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The Tenth Circuit Reopens Door to Antiquities Act Challenges in Garfield County v. Trump

On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a significant decision in Garfield County, Utah v. Trump, Nos. 23-4106 & 23-4107, holding that federal courts may review—and that sovereign immunity does not necessarily bar—challenges to a President’s designation of national monuments under the Antiquities Act. While the court stopped...... Continue Reading

July 2026 | Blog

frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health

Environmental Permitting for AI Data Centers: Federal Acceleration, Federal Lands, and State Resistance

The environmental permitting landscape for data centers is shifting rapidly, with federal and state regulators often pulling in opposite directions. The Trump Administration has moved to accelerate federal environmental review and to open federal lands for data center siting. States and localities have responded by tightening scrutiny of the energy, water, and land use impacts...... Continue Reading

May 2026 | Blog

frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health

UPDATE: CARB Passes Initial Climate Disclosure Regulation under SB 253 and SB 261

At its February 26, 2026 meeting, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) approved a key step in implementing California’s landmark climate disclosure laws. CARB adopted the long-awaited California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate Related Financial Risk Disclosure Initial Regulation (“Initial Regulation”) implementing the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial...... Continue Reading

March 2026 | Blog

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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps Propose Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States”

December 2025 | Americas

frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health

Important Updates on California’s Climate Disclosure Laws

California’s climate disclosure laws continue to present novel challenges and twists and turns to regulated businesses, and the past month is no exception. Since our last blog post on this topic, there have been significant developments regarding the implementation of SB 261 and SB 253. On November 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...... Continue Reading

December 2025 | Blog

frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health

Unraveling California’s Web of Climate Disclosure Laws, Part 3: Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (AB 1305)

California is forging a path for climate disclosure with its series of related legal frameworks requiring covered entities to disclose climate-related information, supporting documentation for certain net zero claims and financial risk frameworks. In October 2023, California became the first state to enact such broad climate disclosure legislation, with the passage of the: Entities covered...... Continue Reading

October 2025 | Blog

frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health

Unraveling California’s Web of Climate Disclosure Laws, Part 2: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253)

California is forging a path for climate disclosure with its series of related legal frameworks requiring covered entities to disclose climate-related information, supporting documentation for certain net zero claims and financial risk frameworks. In October 2023, California became the first state to enact such broad climate disclosure legislation, with the passage of the: Entities covered...... Continue Reading

October 2025 | Blog

frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health

Unraveling California’s Web of Climate Disclosure Laws, Part 1: Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261)

California is forging a path for climate disclosure with its series of related legal frameworks requiring covered entities to disclose climate-related information, supporting documentation for certain net zero claims and financial risk frameworks. In October 2023, California became the first state to enact such broad climate disclosure legislation, with the passage of the: Entities covered...... Continue Reading

October 2025 | Blog

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To Speak or Not to Speak:
Unraveling California’s Web of Climate Disclosure Laws

October 2025 | Americas

Global Projects View

A Summer of Reform for the National Environmental Policy Act

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) plays a critical role in infrastructure and energy project development. The statute requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of proposed major federal actions as part of the agencies’ decision-making process. Most proposed projects that require a federal approval, such as a permit, or that receive federal financing...… Continue Reading

September 2023 | Blog