Fee Rulemaking

Nov 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Fee Rulemaking |Catherine O'Brien |Catherine O'brien

In a notable ESG ruling, U.S. District Judge Nelson Roman dismissed a class action lawsuit against Danone Waters of America that had alleged the company deceptively labeled its Evian bottled water as "carbon-neutral." This dismissal is the result of the court's reconsideration of its partial denial of Defendant Danone Waters of America's motion to dismiss.

Nov 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Fee Rulemaking |Jacob H. Hupart

On November 8, the SEC and an investment advisor entered into a settlement to resolve an administrative proceeding featuring allegations of greenwashing. Specifically, the investment advisor was alleged to have made "misleading statements concerning the company-wide percentage of assets under management . . .

Nov 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Fee Rulemaking |Jennifer B. Rubin |Thomas Burton III |Jacob H. Hupart

Mintz · Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin moderates a forward-looking discussion on what businesses can expect for ESG, clean tech, and energy regulation under the second Trump administration.

Nov 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Fee Rulemaking |Gail Suchman

Last week's unexpected opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ("DC Circuit") holding that the Council for Environmental Quality ("CEQ") lacks authority to promulgate regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") leaves federal agencies and private projects facing tremendous uncertainty and likely delays in completing environmental reviews. In Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, No. 23-1067 (D.C. Cir. Nov.

Nov 25, 2024 | mondaq.com | Erika Spanton |Andrew Silton |Richard Davis |Fee Rulemaking

On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 published in the Federal Register its Final Designation of stormwater discharges from commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) properties consisting of five or more acres of impermeable surfaces in two watersheds in the Los Angeles County area: the Alamitos Bay/Los Cerritos Channel Watershed and the Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles/Long Beach Inner Harbor Watershed.