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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

New Jersey’s REAL rules continue to evolve as NJDEP considers amendments and delays affecting environmental permitting and floodplain development requirements.…

Continue Reading New Jersey REAL Development Rules in Flux as State Weighs Changes to Flood Zone, Environmental Permitting

On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Pub. L. No. 119-101, 140 Stat. 845, became law without the president’s signature. The ROAD Act is an effort to facilitate an improvement in the affordability of housing.
Continue Reading Environmental Provisions of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

The Department of Justice has asked a federal court to dismiss a Clean Air Act citizen suit against xAI, raising an unsettled question: may private plaintiffs proceed where EPA allegedly declined to require preconstruction permitting review?…

Continue Reading DOJ Motion Raises Questions About Clean Air Act Citizen Suits

The latest episode of the Energy Horizons series on Greenberg Traurig’s E2 Energy Law podcast is now live. Host Bill Garner, Global Co-Chair of GT’s Energy and Natural Resources…

Continue Reading E2 Law Podcast Episode 25 | U.S. Hydrogen Industry: Federal Policy Shifts, Tax Credits, and the Road Ahead