November 7, 2024
by Bill Shultz
Agriculture
Litigation
In a case pending before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, seventeen states, a farm owner, and a growers association challenged a final rule recently promulgated by the Department of Labor granting concerted action rights to migrant farmworkers. This challenge is just the latest move in industrial agriculture's 400-year history of farm worker exploitation.
November 1, 2024
by Robert Elliott
Climate change
Natural Resources
The Department of Defense has made significant progress in advancing climate objectives, going from “assessing” climate impacts to building climate concerns into planning and acquisition processes.
October 24, 2024
by Kathryn Blanco
Energy
Renewable Energy
State and Local
A bill before the D.C. Council, the Resilient and Energy Efficient Historic Properties Amendment Act, would amend the solar panel permitting process for residents in historic districts.
October 22, 2024
by Gabriel Hearn-Desautels
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Litigation
Oil and Gas
Renewable Energy
A regional utility’s role in a $52B lawsuit could have significant implications for the future of climate litigation.
October 3, 2024
by Berit DeGrandpre
Regulations
State and Local
Water
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a pollution discharge permit issued by EPA under the Clean Water Act. The case raises questions of statutory interpretation, administrative, and environmental law that have been hot topics at the Supreme Court in recent terms.
September 26, 2024
by Aidan Bassett
Energy
To address the transmission interconnection queue, regulators should have new powers, a modern study process, and a central role in planning the future of transmission.
September 19, 2024
by Zak Handler
Agriculture
Climate change
Diet and food production, especially of meat, has a large impact on climate change. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines should be used to help deal with the climate consequences of diet.
April 17, 2024
by John Powers
Chemicals
Regulations
Water
EPA has been working quickly to regulate PFAS across the United States. The National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS is now finalized, and more final rules are right around the corner.
April 17, 2024
by Jesse Valente
Climate change
Sustainability
Over the past few years, the SEC has been driven by its focus on climate and a crypto crackdown. This article explores where these two priorities may conflict.
April 12, 2024
by Christopher Slama
Air
Chemicals
Climate change
Regulations
Late last year, the EPA issued a formal Endangerment Finding, the first step in almost thirty years toward reducing the largest source of lead in the atmosphere. What took so long?