Phishing scams can pop up anywhere, as evidenced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General’s recent alert regarding fraudulent Notice of Violation letters (NOVs).
According to the EPA, fraudulent NOVs have been sent by a fraudster through mail and email. The fake NOVs allege violations of environmental laws and include a
On July 3, 2024, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 80/2024/ND-CP (Decree 80), moving forward with its long-awaited mechanism for direct power purchase agreements (DPPAs) after months of circulated proposals and drafts. Taking effect upon release, Decree 80 brings substantial changes to the Vietnamese energy market for both consumers and producers. This GT Alert outlines
The draft represents the next step in transposing the CSRD into national law.
By Axel Schiemann and Dominik Schöneberger
On 24 July 2024, the German Federal Government adopted the governmental draft of the Act implementing the EU Directive on Sustainability Reporting (Directive (EU) 2022/2464 – CSRD) into German law (the Government Draft). The adoption of
LNG Exports: D.C. Federal Court Orders Environmental Assessment for Commonwealth LNG Project 
On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a per curiam order granting in part and denying in part petitions to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of a proposed Gulf Coast LNG
By Patrick D. Joyce and Ilana Morady
Seyfarth Synopsis: A new rulemaking is underway at the California Department of Industrial Relations that will allow Cal/OSHA to cite employers for “enterprise-wide and egregious” violations, implementing a 2021 law signed by Governor Newsom. Cal/OSHA will convene an advisory committee on August 19, 2024 to solicit input.
Background
Why do environmental professionals need to know about a recent securities case? Read on for details. In response to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Congress passed the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to combat securities fraud and increase market transparency. The Securities
Dairy Policy: USDA Publishes Proposed Rule to Amend Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing 
On July 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (89 FR 57580) “to amend the pricing provisions in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs)” (AMS-DA-23-0031
On May 1, 2024, the U.S. 5th Circuit reversed an Eastern District of Louisiana decision based on a differing interpretation and application of the Supreme Court’s Lauritzen-Rhoditis factors; holding that the law of the flag state governed the injured mariner’s maritime law claims against the vessel operator.
In Ganpat v. Eastern Pacific Shipping PTE, Ltd.,
No other state is going as far and as fast as Maryland with these reproposed regulations impacting buildings
Two recent cases, Food & Water Watch et al. v. FERC, decided June 14, 2024, and Healthy Gulf et al. v. FERC, decided July 16, 2024, illustrate both consistencies and divergences in judicial approaches to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA) compliance and environmental impact assessments. Sponsors of liquid