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25Dec, 2022

Top 10 ESG Blog Posts of 2022

By |Sunday, December 25th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

As we look back in this ‘year in review’ at our most read blog posts in 2022, at a time when many have emerged from 2 years of permacrisis to the highs of a future where ESG opportunities are accelerating. This blog is a microcosm ...

19Dec, 2022

EPA (Finally) Finalizes Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Rule

By |Monday, December 19th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , |

On December 15, 2022, EPA took final action to amend the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule to reference ASTM International's E1527-21 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process” and allow for its use to satisfy the requirements for conducting all appropriate ...

17Dec, 2022

FTC Seeks Public Input on Update to Green Guides for Environmental Claims

By |Saturday, December 17th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Federal Trade Commission announced last Wednesday that it is seeking public comment on updates and changes to the Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims. In an era when charges of greenwashing and green hushing are proliferating across social media while at the same ...

10Dec, 2022

Maryland is the First State to Regulate Carbon

By |Saturday, December 10th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. Businesses can and should treat this as the greatest responsibility and opportunity of our time. Literally resetting the trajectory of Maryland’s ...

4Dec, 2022

Government Proposes Federal Contractors and Their Suppliers Disclose GHG Emissions

By |Sunday, December 4th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Federal government is proposing the Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule, which will require major Federal contractors publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate related financial risks and set emissions reduction targets. The implications of this reach far beyond only Federal contractors impacting ...

26Nov, 2022

Net Zero Pledge Standards for Business released at COP27

By |Saturday, November 26th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , |

Much has been written in the media about the just concluded UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, most of it focusing on the agreement to agree on reparations or more correctly stated, on providing “loss and damage” funding in the future for vulnerable countries ...

20Nov, 2022

Low Embodied Carbon Concrete is Here

By |Sunday, November 20th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The golden opportunity in ESG may be in concrete. Embodied carbon refers to the greenhouse gas emissions associated with materials’ manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal. In a building, there is “upfront” embodied carbon in construction and then operational carbon largely from energy consumption. Embodied ...

12Nov, 2022

Green Hushing versus Confidentiality

By |Saturday, November 12th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , |

There is a new answer to the philosophical question, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear, does it make a sound?” The answer has depended upon your definition of sound. If you define sound as our perceptions of ...

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