United States: Environment

Virginia has officially rejoined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state cap-and-trade program targeting carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Wilbur-Ellis Company for $630,737 over violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act at facilities in California and Washington.

New York's legislature has passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act, which would fundamentally transform how large data centers are regulated, financed, and operated in the state. The bill establishes a one-year moratorium on new permits, mandates that data centers bear full infrastructure costs without shifting expenses to ratepayers, and imposes aggressive renewable energy requirements reaching 90% by 2040.

Virginia has officially rejoined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state cap-and-trade program targeting carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants.

Global food and agriculture companies are facing an escalating wave of climate-related litigation that extends beyond traditional greenwashing claims to encompass broader liability for their contributions to climate change itself. Recent legal actions against major producers signal a shift toward more aggressive tort-based theories that could expose companies to expansive damages for environmental harms and government adaptation costs. As plaintiffs pursue novel duty-of-care frameworks grounded in internati

Environmental groups push for statewide regulation of polluted stormwater runoff from commercial properties, while President Trump announces funding for a controversial coal-export terminal and the EPA launches an initiative to accelerate superfund site cleanups. California's Air Resources Board approves major changes to its cap-and-invest program, creating a $4 billion decarbonization fund amid concerns from climate advocates.

A federal court in California examined whether pollution exclusions in commercial insurance policies bar coverage for environmental claims arising from equine operations.

The EPA has withdrawn its 2023 rule that eliminated emergency affirmative defense provisions under Title V of the Clean Air Act, restoring longstanding protections for regulated entities facing technology-based emission...

In the last days of the Biden administration in January 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Draft Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic...

A federal court in California examined whether pollution exclusions in commercial insurance policies bar coverage for environmental claims arising from equine operations.

Environmental groups push for statewide regulation of polluted stormwater runoff from commercial properties, while President Trump announces funding for a controversial coal-export terminal and the EPA launches an initiative to accelerate superfund site cleanups. California's Air Resources Board approves major changes to its cap-and-invest program, creating a $4 billion decarbonization fund amid concerns from climate advocates.

Three major environmental organizations have filed suit against CalRecycle, alleging that final regulations implementing California's SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention Act improperly weaken the statute's plastic-reduction and recycling mandates through regulatory carve-outs.