The Guidance would increase expectations for regulated financial institutions to identify, measure, monitor, and control climate-related financial risks.
By Betty M. Huber, Arthur S. Long, Pia Naib, Austin J. Pierce, and Deric Behar
For the past few years, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent has prioritized setting
On December 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Final Rule for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. The Final Rule amends its All Appropriate Inquires (AAI) Rule referencing ASTM E1527-21 (and withdrawing reference to ASTM E1527-13) as satisfying the requirements for conducting AAI under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
COVID-19, economic and logistical challenges, and a new administration have resulted in considerable changes to the regulated community. To better understand and help prepare for these challenges and changes, Greenberg Traurig has joined with industry consultants, community advocates, and government regulators to host an Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Summit on Jan. 26, 2023, in
Following its March 2022 proposal to uplist the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) to endangered status, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service) finalized the proposal on November 30, 2022. On January 25, the Service announced that these new protections for the NLEB will take effect on March 31, 2023, instead of January 30, as
In these times of much woe, it’s always noteworthy when the mainstream media reports good news. Especially when it’s good news about effective international cooperation on environmental protection issues. 
Today, the New York Times reported that a recent assessment shows that the world is on track to reach pre-1980 levels of upper atmosphere ozone by
State Regulation: DEP Report Finds Pattern of Non-Compliance Among PA Oil and Gas Well Operators
On December 29, 2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released a report on the status of compliance with DEP regulations among oil and gas well operators, as a result of a request made by Governor Tom Wolf. The
Maryland is on the cusp of authorizing use of the 2021 International Green Construction Code
EPA has finally proposed revisions to the national ambient air quality standard for PM2.5. The Administrator is proposing to lower the standard from 12.0 ug/m3 to a range of 9.0 to 10.0 ug/m3. 
Readers of this space will recall that the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee recommended that EPA lower the PM2.5 NAAQS to between
Note: At aglaw.psu.edu, the Center will soon publish in-depth articles on the following recent legal developments in lieu of summarizing here:
Water Quality: D.C. Circuit Court Vacates and Remands Conowingo Dam License
Regulators are increasingly mandating companies to make environmental disclosures (see here, here and here).
The CDP – a not-for-profit organisation aiming to encourage the disclosure of environmental risk – has measured and scored the effectiveness of companies’ 2022 environmental disclosures in their latest ‘A List’ Report (the “CDP Report”). The CDP Report shows