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Environmental law articles, insights, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as clean air/pollution, climate change, environmental law and waste management.
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New York’s Data Center Moratorium: A Practical Roadmap Through The One-Year Pause
New York has become the first U.S. state to implement a statewide moratorium on major data center development, halting discretionary environmental permits for facilities of 50-megawatts or more for one year. Governor Hochul's Executive Order #62 directs state agencies to study and establish new regulatory frameworks addressing environmental impacts, utility costs, and community benefits, while exempting projects with permits deemed complete before July 14, 2026.
United States Environment
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Carter Ledyard & Milburn
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Emerging Data Center Litigation
A rapidly emerging wave of litigation is targeting data centers on multiple legal grounds including environmental violations, land use disputes, nuisance claims, tort actions, and civil rights allegations. Legal experts examine the current landscape of these cases and analyze the potential for mass tort, personal injury, and property damage claims that are likely to follow as data center development continues to expand.
United States Litigation
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Mayer Brown
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Building On Brownfields: Affordable Housing And The Transformation Of Gowanus (Podcast)
How can cities address the affordable housing crisis by redeveloping contaminated industrial sites? This episode explores the intersection of environmental remediation, policy incentives, and real estate development in New York City's Gowanus neighborhood, examining the legal and financial frameworks that make brownfield redevelopment viable for affordable housing construction.
United States Real Estate
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Sive, Paget & Riesel
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A Reprieve From Packaging EPR Enforcement In Oregon (For Now): Parties Stipulate To A Pause In Lollicup
Oregon's packaging extended producer responsibility program faces ongoing legal challenges, with producers now receiving temporary relief from enforcement action through a stipulated agreement. The pause in formal enforcement proceedings extends until at least August 31, 2026, while federal courts determine the program's constitutionality in parallel litigation.
United States Environment
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Arnold & Porter
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EPA Releases Guides To Assist Users With The MyPeST Platform For Pesticide Submission
The EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs has released new resources and guides to help users navigate the MyPeST platform, a web-based system replacing the Pesticide Submission Portal. These updates include a comprehensive user guide, role combination tables, and troubleshooting documentation to address common technical issues users encounter when managing pesticide registration applications and compliance requirements.
United States Government
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Bergeson & Campbell
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SJC's Sunpin Decision: A Win For Solar Development, But Not The Last Word
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued a landmark decision limiting local zoning boards' authority to deny solar energy special permits, establishing that municipalities operate within only a "narrow ambit" when blocking solar development. While the ruling strengthens protections for solar projects by rejecting pretextual denials based on tree removal and general community character concerns, the subjective nature of the new standard may still leave room for continued disputes between developer
United States Environment
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Foley Hoag LLP
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New Mexico Posts Guidance And FAQs For Reporting And Labeling Requirements For Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS
New Mexico's Environment Department has released comprehensive guidance on PFAS labeling requirements for consumer products, including detailed specifications for label design, placement, and enforcement mechanisms. The guidance addresses complex durable goods, exemptions, waiver processes, and reporting obligations through the state's PFAS Reporting System, with critical deadlines approaching in late 2026 and early 2027.
United States Environment
BC
Bergeson & Campbell
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NRC Proposes Sweeping NEPA Overhaul
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed the most significant overhaul of its environmental review framework in decades, dramatically narrowing the scope of NEPA reviews to radiological impacts within its authority while introducing streamlined procedures including expanded categorical exclusions and applicant-prepared environmental documents. What will these transformative changes mean for nuclear facility licensing timelines, litigation risk, and the future of nuclear project development in Ame
United States Environment
HK
Holland & Knight
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Chemistry, Regulation, And Change: Understanding TSCA’s Next Chapter, August 12, 2026, 2:00 P.m. – 3:00 P.m. (EDT), Via Webinar
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to implement the Toxic Substances Control Act, creating an evolving regulatory framework that governs chemical innovation. This webinar explores the current state of TSCA, recent developments in chemical review and risk evaluation, and practical strategies for chemists to engage with EPA processes while advancing green and sustainable chemistry initiatives.
United States Environment
BC
Bergeson & Campbell
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Federal 21st Century ROAD To Housing Act: Key Takeaways For Real EstateIndustry Leaders
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act introduces significant restrictions on large institutional investors purchasing single-family homes, alongside reforms to environmental review processes and new grant programs incentivizing local governments to increase housing production. What do these sweeping changes mean for real estate developers, investors, and lenders navigating the evolving landscape of residential housing development in America?
United States Real Estate
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Cox, Castle & Nicholson
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