The UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) recently published its Discussion Paper (DP23/1) on ‘Finance for positive sustainable change’ (“DP23/1”) as part of its ongoing effort to promote sustainable finance and align the financial sector with the UK’s environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) goals. DP23/1 draws on the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures
On 23 February 2023, the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association, Loan Market Association and Loan Syndications and Trading Association jointly published updates on the Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (the “Principles”) together with their supporting guidance documents (the “Guidance”).
All transactions completed prior to 9 March 2023 will be exempted from following the updated
On February 27, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal (Division One) filed its published decision in Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board (2023) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, a case mainly focused on water law but which also has some significant CEQA implications. Briefly put, the petitioner in Los Angeles Waterkeeper attempted to
On March 14th, U.S. EPA released its advanced pre-publication notice of proposed rulemaking which, if finalized, will establish for the first time national drinking water standards for PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA). While many states have adopted drinking water standards, the U.S. EPA has yet to establish any national drinking water standards
The proposals form part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan and aim to scale up technology and materials for the energy transition.
By Paul A. Davies, Beatrice Lo, JP Sweny, Alexander Buckeridge-Hocking, Michael D. Green, and James Bee
On 16 March 2023, the European Commission (Commission) formally proposed two legislative
By Adam R. Young, Daniel R. Birnbaum, James L. Curtis, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Highlighting the current administration’s focus on using press releases to assure workplace health and safety regulations are being followed, OSHA announced that a major retailer who has allegedly continued to expose workers to blocked exit routes
Biosecurity: Pennsylvania Suffers Renewed 2023 HPAI Outbreak, Issues Additional Quarantine Order for Live Bird Market Supply Chain
From February 1, 2023, through March 17, 2023, Pennsylvania has confirmed thirty-two (32) premises, both commercial and non-commercial, infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the last eight (8) weeks, totaling approximately 295,000 depopulated birds, primarily smaller
Moving so quickly and so broadly with economy wide climate ambitions thru decarbonization
On March 17, 2023, a law school clinic submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) a sixty-day notice of intent to sue letter, setting forth various entities’ intent to sue the EPA for its alleged failure to perform various non-discretionary duties under the Noise Control Act of 1972 (the “Act”).
The Act has
Last week EPA released its proposal for the first set of Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) under the Clean Water Act for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In contrast to non-enforceable health advisory levels introduced in 2016 and revised in 2022, MCLs constitute enforceable drinking water standards that will impact drinking water utilities and industry nationwide.