Worldwide: Environment

During the 2026 legislative session, Virginia's General Assembly passed an avalanche of new environmental legislation. The Assembly introduced over 200 bills related to the environment, with data centers...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws are now active in seven U.S. states, requiring producers to fund recycling programs and ensure packaging recyclability.

California is implementing two groundbreaking laws that will fundamentally reshape how businesses label products as recyclable, creating potential conflicts with federal and other state requirements.

Widespread deforestation poses a significant threat to the integrity of ecosystems around the world.

California's Wildfire Fund administrator has released a comprehensive study examining 10 legislative recommendations to enhance the state's resilience against natural catastrophes, addressing critical challenges in property insurance affordability, utility financial stability, and wildfire risk mitigation.

Although the New York State Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget was due on April 1, 2026, the government is continuing to evaluate numerous components, including potential reforms to the State Environmental Quality Review...

The EPA is hosting a webinar to guide companies through the complex process of managing Confidential Business Information claims under TSCA, including how to identify expiring claims and navigate the extension request system.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final rule amending 10 CFR Part 51 to expand and reorganize its categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for licensing, regulatory...

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Molly R. Blessing, Vice President of Sustainability & Product Stewardship for the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA).

On March 12, 2026, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a significant opinion concerning federal preemption, aviation law, and environmental nuisance. In Town of Superior v. Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, 2026 COA 14, the division held that federal law preempts a state court from ordering an airport proprietor to ban certain aircraft operations as a noise abatement measure, even though the proprietor itself retains the authority to impose such restrictions voluntarily.

The patchwork of carbon pricing regimes across the U.S. and globally has become one of the most consequential – and least discussed – variables in AI data center siting decisions.

I’ve blogged numerous times about the role of EPA’s Science Advisory Board and, in particular, the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee, in providing validation for EPA’s technical decisions.