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Senate Unveils Bipartisan Comprehensive Permitting Reform Bill
On September 30, 2026, Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee Chair Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) unveiled the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA; S. 5653), a comprehensive permitting reform package aimed at accelerating approvals for energy, infrastructure, transmission, mining, manufacturing, and other major projects. The legislation represents the most significant bipartisan permitting reform effort in years and follows months of negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Celebrating California’s Water Professionals
California's water professionals work tirelessly to ensure safe and reliable water, wastewater, and recycled water services across the state, especially as the region faces a hotter, drier climate with extreme weather events. This recognition highlights the essential expertise and dedication these professionals bring to their communities while encouraging the next generation to consider rewarding careers in the water industry.
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Nossaman LLP
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West Virginia Files Constitutional Challenge To In-State Renewable Energy Requirements
West Virginia has filed a constitutional lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's renewable portfolio standards, arguing they violate the Commerce Clause by requiring certain renewable energy generators to be physically located in-state to participate in credit markets. The case could have far-reaching implications for similar renewable energy requirements in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, and other states that impose geographic restrictions on renewable energy credit eligibility.
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Jones Day
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Senate Unveils Bipartisan Comprehensive Permitting Reform Bill
On September 30, 2026, Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee Chair Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) unveiled the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA; S. 5653), a comprehensive permitting reform package aimed at accelerating approvals for energy, infrastructure, transmission, mining, manufacturing, and other major projects. The legislation represents the most significant bipartisan permitting reform effort in years and follows months of negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats.
United States Energy
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement On Permitting Reform Text
On Sept. 30, 2026, Senate negotiators announced agreement on the text of the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026,” a long-awaited bill to reform and expedite federal environmental and energy permitting. The 417-page bill is the product of intensive negotiations among the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee that began early in the 119th Congress.
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Senate Unveils Bipartisan Comprehensive Permitting Reform Bill
On September 30, 2026, Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee Chair Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) unveiled the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA; S. 5653), a comprehensive permitting reform package aimed at accelerating approvals for energy, infrastructure, transmission, mining, manufacturing, and other major projects. The legislation represents the most significant bipartisan permitting reform effort in years and follows months of negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats.
United States Energy
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement On Permitting Reform Text
On Sept. 30, 2026, Senate negotiators announced agreement on the text of the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026,” a long-awaited bill to reform and expedite federal environmental and energy permitting. The 417-page bill is the product of intensive negotiations among the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee that began early in the 119th Congress.
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Second Life For Mine Waste: Turning Tailings Into A Critical Minerals Recovery And Environmental Remediation Opportunity
The United States imports nearly all of 13 critical minerals essential to national defense and advanced manufacturing, creating strategic vulnerabilities. Federal agencies are now moving to unlock domestic sources by recovering these minerals from abandoned mine tailings, which contain significant concentrations of rare earth elements, cobalt, and other strategic materials while offering environmental remediation benefits.
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Foley Hoag LLP
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TSCA Reform, Ten Years Later — Panel 4: Where Are We? (Podcast)
The 2016 Lautenberg Amendments promised to revolutionize chemical safety regulation in the United States, but have four administrations successfully implemented Congress's vision? This discussion brings together diverse stakeholders to debate whether EPA's decade-long implementation of TSCA reforms has achieved its public health goals, or if a fundamental reimagining of chemical regulation is needed.
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Bergeson & Campbell
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D.C. Circuit Rebuffs Challenge To EPA’s PFOA And PFOS Hazardous Substance Rule
In April 2024, EPA designated perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). As previously discussed in Re:Torts, industry groups challenged the designation, arguing that EPA misread the phrase “may present substantial danger” as requiring only a “possibility” of harm. The groups also argued EPA gave inadequate notice of its cost-benefit methodology and acted arbitrarily and capriciously.
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Dechert
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Compliance With Bilingual Labeling Requirements For Antimicrobial And Non-Agricultural Products With Acute Toxicity Category I Is December 29, 2026
The December 29, 2026 deadline for bilingual labeling compliance for antimicrobial and non-agricultural pesticide products in Acute Toxicity Category I is rapidly approaching. Companies must ensure their pesticide labels include Spanish translations of health and safety sections or provide electronic access to these translations. Non-compliance could result in products being considered misbranded under FIFRA, leading to significant penalties and potential import refusals.
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Bergeson & Campbell
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