Environmental Pulse

State and federal regulators have enacted new climate-disclosure mandates, and investors, consumers, and activists have demanded accountability for climate goals. Companies everywhere need to account for these legal risks. While some businesses have announced voluntary goals to protect the environment (see our analysis of market opportunities here), many companies must […]

After a federal judge preliminarily approved the proposed class-action settlements, public-water suppliers risk releasing their claims if they do not act. A federal judge preliminarily approved a proposed multibillion-dollar class-action settlement between public-water suppliers and DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (“DuPont”) and 3M Company (“3M”). As our previous article summarized, the […]

Effective September 8, 2023, the new definition limits federal jurisdiction over water quality by removing the “significant nexus standard” and redefining what wetlands are “adjacent.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) recently amended what constitutes “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”). The Clean […]

At issue in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is whether courts must continue to rely on agency interpretations when statutory text is ambiguous. This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a direct challenge to Chevron deference. An important rule of administrative law, Chevron sets a two-step […]

The First Regular Session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on June 1, 2023.  In our update during bill introduction (available here), we identified 58 bills relating to agricultural, environmental, natural-resources, and regulated-substances law.  Below is a chart that provides the status of those bills.  Summaries of the […]