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The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2024

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more

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U.S. EPA Increases the Heat on Coolant Enforcement

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") filed a complaint for civil penalties against USA Wholesale, Inc. for the illegal import of hydrofluorocarbons ("HFCs"). HFCs are greenhouse gases used...more

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Update on RGGI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Pennsylvania joined RGGI pursuant to a 2019 executive order and a subsequent rulemaking promulgated by the state’s Department of...more

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U.S. EPA Announces New Climate-Focused Enforcement Strategy

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On September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ("OECA") released a memorandum announcing its new Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy....more

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Using Whistleblower Laws to Hold Polluters Accountable

Global political and business leaders have purported ambitious climate-focused goals for the decades ahead, such as eliminating landfill waste by 2030, transitioning to 100% renewable energy use by 2035, and achieving...more

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New Mexico Announces New Crack Down on O&G Operations

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Citing low compliance rates with air quality requirements, the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) has announced it is ramping up compliance assurance and enforcement activities at oil and gas operations within the...more

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EPA Seeks Comment on National Compliance and Enforcement Initiatives

As has been its tradition for nearly 25 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is seeking public comment on its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) for fiscal years...more

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A Changing Climate: the Rising Tide of ESG Liability and Implications for D&O Coverage

The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating...more

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DOJ and EPA Announce Comprehensive Strategy to Hand Out Environmental Justice Nationwide

The grip of the "all of government" approach to sustainability continues to tighten. Via a May 5, 2022 memorandum from the Associate Attorney General of the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S....more

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Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General – 2022 Preview

This is the fourth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in tax enforcement. Up next: trends in sanctions & export controls...more

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EPA Increases Environmental Justice- Related Reviews and Enforcement

Under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. EPA has made advancing Environmental Justice (EJ) a leading priority. At times it has felt like EPA releases an EJ-related announcement, policy, or guidance every day. While...more

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20 State Attorneys General Push Congress to Address Environmental Justice

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Advancing Environmental Justice (“EJ”) is a central pillar of the Biden Administration. Beginning with President Biden’s Executive Order “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” signed during his first week in...more

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The SEC Should Utilize its Whistleblower Program to Combat Climate Change

In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alerted the public it was seeking input on its requirements for Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) disclosures by corporations. Increasingly...more

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Environmental Justice and Why You Should Care

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“Environmental Justice” is the concept that all people - regardless of race, color, national origin, or income - should receive fair treatment and have meaningful involvement with respect to the development, implementation,...more

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Environmental Justice Rises to the Forefront of EPA Policy

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EPA and OMB issue directives and propose an initial budget for the Biden Administration’s EJ initiatives - With the Biden Administration’s appointees now in place, environmental justice (EJ) is moving to the forefront of...more

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[Webinar] The First 100 Days of President Biden’s Environmental Policy: Revolution or Back to Basics? - April 15th, 11:00 am -...

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The first 100 days of a new administration can define what lies ahead for the next four years. Join our panel of Nossaman Environment & Land Use attorneys from across the U.S. on April 15, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: Massachusetts Attorney General Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the fifth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed False Claims Act trends in 2020. Up next: a look...more

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