When a private CERCLA plaintiff fails to serve the complaint on the Attorney General and EPA as required by Section 113(l), a recent Southern District of Indiana decision suggests the sanction may be an enhanced share in the final cost allocation.
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The Council on Environmental Quality issued revised guidance that clarifies the use of categorical exclusions in environmental reviews and outlines updated documentation and review expectations for federal agencies.
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On Feb. 12, 2026, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) initiated a new proceeding (Case 26-E-0045) to reform how large electricity users connect to the grid. Case 26-E-0045
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On Dec. 18, 2025, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (Commission) adopted new, state-specific rules to regulate methane emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The Commission originally considered Regulation
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On Dec. 11, 2025, the head of the Federal Executive Branch, Claudia Sheinbaum, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the Decree enacting the General Water Law (LGA)
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On December 8, 2025, in the case of New York v. Trump, the federal district court for the District of Massachusetts vacated orders from several federal agencies that implemented
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On December 1, 2025, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it finalized regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
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Some companies that do business in California are facing rapidly approaching compliance deadlines under California’s climate disclosure laws, SB 253 and SB 261, the first of which will occur on
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On Nov. 10, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) entered into a memorandum of agreement
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On Oct. 15, 2025, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released several changes to its environmental remediation program. As part of these changes, DEC has rebranded its work
Continue Reading New York State Environmental Regulator Announces Sustainability Initiative In Connection With Its Remediation and Brownfield Programs