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California Releases Draft Profile For Floor Maintenance Products Containing PFAS, Will Hold Workshop On March 19, 2026

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) released on February 25, 2026, a draft Product-Chemical Profile for Floor Maintenance Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl...

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

EPA's Rescission Of GHG Endangerment Finding Sets Up A High‑Stakes Legal Fight

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s rescission of the 2009 greenhouse gas (GHG) "endangerment finding" has thrown significant uncertainty into future regulation of GHG emissions in the United States.

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Senate Committee Will Hold Legislative Hearing To Examine Draft TSCA Legislation

On March 4, 2026, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing on a discussion draft...

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

WOTUS 2025/2026: The Regulatory Pendulum Swings Again As Agencies Propose New Definitions

The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE") (together, "Agencies") have returned with yet another iteration of the definition...

United States Environment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Boulder Climate Case — What Comes Next?

United States Environment

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Jenner & Block

EPA Rescinds The Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding — What It Means For Your Business

United States Environment

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Adams and Reese

Parent Companies Providing Management Services To Subsidiary Held Liable As Facility 'Operator' Under The Clean Air Act

United States Environment

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Lowenstein Sandler

The Fifth Circuit's 10 Commandments Ripeness Ruling And Environmental Regulation Challenges

United States Environment

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Jones Walker

Not All Contamination Is Created Equal: Third Circuit Raises The Bar For Legacy Lawsuit Plaintiffs

United States Energy

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Jones Walker

ESG Trends In The U.S.: Navigating Fragmentation, Backlash, And Energy Security

United States Environment

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A&O Shearman

EU Defence Readiness Omnibus: Security, Industry, And ESG Intersections

European Union Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Multilateral Finance And Climate Action: Was COP 30 A Breakthrough?

United States Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Plastics Updates - February 2026

United States Environment

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Jones Day

New Year, New Deadlines: Does Your HVAC And Other Refrigerant-containing Equipment Comply With EPA's New January Requirements?

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

SECURE 2.0: Key Provisions And Tax Planning Implications For American Retirees

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ESG Integration In Financial Institutions: Navigating A Fractured Regulatory Landscape

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration has become a defining feature of modern banking and finance, evolving from a peripheral corporate social responsibility initiative into a core strategic imperative.

United States Finance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

EPA Proposes "Prior Notice" Rule To Require Electronic Submission Of Citizen Suit NOIs—A Small Procedural Change With Potentially Big Strategic Implications

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would amend the "prior notice" regulations governing Notices of Intent (NOIs) for citizen suits under seven federal...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Climate Change and State Authority: Potential Broad Implications of the Supreme Court's Grant of Certiorari in Suncor Energy, Inc v. Commissioners of Boulder County

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Suncor Energy, Inc., et al. v. Commissioners of Boulder County, et al., No. 25-170, a case arising from climate change tort claims brought by Boulder County ...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Mountain Lions Protected Under The California Endangered Species Act

On February 12, 2026, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) voted 3-0 to list mountain lions (Puma concolor) in Southern and Central California as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

New Mexico Revises Proposed Labeling Requirements For Second Time; NMEIB Hearing Enters Second Day

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

RMP Rulemaking Redux - Again

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Climate Change Preemption Case

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

Do I Need A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment When Buying Commercial Property In Illinois?

United States Real Estate

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Gould & Ratner

CARB Deadline: What Fragrance R&D Teams Need To Know Before March 31, 2026

United States IP

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Paradigm Shift In Environmental Review Of Deepwater Ports 50 Years In The Making

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

EPA Rescinds Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

BL

Butzel Long

State Regulation Of Data Centers: Emerging Trends And Potential Legal Complexities

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

EPA's "Compliance First" Orientation Offers Opportunity For Regulated Entities To Obtain Significant Penalty Relief For Voluntary Disclosures Of Environmental Violations

United States Environment

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Butler Snow LLP

New Mexico Legislature Passes Joint Memorial Calling For NMED To Report On Whether Fluoropolymer Exemption Should Be Retained In PFAS Act

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Rescinds Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

On February 12, 2026, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zelden announced that the EPA had issued its final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding...

