28 Mar, 2024 While SEC Passes on Scope 3, Agriculture Voluntary Carbon Markets Gain Traction By David Crass It has been a busy time in the carbon market space for the livestock and agriculture industries. Earlier this month, the SEC finalized...
29 Aug, 2023 No Funny Business: USEPA and Army Corps Rule Revision Conforms to Supreme Court's Sackett Decision By David Crass Today, USEPA and the Army Corps released revisions to its 2023 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUs) rule to conform it to the United...
23 Aug, 2023 USEPA's Updated Enforcement Initiatives Announced By David Crass ICYMI enjoying the beach or your favorite lake, every four years USEPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) announces...
16 Aug, 2023 Yet Again: EPA Denies CAFO Rulemaking Petitions By David Crass Yesterday, August 15, 2023, USEPA denied two petitions for rulemaking, dating back to 2017, filed by activists seeking to significantly...
25 May, 2023 SCOTUS Significantly Restricts EPA's Wetland Authority By Michael Best In a landmark decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court severally restricted EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate...
28 Apr, 2023 The ABCs of ESG By Elizabeth Prendergast Last week we launched our new limited podcast series, "ESG Insights." Over the next several weeks, we will explore the intersection of...
25 Apr, 2023 Debt ceiling endgame still fuzzy after House GOP pitch By Lucia Alonzo On April 19, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) released the Limit, Save, Grow Act, the House GOP’s first offer to trade government-wide...
16 Mar, 2023 Applications Open: $2.5 Billion in Federal Grants for Electric Vehicle Charging and Infrastructure By Gary Bridgens The Biden-Harris Administration announced this week that the Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the Charging...
16 Mar, 2023 EPA Finalizes the “Good Neighbor” Transport Rule Excluding Wisconsin Non-EGU Industrial Sources By Todd Palmer EPA has released its final “good neighbor” plan to control interstate pollution transport for the 2015 ozone standard. In a significant...
25 Oct, 2022 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposes Incentives for Utility Cybersecurity By Gary Bridgens Elizabeth Rogers Elizabeth Trower The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NOPR”) on October 6, 2022, to introduce...
26 Aug, 2022 PFAS CERCLA Designation Hits a Snag By David Crass UPDATE: Since posting, USEPA released a prepublication version of the proposed listing rule. You can learn more about the proposed ruling...
30 Jun, 2022 Reigning in the "Administrative State" By David Crass In a 6-3 decision released today, the United States Supreme Court yet again turned back an administrative power grab by unelected...