The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has recently submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget...
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On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-553 into law. SB-553 is the nation’s first workplace violence...
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently pledged to sign two groundbreaking climate disclosure bills into law. These bills will mandate...
On August 29, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The new...
What is “ESG”? “ESG” is perhaps the most divisive acronym of this year’s legislative session. But what does it mean?“Environmental,...
As previously reported, California may soon pass the most stringent Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) disclosure requirements...
As we previously covered in our blog last week, both the Federal and certain State governments are proposing legislation to subsidize or...
As economies pivot away from reliance on petroleum, the use of hydrogen is increasingly considered as a key component in a portfolio of...
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) issued a proposed rule updating process safety management (PSM) standards...
On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 9-0 decision ending a nearly 16-year battle over the Clean Water Act’s (CWA)...
When the UK finally left the EU on 31 January 2020, it kept virtually all EU laws on the UK statute book. This was not straightforward...
The Biden administration just announced draft regulations that would require most coal-fired and gas power plants to capture and...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed a significant addition to its Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program—the...
The California Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“SB 253”) was recently introduced and passed the state’s Senate Environmental...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released two memos instructing enforcement officers on...