On August 1, 2026, Louisiana’s Behind the Counter Protection Act (LBCPA) will expand Louisiana’s existing labor and employment laws by establishing new employment provisions and criminal penalties for threats and acts of workplace violence committed against customer-facing workers. The law applies primarily to workers in retail stores, restaurants, convenience stores, gas stations, pharmacies, and similar
If you are a waste carrier, broker or dealer in England, your registration will no longer be valid from 22 July 2027. You will instead need to take out an environmental permit and be subject to identity checks and criminal record checks, prove your technical competence to transport and make decisions about waste, as well
The Rocky Mountain West is quietly becoming the most organized regulatory environment in the country for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. Two developments this spring deserve close attention:
1) The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rulemaking granting Class VI underground injection control (UIC) well primacy to the State of Colorado, and
2) An interstate
California’s climate disclosure regime continues to evolve rapidly, with significant regulatory developments, implementation guidance, and litigation affecting the compliance landscape for companies doing business in California. There have been several important developments regarding implementation of California’s landmark climate-disclosure statutes—SB 253 (the “Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act”) and SB 261 (the “Climate-Related Financial Risk Act”), together
The latest episode of the Energy Horizons series on Greenberg Traurig’s E2 Energy Law podcast is now live. Host Bill Garner, Global Co-Chair of GT’s Energy and Natural Resources Practice, sits down with Tom Brill, an Energy Practice shareholder in GT’s San Diego office, to discuss the shifting federal and state policy landscape
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has opened a 100-day consultation between 23 July and 31 October 2026 on the draft ESRS that apply to certain non-EU companies reporting under CSRD. This is relevant if you are, for example a UK, US or Japanese company with a large presence in the EU, whatever sector
On July 23, 2026, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a new Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (“CII”) Stormwater Permit that could create significant new compliance obligations for certain commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in portions of Los Angeles County. In general, the permit applies to facilities within the Dominguez Channel and Los
The proposed changes to the carbon pricing policy intend to balance industrial competitiveness with climate goals.
By Michael D. Green and James Bee
On 17 July 2026, the European Commission (Commission) presented its review of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), alongside an Electrification Action Plan. The EU ETS is the EU’s flagship
Employers often approach workplace accidents and resulting OSHA citations as discrete regulatory events — managed by safety teams, resolved through settlement or litigation, and ultimately closed. As many employers come to learn, OSHA inspections and citations frequently serve as the entry point into a much broader and more complex risk landscape—one that can implicate criminal
On July 14, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California halted enforcement of California’s Truth in Recycling law (SB 343), which prohibits use of the “chasing arrows” symbols and other recyclability claims on product packaging unless the packaging meets California’s strict standards. Broadly speaking, under SB 343 an item may