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EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation For 1,3-Butadiene, Intends To Regulate 11 COUs To Protect Workers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 5, 2026, the availability of the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,3-butadiene. 91 Fed. Reg. 264.

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

EU Targets Textile Waste With Waste Framework Directive Amendments

A targeted revision of the EU's Waste Framework Directive (WFD) for textile waste took effect on October 16, 2025.

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Michigan To Enforce Stricter CAFO Permit Standards After Extended Legal Battle

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is poised to begin enforcing tougher permit standards for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

SPEED Act Passes House: Streamlining NEPA, Tightening Timelines, And Reframing Litigation

The House of Representatives has passed the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (the "SPEED Act," H.R. 4776), which now moves to the Senate.

United States Environment

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Foley Hoag LLP

L'Alberta ouvre la porte à l'élargissement de la défense fondée sur les règles d'exonération pour les énoncés liés au climat

Canada Environment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

California Courts Tighten Scrutiny On "Green" Claims: Key Takeaways From Recent Greenwashing & CRV Litigation

United States Environment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

California Climate Disclosure Laws Face Mixed Progress

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

EPA Seeks Public Comment On Updated Formaldehyde Risk Assessment Under TSCA

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Risk Based Regulation Of PFAS: What Cookware Exemptions Might Mean For Industry Carve Outs And Currently Unavoidable Uses

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Governors Petition EPA To Monitor Microplastics In Drinking Water

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

CARB Issues Proposed Regulations Implementing SB 253 And SB 261

United States Environment

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Bracewell

CARB Opens Rulemaking On SB 253 And SB 261: Who's In Scope And What Happens In 2026?

United States Environment

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FBT Gibbons

Canada Announces Planned Changes To Federal Plastics Registry Reporting Requirements

Canada Environment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Sixth Circuit Upholds EPA's Exceptional Events Determination In Vacating Detroit's Ozone Attainment Redesignation

United States Environment

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 262

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 263

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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EU Targets Textile Waste With Waste Framework Directive Amendments

A targeted revision of the EU's Waste Framework Directive (WFD) for textile waste took effect on October 16, 2025.

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Michigan To Enforce Stricter CAFO Permit Standards After Extended Legal Battle

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is poised to begin enforcing tougher permit standards for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...

United States Environment

SH

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Canada Announces Planned Changes To Federal Plastics Registry Reporting Requirements

On December 19, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced planned changes to reporting requirements for the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR).

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada's Nuclear Regulatory Framework: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Washington Department Of Ecology Adopts Battery Stewardship Rule

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

A New Year's Resolution For Healthcare: Stop Cutting Care. Cut The Waste.

United States Healthcare

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Jones Walker

Agencies Host Public Listening Sessions On WOTUS Definition

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

New York And Minnesota Advance State-Level PFAS Regulation

United States Environment

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Jones Day

Holiday Sale? Minnesota Reduces PFAS-in-Products Reporting Fees

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Clean Air / Pollution

EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation For 1,3-Butadiene, Intends To Regulate 11 COUs To Protect Workers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 5, 2026, the availability of the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,3-butadiene. 91 Fed. Reg. 264.

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Michigan To Enforce Stricter CAFO Permit Standards After Extended Legal Battle

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is poised to begin enforcing tougher permit standards for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...

United States Environment

SH

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Governors Petition EPA To Monitor Microplastics In Drinking Water

The governors of New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Wisconsin and Connecticut have formally petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include microplastics in its upcoming...

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Colorado Approves New Rules Regulating Methane Emissions From Landfills

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EPA's "Compliance First" Directive Creates Pathway For Preemption Of Citizen Suits

United States Environment

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Duane Morris LLP

In Coverage Dispute Over PFAS Remediation, New Jersey District Court Dismisses Bad Faith Claim

United States Environment

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Wiley Rein

Minnesota Finalizes PFAS Reporting System

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Holiday Sale? Minnesota Reduces PFAS-in-Products Reporting Fees

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Minnesota Finalizes Jan. 1, 2026, PFAS Reporting Requirement, Impacting Manufacturers Of Complex Products

United States Environment

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Van Ness Feldman

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Environmental Law

Updated: CCUS Enhanced Oil Recovery – Small Legislative Change Equals Big Economic And Environmental Impact

Firstly, in the MOU between the Alberta Government and Government of Canada signed in November 2025, the Government of Canada commits to (emphasis added)...

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MLT Aikins LLP

EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation For 1,3-Butadiene, Intends To Regulate 11 COUs To Protect Workers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 5, 2026, the availability of the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,3-butadiene. 91 Fed. Reg. 264.

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EU Targets Textile Waste With Waste Framework Directive Amendments

A targeted revision of the EU's Waste Framework Directive (WFD) for textile waste took effect on October 16, 2025.

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

The Duty To Consult Indigenous Groups Outside Canada

Canada Government

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MLT Aikins LLP

Michigan To Enforce Stricter CAFO Permit Standards After Extended Legal Battle

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

SPEED Act Passes House: Streamlining NEPA, Tightening Timelines, And Reframing Litigation

United States Environment

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Foley Hoag LLP

Beyond The Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

California Courts Tighten Scrutiny On "Green" Claims: Key Takeaways From Recent Greenwashing & CRV Litigation

United States Environment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

California Climate Disclosure Laws Face Mixed Progress

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

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Climate Change

L'Alberta ouvre la porte à l'élargissement de la défense fondée sur les règles d'exonération pour les énoncés liés au climat

L'information sur les changements climatiques demeure un point central des marchés financiers canadiens, façonné par les attentes des investisseurs et les tendances réglementaires...

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

California Climate Disclosure Laws Face Mixed Progress

In 2023, California enacted two major climate-related disclosure laws aimed at increasing corporate transparency on environmental impact and financial risk.

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Canada Announces Planned Changes To Federal Plastics Registry Reporting Requirements

On December 19, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced planned changes to reporting requirements for the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR).

Canada Environment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ninth Circuit's January 9, 2026, Hearing On SB 261 May Define The Constitutional Limits Of Climate-Risk Disclosure

United States Commercial

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FBT Gibbons

New Updates To California's Climate Disclosure Laws

United States Environment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Alberta Securities Act Amended To Introduce Safe Harbours For Climate-Related Disclosures

Canada Environment

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Data Centres And Sustainability – Key US, EU And UK Investment Considerations

United States Environment

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

P2N0 - Edition 39 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

Democratic AGs Charge Ahead Against EV Infrastructure Funding Freeze

United States Energy

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Cozen O'Connor

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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

Navigating Sites With PFAS Through The Superfund Process Is Going To Be A Bumpy Ride (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

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

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Bracewell

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