United States: Environmental Law

The Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) in the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a number of bills regarding wildlife, including bills to reauthorize the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

The White House released a Joint Statement concerning a framework for negotiating an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the United States and Indonesia.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 21, 2025, that it is adding 18 chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL)...

Last month, in a surprise move, the European Commission announced that it intended to withdraw its proposed Green Claims Directive.

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, presented by the Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Zach Pilchen, Brian Bunger and Rafe Petersen...

Washington State's most recent legislative session brought a flurry of environmental activity, with lawmakers advancing measures on climate disclosure, chemical regulation, clean energy infrastructure, and, after several previous attempts, packaging Extended Producer Responsibility legislation.

The Supreme Court held 7-2 in Diamond Alternative Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency that fuel producers have standing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s approval...

On March 12, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in a press release that EPA will formally reconsider the 2009 "Endangerment Finding" — a formal regulatory finding by EPA that US...

Imagine you're an automaker. The federal government says your gas-powered vehicles are fine. But California steps in—with EPA approval—and tells you they're not.