Worldwide: Environment

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.

Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) litigators defeated a motion to dismiss a claim brought by landfill and solid waste companies challenging the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance imposing flow control...

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...

Iowa's amended criminal trespass statute prohibits camera use during trespassing incidents, raising questions about First Amendment protections for activists filming on private property.

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.

President Trump has invoked Defense Production Act authorities to support energy infrastructure deemed essential to national defense, covering grid components, natural gas systems, coal supply chains, and petroleum capacity. The determinations create a legal pathway for the Department of Energy to deploy financial support mechanisms, though their practical impact will depend on funding availability and implementation decisions. The move has sparked debate over whether emergency authority is being appropriat

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.

While federal environmental laws provide a foundational framework, much of the real enforcement action happens at the state level.