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California's Climate Disclosure Laws – Initial Implementing Regulations Approved

On February 26, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to approve adoption of the initial regulations CARB proposed in December 2025 to implement California's climate disclosure laws under SB 253...

United States Environment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

EPA's Proposed Rule Signals Rollback Of Chemical Safety Requirements As Key Questions Remain

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 24, 2026, published a proposed rule that would rescind or significantly scale back many requirements introduced by the 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical...

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

Department Of The Interior Finalizes NEPA Procedures

Over the past year, federal agencies have been reshaping their procedures for environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in response to several major legal developments.

United States Environment

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WilmerHale

CARB Finalizes Initial Rulemaking Package For SB 253 And SB 261

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently finalized a narrowly crafted, initial set of implementing regulations (Regulations) for California's climate‑reporting statutes...

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

NJDEP Adopts Land Use Rules To Address Climate Change Impacts

United States Environment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Details On EPA's New Real Water Technical Assistance Initiative

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

EPA's Rescission Of GHG Endangerment Finding Sets Up A High‑Stakes Legal Fight

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Boulder Climate Case — What Comes Next?

United States Environment

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Jenner & Block

EPA Rescinds The Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding — What It Means For Your Business

United States Environment

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Adams and Reese

ESG Trends In The U.S.: Navigating Fragmentation, Backlash, And Energy Security

United States Environment

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A&O Shearman

Multilateral Finance And Climate Action: Was COP 30 A Breakthrough?

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Climate Change and State Authority: Potential Broad Implications of the Supreme Court's Grant of Certiorari in Suncor Energy, Inc v. Commissioners of Boulder County

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Climate Change Preemption Case

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

EPA Rescinds Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

BL

Butzel Long

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

New York State Public Service Commission Initiates New Proceeding To Address Interconnection Reforms For Large Loads (Energize NY Development)

On Feb. 12, 2026, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) initiated a new proceeding (Case 26-E-0045) to reform how large electricity users connect to the grid. Case 26-E-0045...

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

SCOTUS Grants Cert. In Climate Change Litigation

The Court's decision will either open the floodgates for a wave of piecemeal state-court litigation or shut the door on these claims for good.

United States Environment

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Jones Walker

EPA Withdraws Endangerment Finding, Rescinds Vehicle GHG Emission Standards

On Feb. 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to rescind the 2009 Obama-era Endangerment Finding issued under Section 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

United States Environment

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

EPA Finalizes Repeal Of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

The Situation: On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") finalized the repeal of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding...

United States Energy

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Jones Day

EPA Repeals Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Standards And The Underlying Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

Trump's EPA Abandons Climate Action

United States Environment

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Foley Hoag LLP

EPA Strikes At The Roots Of Federal GHG Regulations, Rescinds Endangerment Finding For Motor Vehicles

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EPA Eliminates Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding And All Subsequent Federal Vehicle Emission Standards

United States Environment

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ArentFox Schiff

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates - January 2026

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

9 Questions About EPA's Rescission Of The 2009 Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Impact To Advertisers Of White House Withdrawal Of EPA Climate Change Endangerment Finding.

United States Environment

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ICLG – Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2026

United States Environment

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Dechert

Debate Erupts Over EPA Cost-Benefits Math: Contextualizing The Relevance Of Cost-Benefit Analysis In Clean Air Act Rulemaking

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Oil & Gas In 2026: Energy Policy & Regulation

United States Energy

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Impact To Advertisers Of White House Withdrawal Of EPA Climate Change Endangerment Finding.

In a move that divests EPA of the authority to restrict emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in air emissions, on Thursday, the White House will withdraw EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding...

United States Environment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ICLG – Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2026

The role of sustainability in the operations and investment management activities of asset managers has long been a subject of discussion and, in some jurisdictions, controversy.

United States Environment

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Dechert

Debate Erupts Over EPA Cost-Benefits Math: Contextualizing The Relevance Of Cost-Benefit Analysis In Clean Air Act Rulemaking

In recent weeks, reactions of outrage have met a policy shift tucked into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s routine January 15, 2026 final rule amending New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) emissions...

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Oil & Gas In 2026: Energy Policy & Regulation

We expect the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to play a pivotal role in formalizing and institutionalizing many of the Administration's policies around energy dominance, including the integration...

United States Energy

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

P2N0 - Edition 41 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Carbon Quarterly–Volume 13

Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning, and energy efficiency at nearly every level of government and business

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

California AG Tells Plastic Bag Manufacturers To Throw Out False Recyclability Claims

California AG Rob Bonta settled for a total of over $3.35 million with three plastic bag producers to resolve allegations that their bags failed to meet...

United States Environment

CO

Cozen O'Connor

What's Next For SB 253 And SB 261? Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Recap

On January 9, 2026, the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in an appeal challenging California's climate reporting laws: SB 253 (emissions disclosure) and SB 261...

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Report On New York's Climate Superfund Law

As previously reported in earlier forecasts, New York enacted the Climate Change Superfund Act (CCSA) in December 2024, adding ECL Article 76 and establishing a climate-change adaptation cost-recovery program administered...

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

ECB Climate-Related Enforcement: Legal And Supervisory Implications For The 2026 SREP Cycle

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates - December 2025

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EPA's Proposed Rescission Of Its 2009 Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Climate Law Matters Energy Newsletter January 2026

United States Environment

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Foley Hoag LLP

GOP AGs Support Letting States Chart The Course On Waterways

United States Environment

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Green Patent Programs Worldwide – Prologue

United States IP

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Harness IP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Actualizaciones En Materia Ambiental En Latinoamerica Mayo Diciembre 2025

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2026 Annual Report And Proxy Season: E&S Matters, Executive Compensation, And Governance

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument In Challenge To California Climate Disclosure Laws SB 261 And SB 253; No Ruling Yet

United States Environment

FL

Foley & Lardner

California Climate Disclosure Laws Face Mixed Progress

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

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

PR

Proskauer Rose 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

BB

Baker Botts LLP

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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

ESG Series: Part V: Navigating The Web Of Climate And Sustainability Disclosure Requirements: California, EU, And SEC Frameworks (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

The SEC Climate Change Disclosure Rules: An Overview (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

Can We Afford To Mitigate The Impact Of Climate Change? Can We Afford Not To? (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

Webinar: Navigating Global Climate Change - Learnings On How Financial Institutions Can Prepare (Video)

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Baringa Partners

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