Biden Faces Pressure to Lead on Combating Plastics Pollution
The Biden administration has come up short in advocating meaningful steps in international talks toward curbing harmful plastic pollution, a leading Senate Democrat says.
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized its second set of changes to the nation’s environmental permitting rules, part of an ongoing bid to speed the build-out of renewable energy infrastructure.
New York has become the first major US city to embed climate impacts into its budget decisions.
The Biden administration on Monday announced it’s delivering $30 million to 11 agencies to invest in artificial intelligence, advanced mapping technologies, and other IT tools. The money is meant to speed up and improve environmental permitting across the federal bureaucracy.
The Biden administration is tapping artificial intelligence to speed up permitting, improve power grid reliability, and address environmental justice harms—all while pledging to monitor the risks of the emerging technology.
Corporate attorneys and former federal officials are praising the EPA’s bid to coordinate its civil and criminal enforcement teams as a sensible idea that will yield fairer outcomes, reduce unpredictability, and expedite resolutions.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
The Biden administration has come up short in advocating meaningful steps in international talks toward curbing harmful plastic pollution, a leading Senate Democrat says.
A&O Shearman is Big Law’s newest player, but the transatlantic firm still faces challenges to truly join the legal industry’s elite.
An anonymous letter claiming a Texas bankruptcy judge was in a relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer was kept out of the public eye for more than two-and-a-half years. At least four judges kept the document sealed or suppressed efforts to examine the allegations, Bloomberg Law found.
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and a related board claim the US Army constructed defective permanent canal and closure pumps for a project meant to reduce hurricane storm damage.
Sunoco Pipeline LP and its affiliate Mid-Valley Pipeline Co. agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve claims brought by the federal government and Ohio after an oil pipeline ruptured, contaminating federally protected waters.
A bankruptcy court must defer to Texas state courts to answer questions tied to the 2021 winter storm that strained the state’s electric grid, an appeals court said.
The Treasury Department on Tuesday released guidance for sustainable aviation fuel tax credits, detailing how taxpayers will model emissions when seeking the credits and providing a safe harbor for certain climate-friendly agricultural processes.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to cancel the use of the pesticide acephate, for all but one use case, according to a Tuesday news release.
The Biden administration finalized new energy efficiency standards on Tuesday for residential water heaters, the latest in a slew of appliance standards that promise consumer savings and emissions cuts.
Environmental groups and natural gas pipeline customers on Tuesday lost their challenges to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval and terms for the Evangeline Pass Expansion Project.
More companies are transitioning from annual performance reviews to regular, informal check-ins amid growing demands for transparency and continuous feedback, a shift employment law scholars say carries a litigation risk if not done properly.
A&O Shearman is Big Law’s newest player, but the transatlantic firm still faces challenges to truly join the legal industry’s elite.
An anonymous letter claiming a Texas bankruptcy judge was in a relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer was kept out of the public eye for more than two-and-a-half years. At least four judges kept the document sealed or suppressed efforts to examine the allegations, Bloomberg Law found.
The Magic Circle, once shorthand for a select group of elite UK-founded law firms, has lost some of its sparkle in recent years as its five firms have been battered by competition from larger, more profitable US firms.
Five Jones Day attorneys took to the US Supreme Court lectern this term, making the DC-based giant the firm with the most arguments.
Squire Patton Boggs’ Alan Friel and Kyle Fath examine the American Privacy Right Act, saying Congress must fix the unclear language in the draft legislation.
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