EPA and the Army Corps Finalize WOTUS Rule, Again
On December 30, 2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Army Corps”) announced they had finalized the rule... Read more.
Jenner & Block Wishes Bon Voyage to Gay Sigel as She Starts Her Next Adventure with the City of Chicago
As Gay Sigel walked through the doors at One IBM Plaza in Chicago, fresh out of law school and ready to launch her career as an attorney at Jenner & Block, she... Read more.
Inflation Reduction Act: Is the U.S. Finally Poised to Tackle Climate Change?
By Allison A. Torrence
In a compromise move many months in the making, on August 7, 2022, the Senate passed a spending bill dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act... Read more.
West Virginia v. EPA: The Major Questions Doctrine Arrives to Rein in Administrative Powers
On the final day of its 2022 term, the Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated opinion in the case of West Virginia v. EPA, 579 U.S. __ (2022), addressing EPA’s... Read more.
SEC Enforcement Division’s ESG Task Force “Lifts the Vale” on Its Scrutiny of ESG Disclosures
Since early 2021, the SEC has emphasized that ESG-related issues are important to investors and a key SEC disclosure and enforcement priority. Although the agency’s... Read more.
Embracing the Winds of Change Through Investments in the United States’ Energy Future
When the wind of change blows, some people build walls, others build windmills.” While this ancient Chinese proverb most likely did not envision the construction... Read more.
An Uncertain Future: Legal Challenges and the Forthcoming Climate Refugee Crisis
However, while the war in Ukraine is one of the latest events causing a surge of refugees, those fleeing Russian aggression are by no means alone. As of the most... Read more.
Earth Week Series: The Future of Environmental Regulation
As we near Earth Day 2022, the United States may be headed toward a profound change in the way EPA and similar administrative agencies regulate the complex areas... Read more.
Earth Week Series: Imagine a Day Without Environmental Lawyers
On this 52nd anniversary of Earth Day, I am not writing yet another, typically not very funny, riff on one of Shakespeare’s most famous lines. Instead, I am inspired... Read more.
The SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosure Rules: Are They the “Core Bargain,” a “Watershed Moment,” or “Undermin[ing] the Existing Regulatory Framework”?
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved the issuance of proposed new disclosure rules , titled The Enhancement and Standardization... Read more.