United States: Environment

On March 11, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana denied a property owner's motion for partial summary judgment on its Comprehensive Environmental Response...

Textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements continue to evolve in the U.S. and abroad, with California now taking a major step and other jurisdictions advancing similar frameworks.

Washington’s policy conversation over the past year has shifted sharply toward what the Trump administration calls “energy dominance.”

A controversial legislative effort to grant coral reefs and watersheds “legal personhood” in Hawaii has been voted down by the state legislature.

On March 12, 2026, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced via press release and bulletin the release of its California Groundwater: Bulletin 118 – Update 2025 (2025 Update).

On Feb. 26, 2026, CARB adopted its initial regulations implementing SB 253 and SB 261, the California Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate Financial Risk Disclosure Initial Regulation.

On March 2, 2026, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) released a discussion document proposing revisions to its 1990 Noise Policy (the Policy)....

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides critical protections for commercially sensitive information related to a company’s business, processes, and chemicals.

The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court and held that insurer Atlantic Specialty (as successor to One Beacon) had a duty to defend an employee's suit against his employer, a semiconductor manufacturer. In the underlying claim, the employee alleged exposure to chemicals at work caused birth defects in his son and sought $270M in damages.

Textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements continue to evolve in the U.S. and abroad, with California now taking a major step and other jurisdictions advancing similar frameworks.

Strategic environmental compliance audits are voluntary reviews that help companies identify and correct environmental compliance risks before enforcement actions arise.

We previously commented on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (the “NRC’s”) ongoing efforts to develop a regulatory framework for commercial fusion energy.