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28 Apr, 2023

EPA has issued an "order" permitting continued PFAS discharges at concentrations much higher than what it says are dangerous. Confused?

By Jeff Porter

EPA got a lot of press this week for its first ever "enforcement action" relating to the continuing discharge of the forever chemicals...

27 Apr, 2023

Leaving the Boss on Read

By Jennifer B. Rubin

The recent report about the hybrid working environment's negative impact on career development tells us that personal interaction impacts...

26 Apr, 2023

EPA and many States have decided that PFAS can't be in the environment. Now Maine is learning how hard it is to stop them from getting there.

By Jeff Porter

Inside EPA reports that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is having a hard time implementing a 2021 Maine law that would,...

25 Apr, 2023

EPA to Announce Proposed Regulation To Control GHG Emissions From Power Plants

By Jacob H. Hupart

It has been publicly reported that the Biden Administration's EPA will shortly "announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power...

25 Apr, 2023

SEC Chairman Gensler Reinforces Commitment of SEC to Climate Disclosures

By Jacob H. Hupart

Last week, SEC Chairman Gensler testified before the House Committee on Financial Services. As part of his talk, which addressed a...

25 Apr, 2023

SEC Commissioner Voices Strong Support for Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rule and Related Proposed ESG Disclosure Rules

By Jacob H. Hupart

SEC Commissioner Lizarraga, one of the recent Democratic appointees to the Securities & Exchange Commission, delivered a speech on April...

21 Apr, 2023

Coronado is betting that the Coastal Commission will save it from State housing laws

By Jon Welner

It's no secret that the wealthy enclave of Coronado is flouting State housing laws. What's remarkable is that it is hoping the Coastal...

20 Apr, 2023

Those Maine Courts sure work quickly but we still need to remove the roadblocks in the way of our renewable energy future!

By Jeff Porter

The Boston Globe reports that a Maine jury has now determined that the developer of the New England Clean Energy Connect project relied...

20 Apr, 2023

Nevada proposes to add a whistleblower provision to existing cannabis law

By Jane Haviland

Nevada lawmakers have proposed to take a page from the False Claims Act and add a whistleblower provision to existing cannabis law....

19 Apr, 2023

Don't Provoke a Pity Party

By Jennifer B. Rubin

Today's Wall Street Journal story about the CEO whose "Pity City" comments provoked outrage after a viral TikTok premiere is yet another...

19 Apr, 2023

The US Senate is talking about making it easier to get to our renewable energy future. Will that talk result in action in time?

By Jeff Porter

Inside EPA's Climate Extra is reporting that Senators on both sides of the aisle might try to make it easier to construct all that...

12 Apr, 2023

Surprising no one, EPA's eighth attempt to determine the reach of the Clean Water Act is now the law in less than half of the United States!

By Jeff Porter

With the signatures of two Federal District Court Judges, one in Texas and one in North Dakota, EPA's eighth attempt to determine the...

10 Apr, 2023

The Bay State's ability to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals is now in the hands of a Maine jury. Does that make any sense to you?

By Jeff Porter

Seems like just yesterday that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on New England Clean Energy Connect's challenge to the retroactive...

07 Apr, 2023

50 years later, another President is at odds with Congress over the Clean Water Act. What's next?

By Jeff Porter

Yesterday President Biden vetoed the Congressional Review Act resolution that would have repealed EPA's eighth attempt to determine the...

04 Apr, 2023

EPA's most recent Waters of the United States rule endures a challenge in Kentucky, at least for now.

By Jeff Porter

Federal District Court Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and various industry...