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Product Liability & Mass Tort Monitor: April 2025

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The Product Liability & Mass Tort Monitor is a monthly newsletter delivering critical updates, data insights and actionable strategies for navigating the complexities of product liability and mass tort litigation....more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Executive Order Seeks to Sunset Key Energy Regulations

President Trump signed on April 9, 2025 an executive order titled Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy that seeks to deregulate the energy industry by directing various governmental agencies–the...more

King & Spalding

Defining Waters of the United States: EPA and Army Corps Seek Public Input on New WOTUS Rule

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After more than 50 years, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (“the Agencies”) continue to struggle to find a durable definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) in the Clean Water Act, leaving the regulated...more

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Administrative Law Report - April 2025, Vol. 6

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things administrative law, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The Clock Is Ticking for Republicans to Use the Congressional Review Act

Congress has approximately one month to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to undo qualifying Biden Administration-issued regulations. According to an updated analysis by Bloomberg Government, the estimated period to...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Recent Executive Orders Affecting the Energy Industry

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On April 8th and 9th, President Trump issued five executive orders, a presidential proclamation, and a presidential memorandum that directly impact the energy industry. This alert summarizes the key provisions and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy (Trump EO Tracker)

Grants a two-year exemption from the EPA's updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule for certain stationary sources, citing the lack of commercially viable emissions-control technology needed to meet the rule’s...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

EPA Signals Potential PFAS Policy Pivot Under New Administrator

In March, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin addressed top state environmental officials, highlighting the Agency’s priorities for the year ahead. Without committing the EPA to an official stance, Zeldin reaffirmed his commitment...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EPA Announces Sweeping Deregulatory Agenda: The Complete Set of EPA’s 31 Actions and Affected Environmental Regulations

In what it called “the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its most expansive deregulatory initiative to date on March 12, 2025. Through a...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 04.03.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •EPA Chemical Accident Safety Rule Challenge Ignites AG...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — April 2025

After a flurry of actions in February, March seemed relatively calm by comparison, though there was plenty to track and unpack as the month progressed. All eyes are on what House Republicans will end up cutting from the...more

Jones Day

EPA Still Weighing How to Address PFAS

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In remarks at the Environmental Council of the States’ 2025 spring meeting, EPA Administrator Zeldin indicated that no decisions have yet been made on how the Agency is going to address PFAS, but that it will weigh the...more

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Implications of Trump Executive Orders for Massachusetts Environmental Justice Programs 

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On the first day of his Presidency, among 26 other Executive Orders that day, Donald Trump issued his Unleashing American Energy Executive Order rescinding President Biden’s Executive Order 14096 of April 21, 2023...more

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The Future of EPA's Risk Management Program May Be Found in History

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced it would reconsider the 2024 Risk Management Program ("RMP") rule....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, March 2025

We are pleased to share the March 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

Hanson Bridgett

Trucks, Trains, and Automobiles: Untangling the Status of California’s Vehicle Emission Waivers

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Vehicle manufacturers and operators in California are no stranger to complex regulations, with the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) history of pioneering mobile emission regulations. ...more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends, March 2025

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SEC withdraws defense of US climate disclosure rules; Uyeda speaks on ESG and materiality. On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC...more

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EPA Announces Reevaluation of the TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule (Updated)

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This alert was originally published on March 20, 2025, and has been revised based on recent developments. Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration finalized amendments to...more

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EPA Puts "Holy Grail" of Climate Change in Crosshairs by Reconsidering Endangerment Finding and Other Regulations

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced an agenda to revisit numerous regulations addressing the emission of greenhouse gases ("GHGs")....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

On WOTUS Notice: EPA Gives Notice of Yet Another Clean Water Act Rule

The Agency Is Looking to Sackett v. EPA for a More ‘Durable’ Definition - From Obama to Trump to Biden, each of the last three administrations has directed the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Corps and EPA Rescind Biden Wetland Guidance – Move to Revise “Waters of the United States” Definition

On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Federal Register notice stating their intent to review the definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”), which...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Twelve TSCA Developments to Expect in 2025 (Updated)

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This alert was originally published on December 4, 2024, and has been revised based on recent developments. With the election of Donald Trump, the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2025 will...more

Hogan Lovells

Key takeaways from recent EPA announcements to reduce and reshape environmental regulation

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On March 12, 2025, EPA announced 31 intended actions by the agency in furtherance of the Administration’s goals of “Unleashing American Energy,” “Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families,” and “Advancing Cooperative...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, March 2025

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Reopens Comment Period For Proposed Rule Clarifying Supplier Notification Requirements For TRI-Listed PFAS: On February 21, 2025, EPA reopened the comment period for the January 17, 2025, proposed...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Releases New TSCA and FIFRA Enforcement Policies

On January 17, 2025, days before the end of President Biden’s term, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two new enforcement documents: (1) Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) Pilot Program Under the...more

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