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PARLIAMENT QUESTION: KEY LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 PARLIAMENT QUESTION: KEY LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPosted On: 05 FEB 2026 3:31PM by PIB DelhiThe key laws enacted for environmental protection other...

Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement on Permitting Reform Text

Go-To Guide: Proposed legislation would make significant reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and federal environmental and energy project permitting, repres...

Senate Permitting Bill Would Reshape Environmental Permitting And Reviews

Key Takeaways What Happened: On September 30, bipartisan Senate committee leaders introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. The bill would dramaticall...

Preparing for a Potential Shift in Congressional Oversight: What Companies Need to Know Ahead of 2027

Zimbabwe’s fragmented ESG laws create compliance burden for companies, legal expert warns

Top lawyer Vengai Madzima has raised concerns over the lack of unified Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) legislation in Zimbabwe, warning that the fragmented framework cou...

Procedure Versus Substance

“If I let you write the substance and you let me write the procedure, I’ll screw you every time.”  Former US Rep. Dingell In the prior post I criticized some of the positions of en...

2026 Virginia Environmental Legislative Update for Data Centers

Environmental Justice- Update

California Enacts Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Data Centers

On Sept. 21, 2026, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of seven bills into law, establishing what the state has characterized as the nation’s most comprehensive regulator...

Senate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act

Senate Permitting Reform Would Reshape NEPA Review and Could Spur Changes to NRC Procedures

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Three Bipartisan Bills to Promote Recovery and Recycling of Critical Minerals from...

On September 15, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three bills, by voice vote on a bipartisan basis, to promote domestic recovery and recycling of critical minerals fr...

2026 Unified Regulatory Agenda

Senate bill would ‘overhaul’ environmental permitting laws

Senate bill would ‘overhaul’ environmental permitting laws Zachary Whalen Fri, 10/09/2026 - 07:00 Primary Image Primary Image Capti...

Recent Federal Developments for October 2026

Senate to Miss Regulatory Slam-Dunks?

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Senate has a rapidly-closing time window to pass what it aptly calls "The Save America From California Act," thereby preventing some onero...

Further Delay in SB 343 Legal Challenge

On September 23, 2026, the Court again postponed the previously scheduled Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) conference and related deadlines in the ongoing litigation involving a Firs...

A quick overview of the Senate permitting reform bill

The bipartisan permitting reform bill – at least the Senate version – is out.  You can see it here.  My initial take on the bill is below, and I hope to do some more detailed exami...

Oregon EPR Decision Highlights Growing Compliance Challenges

USPTO Policies Spur Reps To Float Conditions On Fee Power

Several lawmakers expressed concern at a hearing Wednesday about recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policies, including increased denials of patent reviews, and questioned if...

Parliament’s Position on SFDR 2.0

On 10 September 2026, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) has adopted its position on the reform of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Reg...

Senate Releases Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill Negotiated with the White House

A bipartisan group of lawmakers Sept. 30 released long-awaited legislation that congressional leaders hope to pass shortly after the midterm elections, following the House-passed S...

Plaintiffs Ask Court to Add Constitutional Claims Against SB 54 to Their SB 343 Challenge

On October 8, 2026, Plaintiffs in California League of Food Producers v. Bonta (S.D. Cal.) asked the Court for permission to file a Second Amended Complaint (SAC) in their legal ch...

Industry at a Political Crossroads: This Time, Capitol Hill is a Toss-up

Construction groups are describing upcoming congressional, state and local elections on Nov. 3, including 41 ballot measures impacting data centers, as the most important midterm v...