Our earlier blog post, “Companies Should Know Benefits and Risks of ESG Reporting,” provided an overview of the Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) metrics, why these metrics are important to companies and...more
7/25/2022
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Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mutual Funds ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
West Virginia v EPA
On July 11, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) finalized its policy (the “Policy”) to defer environmental investigations and enforcement actions to authorized state agencies as the “primary implementer.”...more
8/13/2019
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Clean Water Act ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Enforcement ,
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Government Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
RCRA ,
State and Local Government
As a result of the D.C. Court of Appeals' (COA) ruling on September 26, 2016 invalidating a Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Memorandum, one of the U.S. Environmental Protection...more
In a potential blow to EPA and President Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change (that was softened with Supreme Court Justice’s passing on February 13, 2015) the U.S. Supreme Court --in an unprecedented and extraordinary...more