The majority today holds that the words “negligible or no expansion of existing or former use” mean “negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.” I agree, of course. Who wouldn’t?”
— Concurring Opinion of Associate Justice Leondra R. Kruger
In an opinion filed on June 25, 2026, the California Supreme Court reversed the
On June 30, 2026, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) released its long-awaited Statewide Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Program Guidance (“Guidance”), implementing one of the more significant (and perhaps one of the least discussed) provisions of last summer’s AB 130. While much of the attention surrounding AB 130 focused on
This post kicks off a new series that we hope to put out every Monday. The goal is to highlight a few notable environmental and energy stories from the past week that we found interesting and that you may have missed. As you will see below, this is truly meant to highlight the story with
Fever-Tree has recently launched a legal challenge against the Environment Agency (EA) over its application of the waste disposal fees under the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme to their glass bottles supplied to pubs, bars and restaurants.
Background
The pEPR scheme has been implemented under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations
The UK electricity grid queue has become one of the most consequential bottlenecks for data centre development, with contracted demand now exceeding 125 GW against a national peak of 45 GW. Ofgem’s updated Demand Connections Reform strategy introduces new rules on who can connect, how fast, and on what terms.
Natural hydrogen discoveries across Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are attracting developers and investors alike, with legal frameworks still being written in real time. Greenberg Traurig attorneys Nikki Wise and Bill Garner break down what it means for energy law and investment.
Last month, EPA issued a press release outlining its “comprehensive PFAS strategy,” followed by a series of press releases announcing grant funding to over 40 states and territories for PFAS projects. The grant funding is the final installment of a 5-year, $5B allocation made by Congress in 2021 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
New measures build on existing regulation to bring the UK further in line with the EU.
By Michael D. Green and James Bee
On 23 June 2026, the UK government announced plans for new rules intended to ensure that goods sold in the UK do not contribute to illegal deforestation. The measures will cover Great
Minnesota continues refining its statutory restrictions on intentionally added PFAS in products (known as Amara’s Law) as the state’s deadline for the statute’s reporting requirements approaches. In early June 2026, an amendment to Amara’s Law was enacted that excludes products that contain intentionally added PFAS made before July 1, 2023 from the statute’s reporting requirement.
Manufacturers and distributors around the country are gearing up to comply with Minnesota’s Amara’s Law, which targets the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. The first stage of Amara’s Law took effect in 2025 when eleven categories of new products sold in Minnesota, such as carpets, cookware, dental floss,