This week’s post is authored by Emilee Mooney Scott and is also available on Robinson+Cole’s Environmental Law + blog. Thank you to Emilee for contributing. Emilee is a partner in the firm’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications group, focusing her practice on a variety of environmental compliance and transactional matters, including the Connecticut Transfer Act
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Administrators May Change, But PFAS Is Forever: EPA Announces PFAS Plan
By Megan Baroni & Guest Contributor on
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Administrator Lee…
Cuts, Closures, and Confusion: A Quick Update on U.S. EPA
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It has been 50 days since the Trump administration took office, and there…
Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for 2025
By Megan Baroni on
In putting together our thoughts on this post, it was hard not to think about the elephant in the room (see what I did there?). The change in administration has already brought significant changes in our nation’s environmental priorities. While time will show us all of the specific ways this will play out in 2025…
SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures: A Look at Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Requirements
By Megan Baroni on
Posted in Environmental Rulemaking
True to its word, the SEC released its proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, last week. The rule would require companies to disclose a wide variety of climate-related information, including information about climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have material impacts on its business and/or its consolidated financial…
EPA Unveils PFAS Action Plan
On Valentine’s Day, EPA showed a little love for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), announcing a sweeping plan to address PFAS contamination and protect public health. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that have been gaining a lot of attention, as described in our 2019 outlook. EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the…
EPA to Rethink Cost-Benefit Analyses During Rulemaking Process
By Megan Baroni on
Posted in Environment, Environmental Rulemaking
This week, EPA announced that it is considering developing regulations to optimize the use of cost-benefit analyses when it is taking regulatory action. Many environmental statutes require the consideration of costs and benefits to evaluate the impacts of policy choices. EPA is seeking public comment on whether and how these analyses can be made more…