12/13/2021 8:52:13 PM EPA issues proposal to reduce GHGs and VOCs from new and existing oil and natural gas sources By Megan Haines Keturah Brown In response to President Biden’s Executive Order entitled, “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle...
8/12/2021 3:01:44 PM Court rejects attempt to scrutinize nonbinding state agency policy under Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment By Megan Haines Casey Snyder Litigation seeking to broaden the application of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment, Pa. Const. art. I, §27 (“ERA”) was...
7/14/2021 8:36:08 PM Environmental, Social and Governance Legislation in the Biden Era: The Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 PART II: Oil and Gas Sector By Megan Haines Todd Maiden Jennifer Smokelin In a previous post, we reported on the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 (the “Act’) being placed on list of all bills reported from...
7/8/2021 9:49:10 PM Biden’s Transportation Plan By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis Jacob Nikituk Using his Presidential platform, Joe Biden announced his Build Back Better Plan, “a national effort aimed at creating the jobs we need to...
7/2/2021 6:53:25 PM Supreme Court Update: Supreme Court reaches decisions on HollyFrontier and PennEast Pipeline cases By Ben Patton Jennifer Smokelin Kristen J. Smith On Friday, June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a Tenth Circuit Court decision that had vacated an Environmental Protection...
6/2/2021 5:20:51 PM Texas keeps the gas taps flowing, but will others do the same as energy infrastructure takes center stage? By Ben Patton Daniella Landers Mary Balaster A.J. Wissinger +1 more... Show less The regular session of the Texas Legislature came to a fraught end on May 31, 2021. The political spectacle in recent days capped off a...
4/26/2021 2:41:11 PM Biden’s pledge to cut U.S. emissions signals increased climate change regulation and other implications for industry By Ben Patton Jennifer Smokelin Mary Balaster Daniella Landers Todd Maiden Megan Haines +3 more... Show less On Earth Day, April 22, 2021, President Biden announced that the U.S. will aim to cut carbon emissions in half by the year 2030 compared...
3/25/2021 9:33:41 AM European Commission’s “Sustainable Products Initiative” now open for public consultation By Nicholas Rock Annie O'Connor Last week the EU Commission announced that the ‘public consultation’ phase of its Sustainable Products Initiative is now open. This...
3/5/2021 4:09:06 PM California to increase fuel sample analysis during ocean-going vessel inspections By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll Beginning in May 2021, California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) enforcement staff will begin additional analysis of fuel samples taken...
2/8/2021 5:38:47 PM Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Update: Towards new European laws and guidance on Sustainable Corporate Governance By Oliver Rieche Nicholas Rock In our “What to expect in 2021” blog, one cross-sectoral EU initiative we flagged was forthcoming Commission proposals for far-reaching...
11/10/2020 8:08:32 PM Swinging the Pendulum: Significant Shifts in Environmental and Safety Regulation under a Biden Administration By Megan Haines Daniella Landers Todd Maiden Ben Patton Jennifer Smokelin Keturah Brown +3 more... Show less On November 7, 2020, Joe Biden became the projected President-elect of the United States. With an aggressive climate change plan that...