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On March 12, 2025, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s intention to reconsider 31 environmental regulations, describing the effort as the “single most impactful day of deregulation in EPA history.” While the scope of this initiative spans air, water, and climate regulations, the most consequential actions—legally and practically—center on a handful of cross-cutting programs and sector-specific rules.
Continue Reading EPA Launches Historic Deregulatory Initiative: Key Legal Risks and Strategic Takeaways

In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451, and Relentless, Inc. v. Dep’t of Commerce (U.S. June 28, 2024)…

Continue Reading Assessing Loper Bright’s Potential Real-World Effects on Environmental Regulation

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently initiated its Water Testing Modification Effort to assess and ensure the quality of drinking water in properties currently under lease with GSA. GSA…

Continue Reading GSA Requiring Landlords to Conduct Baseline Drinking Water Testing in All Leased Space

On June 14, 2023, the IRS released proposed and temporary regulations and additional guidance describing rules for eligible taxpayers to benefit from clean energy projects through selling any of the…

Continue Reading Proposed Regulations under Section 6418 Transferability of Clean Energy Tax Credits

On June 14, 2023, the IRS released proposed and temporary regulations and additional guidance describing rules for applicable taxpayers to benefit from clean energy projects through electing to receive direct…

Continue Reading Proposed Regulations under Section 6417 Direct Pay for Clean Energy Tax Credits

The federal government recently has acted to address the effects of the “megadrought” in the western half of the United States. These steps include (1) allocation of historic funding amounts…

Continue Reading The Federal Government’s Colorado River Rescue Efforts