1/28/2026 7:06:03 PM DOJ Issues Final Rule Eliminating Disparate Impact from its Title VI Enforcement Regulations By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title VI of the...
1/26/2026 7:38:33 PM Why Employers Everywhere Should Be Watching DOJ v. Minnesota By Cherrell Taplin Tommy McGoey What the DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Minnesota Signals for DEI in the Workplace The U.S. Department of Justice’s January 14, 2026 lawsuit...
1/22/2026 2:10:32 PM LDEQ Finalizes Regulations Amending the State's Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On January 20, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) published a final rule in the Louisiana Register that...
12/22/2025 4:28:46 PM EPA Issues "Compliance First" Memorandum, Shifting Enforcement Approach By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On December 5, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) issued a...
12/19/2025 5:55:39 PM EPA Guidance Reinforces That PFAS Should Be Considered in Phase I Environmental Assessments By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu In December 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") clarified that recipients of pending Brownfield grants must...
11/26/2025 7:34:27 PM Commonwealth LNG Update: LDCE Re-Issues LNG Permit with Revised Basis of Decision By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On November 18, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (LDCE) re-issued a Coastal Use Permit (CUP) with a revised...
11/21/2025 8:24:12 PM EPA and Army Corps Announce Proposed WOTUS Rule: Key Updates By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On November 20, 2025, the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the agencies) issued proposed revisions to the regulatory definition of...
10/29/2025 2:57:52 PM Unpacking Louisiana’s FastSites Program By Neil Abramson Greg Johnson Caroline Lafourcade Clare Bienvenu Colin North +2 more... Show less On October 16, 2025, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) announced the launch of the state's FastSites Program, “a new initiative...
10/16/2025 9:07:32 PM Louisiana Court Vacates LNG Permit, Must Consider Climate Change and Environmental Justice By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson Colin North +1 more... Show less On October 10, 2025, a Louisiana district court in Cameron Parish vacated the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy's (LDCE's)...
10/14/2025 5:58:51 PM EPA Rescinds "Reactivation Policy," Furthering NSR Program Overhaul By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On September 18, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a nationwide recission of its “Reactivation Policy,” which it...
10/8/2025 9:04:49 PM EPA Reinstates "No Second-Guessing" NSR Policy: What It Means For Industry By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On September 15, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reinstated a policy from the first Trump administration that the agency...
10/7/2025 9:29:04 PM IRS Adds Chemicals to Taxable Substances List By Caroline Lafourcade Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu The IRS announced the addition of 39 chemicals to the list of taxable substances subject to the Superfund Chemical Excise Taxes in Notice...