United States Environment

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Butzel Long

State Regulation Of Data Centers: Emerging Trends And Potential Legal Complexities

Data centers are proliferating across the United States—and across the legislative and regulatory agendas of state and local governments. In 2025, there were more than 200 bills introduced across all 50 states aimed...

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

EPA's "Compliance First" Orientation Offers Opportunity For Regulated Entities To Obtain Significant Penalty Relief For Voluntary Disclosures Of Environmental Violations

On December 5, 2025, the Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance issued a memorandum to enforcement and compliance assurance...

United States Environment

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Butler Snow LLP

New Mexico Legislature Passes Joint Memorial Calling For NMED To Report On Whether Fluoropolymer Exemption Should Be Retained In PFAS Act

On February 18, 2026, the New Mexico legislature passed House Joint Memorial 3, requesting that the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board...

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Is There A Better Way To Regulate The Environment?

United States Environment

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Jones Walker

Takeaways From Michigan Decision Imposing Over $120 Million In Clean Air Act Penalties Against Coke Plant Parent

A recent Michigan federal court decision emphasizes the need to review the separateness of corporate entities so that operational issues associated with one entity do not result in potential exposure for others.

United States Environment

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ArentFox Schiff

New York Senate Passes Climate Disclosure Law – 2nd In The US

Last week the New York Senate passed a new set of environmental bills that included the previously reported on "Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act" (the "Act").

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

Green Claims: Regulatory And Litigation Focus Intensifies In The EU And UK

This article reviews the sharp escalation in regulatory scrutiny of environmental and sustainability‑related claims towards consumers across the EU and the UK, highlighting how 2026 is set to become a defining year for greenwashing enforcement.

Worldwide Environment

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Steptoe LLP

Trump Administration Repeals The 2009 Endangerment Finding, Dismantling The Greenhouse Gas Regulation Framework

On February 12, the Trump Administration took its most significant step yet in overhauling federal climate policy by formally repealing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2009 Endangerment Finding...

United States Energy

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

A Panel Of Former EPA Attorneys: Insights On EPA Priorities & Recent Actions

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

ESG And The Sustainable Economy Handbook

United States Strategy

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K&L Gates LLP

Federal Court Grants Partial Stay Of Oregon's Pioneering Extended Producer Responsibility Law

United States Environment

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ArentFox Schiff

EPA Withdraws Endangerment Finding, Rescinds Vehicle GHG Emission Standards

United States Environment

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

CalRecycle Publishes Several Components Of The SB 54 Statewide Needs Assessment

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

A Federal Court Paused Oregon's EPR Law: What Companies Should Know

United States Environment

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Jones Day

Trying To Fight Fluoropolymers' Remorse In New Mexico

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Treasury Department Releases Section 45Q Carbon Capture Sequestration Interim Guidance

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Ofgem Signals New Momentum For CATO Programme

United States Environment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Regulatory Reset: EPA Rescinds 2009 Endangerment Finding, Repeals Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EPA Issues Final Rule Repealing Its Regulation Of GHG Emissions From Motor Vehicles

United States Environment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

United States Environment

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Recent Federal Developments For February 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Texas' Leading Role In Energy Dominance And Environmental Quality

United States Environment

BB

Baker Botts LLP

EPA Issues Final Rule Eliminating GHG Endangerment Finding

United States Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

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Environmental Essentials Webinar Series –Environmental Auditing 101: How Environmental Compliance Audits Work And Why They Matter (Video)

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Bracewell

2026 Forecast: TSCA Reform Developments — A Conversation With Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. And Ryan N. Schmit (Podcast)

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Bergeson & Campbell

Going For Green In Real Estate Sectors – Episode 3 - Data Centres In The AI Era (Podcast)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Smart Approach To Environmental, Health, And Sustainability In Real Estate (Podcast)

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Company Accuses Competitor Of Greenwashing In New Lawsuit (Podcast)

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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