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Environmental law articles, insights, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as clean air/pollution, climate change, environmental law and waste management.

EU Commission Unveils Targeted Amendments To EUDR

Yesterday, on October 21, 2025, the European Commission proposed targeted amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

European Union Environment

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Steptoe LLP

Now The EPA Shutdown Really Begins

Effective Monday, October 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued furlough notices to its largest group of employees to date.

United States Environment

HH

Holland & Hart

Clearing The Path: Environmental Permitting In The Era Of Renewed American Manufacturing

Manufacturers expanding in the U.S. often plan for tax incentives, labor, and logistics—but not the time it takes to secure environmental approvals from state and federal regulators.

United States Environment

FL

Foley & Lardner

AI's Double-Edged Sword: Navigating Environmental Impact And Opportunity (Podcast)

Hosted by Sive, Paget & Riesel, New York's preeminent environmental law firm for over 60 years, SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast is a conversational and interview-based show centralized...

United States Environment

SP

Sive, Paget & Riesel

Shutdown Stalemate: How EPA's Pause Could Reshape Chemical Regulatory Timelines

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Releases Reports As Part Of Agency Efforts To Optimize Pesticide Registration Processes

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

"Forever Chemicals": PFAS Update On Issues Of Concern To Businesses

United States Environment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Survey On Assessment Of Health And Environmental Hazards And Risks Of Surface-Treated Nanomaterials Will Close October 31, 2025

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Senate Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing On "Examining The Beneficial Use And Regulation Of Chemicals"

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Phthalate Risk Evaluation Under TSCA: B&C's October 30 Webinar Explores Potential Impacts To The Plastics Industry

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Financial Regulators Assess Climate Resilience Of Canadian Financial Institutions

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Greenwashing – Out With The Old, In With The New

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Louisiana Freezes New Carbon Capture Applications

United States Environment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Comments On Final Risk Management Rule For Carbon Tetrachloride Are Due November 10, 2025

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Hot Topics In International Trade Tariff Mitigation Strategies Looking For Ideas (Video)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Unpacking A Busy Last Week For US ESG Disclosure And Compliance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Environment and Climate Regulation

Waste Management

PFAS Developments: CERCLA Designations Stay Intact For Now, Rollbacks Under SDWA

The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to evolve under the Trump administration, with the EPA making three important announcements last month.

United States Environment

SP

Sive, Paget & Riesel

Environmental Developments To Watch In New England

With an office in Boston, Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) closely tracks developments, upcoming deadlines, and business implications for companies with operations in Massachusetts...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

State Tort Liability For Nuclear Incidents? Supreme Court Calls For Solicitor General Review On Preemption Issue

Before last year, federal appellate courts consistently looked to federal safety regulations to define the standard of care in tort suits related to nuclear contamination...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Seven States And Counting: The 2025 Guide To EPR Packaging Compliance

United States Environment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Global Trade Talks Podcast: Frustration On The Ground

Worldwide International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

EPA's PFAS Rulemaking Trajectory: Key Updates Across CERCLA, TSCA, RCRA, SDWA And CWA

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

The Impact Of The Hong Kong Convention On Ship Recycling 3 Months In

United States Transport

HK

Holland & Knight

EPR Update: Developments And Delays

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Recent Federal Developments For September 2025

Worldwide Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

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Environmental Law

EU Commission Unveils Targeted Amendments To EUDR

Yesterday, on October 21, 2025, the European Commission proposed targeted amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

European Union Environment

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Now The EPA Shutdown Really Begins

Effective Monday, October 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued furlough notices to its largest group of employees to date.

United States Environment

HH

Holland & Hart

Net-Zero Framework For International Shipping Postponed For One Year: International Maritime Organization Bows To U.S. Opposition

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) declined to formally adopt a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scheme for the shipping industry...

United States Transport

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Beveridge & Diamond

La Comisión Nacional de Energía Publica Formato Único para el Trámite de Permiso de Expendio al público en estación de servicio de petrolíferos

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Clearing The Path: Environmental Permitting In The Era Of Renewed American Manufacturing

United States Environment

FL

Foley & Lardner

AI's Double-Edged Sword: Navigating Environmental Impact And Opportunity (Podcast)

United States Environment

SP

Sive, Paget & Riesel

Legislature Adopts Bill To Limit Density Bonus Law Benefits For Mixed-Use Projects

United States Real Estate

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Shutdown Stalemate: How EPA's Pause Could Reshape Chemical Regulatory Timelines

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Releases Reports As Part Of Agency Efforts To Optimize Pesticide Registration Processes

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

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Clean Air / Pollution

PFAS Developments: CERCLA Designations Stay Intact For Now, Rollbacks Under SDWA

The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to evolve under the Trump administration, with the EPA making three important announcements last month.

United States Environment

SP

Sive, Paget & Riesel

Environmental Developments To Watch In New England

With an office in Boston, Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) closely tracks developments, upcoming deadlines, and business implications for companies with operations in Massachusetts...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

What You Need To Know About EPA's Recent Changes To Preconstruction Permitting Under The Clean Air Act

The New Source Review ("NSR") Program under the Clean Air Act ("CAA") requires new major stationary sources and existing major stationary sources...

United States Environment

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Preparing For Environmental Citizen Suits In The Gulf Coast Region: Plaintiff Standing After Environment Texas

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

CA Climate Disclosures – SB 261 – January 1, 2026 Reporting Deadline And CARB "Preliminary List" Of Covered Entities

United States Environment

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Foley & Lardner

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates | September 2025

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ninth Circuit To Review Felony Conviction For Vehicle Emissions Tampering In U.S. v. Coiteux

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

ALJ Disapproves Minnesota's Proposed PFAS Rule Package Pending Correction

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Permitting Reform Ahead: EPA Targets Preconstruction Rules And Retires Reactivation Policy

United States Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

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Climate Change

Net-Zero Framework For International Shipping Postponed For One Year: International Maritime Organization Bows To U.S. Opposition

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) declined to formally adopt a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scheme for the shipping industry...

United States Transport

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

The Prospects For Climate Change Litigation Against The United States Government Continue To Dim

Last year, when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a mandamus petition and ordered that the complaint in Juliana v. United States be dismissed for the second time...

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Des organismes de réglementation financière évaluent la résilience climatique des institutions financières canadiennes

Le 11 septembre dernier, l'Autorité des marchés financiers (l'« AMF ») et le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») ont publié conjointement un rapport...

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

P2N0 - Edition 36 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Worldwide Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Financial Regulators Assess Climate Resilience Of Canadian Financial Institutions

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Environmental Developments To Watch In New England

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Carbon Insetting: How It Works, And Where It's Headed

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

CA Climate Disclosures – SB 261 – January 1, 2026 Reporting Deadline And CARB "Preliminary List" Of Covered Entities

United States Environment

FL

Foley & Lardner

From Global Warming To Compliance Warning: CARB's Preliminary List Of Covered Entities And Impending Deadlines Raise The Heat For Compliance With California's Climate Disclosure Laws

United States Environment

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Steptoe LLP

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Latest Videos

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

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WilmerHale

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

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

COP28 Insights Mini-Series (Video)

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Mayer Brown

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