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Comment Period Closing Soon On The Proposed Listing Of Two California Salamanders
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on proposals to list two California salamander species under the Endangered Species Act, with significant new developments including a proposed exception for livestock grazing activities and supplemental economic impact analysis. The agency is seeking evidence-based feedback on the proposed 4(d) rule, critical habitat designations, and potential impacts on small entities before the August 6, 2026 deadline.
United States Environment
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Nossaman LLP
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GHG Protocol Announces ISO Partnership To Develop Unified Carbon Accounting Standards
ISO and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol have announced a strategic partnership to harmonize their greenhouse gas accounting standards into unified, co-branded frameworks. This consolidation promises to streamline corporate emissions reporting, reduce duplicative work, and improve comparability across global disclosure requirements. Companies should monitor the development process closely as the changes could significantly impact inventory calculations, emissions targets, and climate-related claims substantiatio
United States Environment
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Beveridge & Diamond
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GHG Protocol Announces ISO Partnership To Develop Unified Carbon Accounting Standards
ISO and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol have announced a strategic partnership to harmonize their greenhouse gas accounting standards into unified, co-branded frameworks. This consolidation promises to streamline corporate emissions reporting, reduce duplicative work, and improve comparability across global disclosure requirements. Companies should monitor the development process closely as the changes could significantly impact inventory calculations, emissions targets, and climate-related claims substantiatio
United States Environment
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Beveridge & Diamond
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Special Water Supply Edition: California Environmental Law & Policy Update
California faces mounting water challenges as Lake Mead and Lake Powell reach historic lows, prompting innovative solutions like interstate water sharing and desalination programs. Meanwhile, state lawmakers debate how to balance the water demands of AI-driven data centers with conservation needs, and regulators advance major infrastructure projects including the controversial Delta Conveyance Tunnel and Sites Reservoir amid environmental concerns.
United States Environment
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
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California Environmental Law & Policy Update
From Supreme Court rulings on Roundup lawsuits to expanded oil and gas drilling in California, this update covers major environmental law and policy developments affecting businesses and communities. Key stories include challenges to California's plastic recycling requirements, EPA's proposed NEPA procedural changes, and significant water infrastructure funding decisions.
United States Environment
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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
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Waste Not: California Puts The Fashion Industry On The Clock
California's groundbreaking SB 707 establishes the nation's first extended producer responsibility law for textiles, fundamentally shifting accountability for post-consumer clothing and household textiles from consumers to the brands that profit from them. The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 creates a complex compliance framework with cascading liability, contractual flexibility, and severe market-access penalties that will reshape how fashion and luxury brands operate in America's largest consumer
United States Environment
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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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EPA Seeks Comment On Draft Guidance For Reducing Risk From PFOA And PFOS In Biosolids
The EPA has released draft guidance addressing potential risks from PFOA and PFOS in biosolids, marking a significant shift from its previous risk assessment approach. This guidance aims to clarify common exposure risks and provide practical risk reduction strategies for wastewater treatment operators, farmers, and state agencies. The move comes after stakeholders raised concerns about confusion stemming from the Biden administration's earlier draft risk assessment.
United States Environment
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Bergeson & Campbell
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21st Century Road To Housing Act Becomes Law
The 21st Century Road to Housing Act represents the first comprehensive federal housing legislation in decades, introducing sweeping changes across environmental review processes, federal funding mechanisms, manufactured housing standards, and institutional investment restrictions. This landmark legislation aims to address the nation's housing crisis through four key pillars: streamlining NEPA reviews for federally subsidized projects, creating new grant programs and funding incentives, modernizing manufact
United States Real Estate
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Rutan & Tucker
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Comment Period Closing Soon On The Proposed Listing Of Two California Salamanders
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on proposals to list two California salamander species under the Endangered Species Act, with significant new developments including a proposed exception for livestock grazing activities and supplemental economic impact analysis. The agency is seeking evidence-based feedback on the proposed 4(d) rule, critical habitat designations, and potential impacts on small entities before the August 6, 2026 deadline.
United States Environment
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Nossaman LLP
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