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The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) is seeking comments on its June 2026 Draft Framework for Governing Agreements Pertaining to Carbon Sequestration, prepared under Senate…

Continue Reading CNRA Seeks Comments on Draft Framework for Carbon Sequestration Unitization Agreements

On Aug. 26, 2026, the Federal Executive submitted to the Mexican Congress a bill containing a draft decree to enact a new General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection…

Continue Reading Proposed Reforms to Mexico’s General Law of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection

In this episode of the E2 Law Podcast’s Energy Horizons series, Nikki Wise and Myles Culhane discuss the evolving direct air capture industry, including major U.S. projects, federal incentives, and market developments.

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Continue Reading E2 Law Podcast: Episode 27 | Direct Air Capture in the United States: Scaling Projects Amid Policy Uncertainty

On Oct. 27, 2026, EPA signed a proposed rule launching the second phase of its reconsideration of the March 2024 oil and gas methane rules (NSPS OOOOb and EG OOOOc) (published Oct. 29, 2026, at 91 Fed. Reg. 68234). … Continue Reading EPA’s Second OOOOb/c Proposal: Associated Gas Flaring, Super Emitter Program

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has set Nov. 10, 2026, as the first-year deadline for Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions reports under California’s Climate Corporate Data…

Continue Reading California SB 253: CARB Sets Nov. 10, 2026, Deadline for Scope 1 and Scope 2 Emissions Reports

On Sept. 30, 2026, Senate negotiators announced agreement on the text of the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026,” a long-awaited bill to reform and expedite federal environmental and energy permitting.…

Continue Reading Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement on Permitting Reform Text

On Aug. 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) adopted a new decision framework for operating Lake Powell and Lake Mead through 2036 and simultaneously issued operating guidelines for 2027 and 2028 (Operating Guidelines). The actions are intended to replace the 2007 Interim Guidelines and other Colorado River water management agreements that expire at the end of 2026.…

Continue Reading Interior’s Post-2026 Colorado River Operating Framework Draws Immediate Legal Challenge