30 Apr, 2024 UK Financial Regulator Confirms Plan to Combat Greenwashing By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority issued guidance on its proposed anti-greenwashing rule, which will come into...
29 Apr, 2024 Expecting the Unexpected By Jennifer B. Rubin April showered us with quite a few unexpected and impactful legal developments in the workplace. Two Federal agencies released proposed...
25 Apr, 2024 ACK RAT's attempt to kill the Vineyard Wind Project ended exactly as we knew it would -- in defeat -- but not without damage. By Jeff Porter The First Circuit Court of Appeals has finally ended the Nantucket Residents Against Turbines' lawsuit against the United States Bureau...
25 Apr, 2024 EU Imposes ESG Compliance Requirements for Companies' Supply Chains By Jacob H. Hupart The European Parliament has now approved the “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive,” which will apply to both EU companies...
22 Apr, 2024 NY AG Launches Greenwashing Lawsuit Against Beef Producer By Jacob H. Hupart Recently, the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the American subsidiaries of JBS Group, the Brazilian-based beef...
19 Apr, 2024 EPA has now listed two PFAS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLA. Hold onto your hats. By Jeff Porter Less than ten days after setting drinking water standards for six of the hundreds of chemicals known collectively as PFAS, EPA has now...
17 Apr, 2024 EPA & the Army Corps of Engineers have less ability to protect wetlands than they've had in 40 years but Florida still isn't satisfied By Jeff Porter We're approaching the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. EPA holding that, contrary to the view of EPA and...
16 Apr, 2024 Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City's appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States Supreme Court By Jeff Porter Juan-Carlos Rodriguez is reporting on DOJ's and EPA's brief arguing that the Supreme Court should leave alone a split Ninth Circuit...
16 Apr, 2024 Office of the Level Playing Field By Jennifer B. Rubin The recent New York Times piece about the efforts of some organizations to “rebrand” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives...
11 Apr, 2024 Congressional Republicans Seek to Overturn SEC Mandatory Climate Disclosure Rule By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, Congressman McHenry (R-NC), the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, hosted a hearing entitled: “Beyond Scope:...
09 Apr, 2024 European Court of Human Rights Declares Switzerland Failed to Adequately Address Climate Change By Jacob H. Hupart Today, the European Court of Human Rights issued a decision holding that Switzerland violated the human rights of its citizens by failing...
04 Apr, 2024 SEC Voluntarily Stays Climate Disclosure Rule Pending Litigation By Jacob H. Hupart Today, the SEC issued an order to stay the recently promulgated climate disclosure rule until the courts have the opportunity to...
03 Apr, 2024 The SEC Speaks--And Fails to Defend Mandatory Climate Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart During the opening remarks of the two-day SEC Speaks Conference, Chairman Gensler failed to express any statement of support in...