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NEW ORLEANS – Devin Ricci and Mary Love, Intellectual Property Lawyers with Kean Miller LLP, have issued a statement urging businesses and individuals to exercise caution to avoid unauthorized use of NFL-related branding or while streaming game broadcasts to avoid hefty fines or legal
Seyfarth Synopsis: Once again, employers are required to submit OSHA Forms 300, 301 and 300A online via OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA).
OSHA requires some employers to upload 2024 OSHA Form 300 log, Form 300A Summary, and Form 301 Incident Report information to its Injury Tracking Application (ITA) by March 2, 2025. Users may
PENNVEST Awards $28M of PFAS Funding, Bringing Total to $95M
On January 22, 2025, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced funding awards totaling $288.2M for 39 drinking water, wastewater, and non-point source projects across 24 counties in Pennsylvania.[1] According PENNVEST’s Chairman, the awards include over $28M for “PFAS projects,” which generally
According to a recent International Energy Agency report on geothermal energy, with continued technological advancements, geothermal energy could meet up to 15% of electricity demand growth by 2050.
A week after a large-scale fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County,[1] California Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 303. If passed, AB 303 – also referred to as the Battery Energy Safety & Accountability Act – will impact the development of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in California. Intended to “improve safety standards and restore local oversight for BESS facilities in California,”[2] AB 303 will, among other things, limit approval authority to local governmental agencies, require local engagement in the permitting process, and establish mandatory buffer zones between BESS projects and “sensitive receptors.”
Agribusiness: Supreme Court Stays BOI Injunction But Reporting Requirements Still Paused
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion staying the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’s December 5, 2025 injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland and again reinstating the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the act’s
This blog post discusses Asia’s offshore wind, BESS, and the growth of green data centers while facing COVID-19 impacts and regulatory changes. It also discusses Vietnam progressing in energy reforms to attract international investment.
Within hours of taking office, President Trump issued a flurry of Executive Orders (EO), including several that will undoubtedly affect a wide range of environmental policies nationwide. While the full implications of these EOs, as well as potential additional actions, are far from clear at this early stage, there are several takeaways for those who
Climate Change: New York Court Dismisses Climate Change Suit Against ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York dismissed a suit brought by the City of New York (“the City”) against ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP. The City of New York
The taxonomy would inform certain mandatory requirements in the jurisdiction, with particular relevance to Brazil’s capital markets and financial sector.
By Austin J. Pierce and Melanie von Staa Toledo
In late 2024, Brazil published a draft of the country’s proposed sustainable taxonomy framework (the Taxonomy), which the country aims to make mandatory in some instances