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Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2,100 attorneys in 41 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100.

On Jan. 29, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposed amendments to its State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) (6 NYCRR Part 617) and the Uniform Procedures Act (UPA) (6 NYCRR Part 621) regulations to integrate environmental justice (EJ) considerations into environmental reviews. These amendments, mandated by Environmental Conservation Law (ECL)

Connecticut is transitioning to a new approach to environmental cleanup and property transactions. The Release-Based Cleanup Regulations (RBCRs) will replace the Transfer Act[1], which impacted property sales and redevelopment. Effective March 1, 2026, this shift seeks to align Connecticut with other states’ practices and may create opportunities and challenges for property owners, developers,

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued final regulations for clean hydrogen production tax credits, which may significantly impact the renewable energy sector. These regulations implement the Section 45V clean hydrogen tax credit. Critical to developers of hydrogen production projects, they determine the requirements to qualify for the Section 45V credit and resolve disagreements over how

As a new administration takes office in 2025, several new energy policy trends are expected to emerge, reflecting the inherent tension that often exists between political desires and economic realities. For example, while the incoming Trump administration has expressed a desire to claw back subsidies made available under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Republican states

Amid escalating tensions in the tech and trade war between the United States and China, the latter has announced a ban on the export of certain rare minerals to the United States.[1] These minerals, including gallium, germanium, and antimony, are crucial for manufacturing defense technologies like tanks and military communications, advanced technologies such as

Erick Hernández Gallego, co-chair of GT’s Mexico City Energy & Natural Resources Practice and chair of the Mexico City Environmental Practice, is quoted in an ICC Mexico press release on the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Erick notes that the agreements reached in Baku also left several challenges for Mexico, where decarbonization could

Montana is among the states with a constitutional provision recognizing a right to environmental quality, in its case to a “clean and healthful environment.” Mont. Const. art. II, § 3.  It further requires the state to take steps to “maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment.” Mont. Const. art. IX, § 1. On Dec.