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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized four new rules implementing pollution restrictions for power plants.
Jenner & Block
As we wrap up our week-long celebration of Earth Day with insightful articles focusing on various aspects of plastic pollution, this final article focuses on how the courts...
Jenner & Block
Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects...
Barnes & Thornburg
On Earth Day, April 22, the Biden administration issued its final selections for grants from the $27 billion Green Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)...
Michael Best & Friedrich
Last week, USEPA Administrator Regan signed the final rule designating PFOA, PFOS and their salts and structural isomers as hazardous substances pursuant to Sec. 102(a)...
Foley & Lardner
March and April have been busy months for vehicle emission regulation in the U.S. On March 20 and March 29 respectively, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)...
Linklaters
On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") released several final rules1 that regulate emissions and require new air monitoring...
Mintz
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently finalized a rule to significantly reduce on-site fossil fuel–generated energy consumption in federal buildings with a required reduction of 90% for new...
Jenner & Block
This year's Earth Day theme is "Planet versus Plastics."
Jenner & Block
As we kick off Earth Day 2024, we look to this year's Earth Day theme–"Planet versus Plastics." Planet versus Plastics seeks to focus attention on the challenges...
Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease
As part of HB 66, the Ohio General Assembly amended key definitions in RC 5709.20 that govern the State of Ohio's exempt facility or pollution control tax exemption program.
McGlinchey Stafford
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Barnes & Thornburg
From a standing start when the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was enacted in August 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been on a nonstop sprint...
Barnes & Thornburg
DOE's investment of $6 billion in 33 decarbonization projects – the largest such investment in American history – signifies the integral role decarbonization...
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger
As previously posted, in a landmark legal challenge, a coalition led by prominent business federations is challenging California's pioneering climate disclosure laws...
Steptoe LLP
On April 9, the DC Circuit upheld the EPA's 2022 decision to waive federal preemption with respect to two California regulations under the Clean Air Act.
Foley Hoag LLP
On Tuesday, in Ohio v. EPA, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied several challenges to EPA's decision to restore California's authority under § 209(b) of the Clean Air...
McLane Middleton, Professional Association
Regulated businesses, civic leaders, and the public at large should be familiar with the emphasis being placed upon "Environmental Justice" by both the federal and State governments.
Mintz
This month, we are excited to feature Aclarity, Inc., a trailblazer in the fight to eliminate PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination.
Jones Day
On March 20, 2024, EPA announced new emissions standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles for model years 2027 through 2032 and beyond.
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