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President Trump Curbs Controversial WOTUS Rule

USA - March 1 2017 Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order (Order) that will scale back the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and U.S. Army…

Sarah A. Slack

The Toxic Substances Control Act Overhaul: What You Need to Know

USA - June 24 2016 On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the "Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act" into law, making comprehensive changes to…

Sarah A. Slack

Testing the Waters: The U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear U.S. Army Corps’ Clean Water Act Determinations Challenge

USA - December 16 2015 On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the Eighth Circuit’s April 2015 ruling that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (“Army…

Sarah A. Slack

CEQA strikes again: Supreme Court of California decision highlights the importance of managing environmental issues in project development

USA - December 3 2015 On Monday, the California Supreme Court halted a nearly 12,000 acre mixed-use development project that was 15-years in the making in Los Angeles…

Sarah A. Slack

Addressing climate change in SEC filings and other public disclosures: what these disclosures mean for businesses

USA - November 23 2015 Regulatory agencies are focusing on required climate change-related disclosures in securities filings and other public disclosures, seeking to ensure…

Mark A. Thimke, Louis J. Thorson