United States: Environment

In this episode of "Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate," Kegan A. Brown, partner in Lowenstein's Environmental Law & Litigation group, joins Real Estate partner Kimberly E. Lomot for a discussion on PFAS...

On May 14th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it plans to delay or rescind PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) drinking water standards established by the Biden administration.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remain a top concern for regulators and the public alike. While federal regulators continue to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive response...

Over the last four months, carbon prices have tumbled nearly 70 percent amid fears that oversupply and lagging economic growth in Europe will drive down demand.

The European Commission’s recent proposals to revise and recast the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID, and the Market Abuse Directive, or MAD, include, for the first time, regulating carbon emissions allowances as financial instruments.

On Thursday, May 26, 2011, the Secretary of the Interior announced a joint effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("USFWS") and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") (collectively, "the Agencies") to identify and implement administrative reforms to the regulatory process used to implement the Endangered Species Act ("ESA").

On May 12, 2025, in a 5-2 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court held that the tort claims brought by local governments...

In recent years, states and municipalities have attempted to hold fossil fuel companies liable for their alleged impacts on climate change. Numerous states and municipalities have sued fossil fuel companies...

The team at Foley Hoag has been keeping pace with the fast-moving world of clean hydrogen. In this issue, we collect several articles—including ones...

Save The Date For "TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later" On June 25, 2025: Save the date to join Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI)...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a much anticipated roadmap for how Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to address per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) in the coming months.

On April 9, 2025, President Trump directed federal agencies to repeal certain categories of regulations in his memorandum entitled Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations ("Memorandum").