Insights on Environmental

Partner Daniel Deeb was quoted on the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that challenges to the 2015 Clean Water Rule must be filed in federal district courts and not in federal appellate courts.

The arrival of a new year marks the beginning of the annual proxy season. And this year, shareholders can expect to see a lot more climate change disclosure in 2017 corporate financials.

Partner Jane Montgomery was quoted on the result of the International Financial Stability Board’s Task Force’s December 2017 announcement that nearly 240 companies committed to include climate risk data in their financial disclosure reports.

In February, presidential advisor Steve Bannon stated that a primary goal of the Trump administration was the “deconstruction of the administrative state.”

Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017, that, if enacted, would eliminate judicial deference to agency regulations.

The Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s attempt to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, had its day in court on September 27. What a day it was!