The European Commission has adopted a delegated act setting out certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals.
By Jean-Philippe Brisson, Michael D. Green, James Bee, and Toon Dictus
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The UK is moving forward with its ambition to become a “world leader for sustainable finance” with two connected projects designed to increase the availability of “high‑quality, decision‑useful” sustainability‑related information for investors and other users of financial statements and sustainability reports. First, the UK government has officially endorsed new voluntary standards for sustainability reporting. Second,
The “prior converted cropland” exclusion exempts certain agricultural lands from Clean Water Act regulation. The 2025 “waters of the United States” proposed rule seeks to clarify and update this exclusion, making it easier for farmers to demonstrate that their prior converted cropland is not subject to the Clean Water Act. If finalized, the proposal could
At a public hearing held February 26, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a resolution to adopt initial regulations implementing California’s landmark climate reporting and disclosure laws, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261), which will require private and public companies whose revenues
In a published opinion filed March 4, 2026, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s post-judgment order denying losing CEQA plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees brought pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) section 1021.5 under a catalyst theory. Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles et al. v Department of Toxic Substances Control
There were some significant developments in the corporate sustainability reporting world this week: the EU published the directive implementing the so-called ‘Omnibus 1 package’ (the “Omnibus 1 Directive”), whilst the UK Government published finalised versions of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (“UK SRS”).
Omnibus 1 Directive
On 26 February 2026, the Omnibus 1 Directive,
In recent years, there have been major shifts involving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations as a result of statutory amendments, court decisions, and the Trump Administration’s efforts to streamline federal permitting. For decades, NEPA’s sparse statutory language provided few specifics on NEPA implementation, and the regulatory framework was based on
For the fourth time in the last ten years, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to modify its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations. EPA will hold a public hearing on the proposed modifications on March 10, 2026, and is accepting written public comment on the proposal through April 10, 2026.Continue Reading ›
This is the tenth in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
At long last, the RBCRs are here! With a March 1, 2026, effective date, the RBCRs are now live. In this post, we will provide a brief refresher on what that