incineration As PFAS Destruction Method In Upcoming Guidance

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

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Clean Air / Pollution

Rule Finalized Requiring Reporting On All Products Containing PFAS In Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has adopted a final rule implementing the reporting provisions of the state's PFAS in products law, Minn. St. § 116.943.

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

U.S. EPA Proposes Major Rollback Of Federal Climate Disclosure Requirements

On September 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed a sweeping rollback of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program ("GHGRP") under 40 C.F.R. Part 98.

United States Environment

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Jones Day

EPA Begins Public Comment Period On Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum For Formaldehyde

On December 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and solicited public comment on an Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum...

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

American Youth Climate Litigants Take The International Stage As U.S. Litigation Continues

United States Government

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Jones Day

California Climate Reporting Laws: CARB Pauses Mandatory SB 261 Reporting

United States Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Environmental Justice Update

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Pollution Claims For Oil Production Waste Barred By Retroactive Date

United States Environment

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Wiley Rein

What California Car Dealers Need To Know About The End Of The Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) Decal Program

United States Environment

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Madison Law

Behind The Scenes Of Chemical Safety Reform — A Conversation With Ryan Schmit (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

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Climate Change

California Climate Disclosure Regulations Update: CARB Provides Additional Clarifications On Implementation And Ninth Circuit Stay Of SB 261 Enforcement

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) provided extensive clarifications on first-year reporting requirements, how it will determine which entities are subject to these regulations, and previewed the upcoming rulemaking for these regulations.

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

California's New Regional Power Market Law: A Catalyst For Renewable Energy Growth

California's recent enactment of Assembly Bill 825 marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the Western United States electricity market.

United States Energy

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Jones Day

The Trump Administration's Actions Against State Climate Laws And Lawsuits

President Trump's April 2025 executive order, "Protecting American Energy From State Overreach," targeted state and local measures that potentially impact domestic energy development.

United States Energy

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Jones Day

Une deuxième série de projets est soumise à l'examen du Bureau des grands projets du Canada

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Reporting In Limbo: California's Climate Disclosure Law On Pause

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

American Youth Climate Litigants Take The International Stage As U.S. Litigation Continues

United States Government

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Jones Day

Court Allows Connecticut Attorney General's "Greenwashing" Case Against ExxonMobil To Continue

United States Environment

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

EU Deforestation Regulation Amendments: Deferred Timelines And Simplification Measures

Worldwide Environment

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Jones Day

SCOTUS Presented With Best Opportunity To Weigh In On Climate Change Litigation

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

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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

Environmental Essentials Webinar Series – Greenwashing And Carbon Targets: A Prosecutor's Perspective (Video)

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Bracewell

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

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Nossaman LLP

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