Increasing numbers of employees are being encouraged to work at the polls to serve civil society helping repair the world
The ESG Benefit of Giving Employees Paid Time Off to Work at the Polls
DOE Announces $7 Billion for Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage Infrastructure
Three funding opportunity announcements and a finance program provide significant investments to support carbon capture and sequestration.
By Jennifer Roy, Janice Schneider, Joshua Bledsoe, and Brett Frazer
Demand for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to meet global and national climate goals is on the rise. The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2020 World
Protecting Health Care Providers During Pandemic: Gross Negligence Standard Applies for Premises Claims Against Physicians and Health Care Providers
On March 11, 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Governor John Bel Edwards declared a public health emergency for the State of Louisiana pursuant to the Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act, La. R.S. 29:760 et seq. This is not the first time the Governor has declared a public health emergency for the
California’s new carbon capture and storage laws
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed three bills addressing carbon capture, utilization and storage (“CCUS”) and carbon dioxide removal (“CDR”). Collectively, these bills create a pathway for new regulation of CCUS and CDR projects, enabling them to become part of a solution for the State to meet aggressive carbon reduction / neutrality goals in 2030,
New Study Identifies Over 57,000 Sites “Presumptively Contaminated” with PFAS
A new paper from Northeastern University’s PFAS Project Lab and researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) reaches the sobering conclusion that over 57,000 sites in the U.S. have “presumptive contamination” from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Even more sobering is the authors’ assertion that that number is almost certainly a dramatic
Reflections on Sackett
Dave Ross and Anna Wildeman provide high-level reactions to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in the Sackett v. EPA case, the latest legal battle in a long-running dispute over the meaning of the phrase “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. They discuss the Court’s surprising focus on a little-known parenthetical in
Reflections on Sackett
Dave Ross and Anna Wildeman provide high-level reactions to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in the Sackett v. EPA case, the latest legal battle in a long-running dispute over the meaning of the phrase “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. They discuss the Court’s surprising focus on a little-known parenthetical in
EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management Commits to Environmental Justice
Federal agencies continue to roll out plans to address environmental justice issues, which has become a focal point in the Biden administration’s agenda. Now that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is in effect, federal agencies are now able to access more funds to address environmental justice concerns. As discussed in a prior blog
Business and Human Rights: further calls from investors for mandatory UK human rights and environmental due diligence legislation
Investors across the globe are increasingly putting pressure on legislators to mandate human rights and environmental due diligence (“HREDD”). The UK Government has not been immune from such pressure.
As highlighted in our earlier blog post, in early September 2022, a group of 47 companies, investors, business associations and initiatives operating in the UK
Singapore Enhances ESG Ecosystem with Launch of the ESG Impact Hub and ESGenome
Singapore recently launched two ESG initiatives to accelerate the growth of a “vibrant and robust” ESG ecosystem in the city state. The ESG Impact Hub (Hub) and ESGenome were launched on 5 October 2022 and 12 September 2022, respectively.
ESG Impact Hub
Located in Singapore’s central business district, the Hub seeks to encourage co-location