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Welcome to the Environmental Edge, an Arnold & Porter blog where we provide you with insights related to environmental, energy, and climate change policy and law. Environmental and energy law are rapidly changing at the federal, state, and local levels. With experienced environmental attorneys—many of whom previously served in high-level government positions at the federal and state executive level and on Capitol Hill—our team will keep you up-to-date on the quickly changing landscape, keeping you apprised on how these developments may affect your business going forward.
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January 24, 2025
The New EU Competition Commissioner Promises Swift and Constructive Antitrust Guidance for Green Initiatives
In one of her first official public events, Teresa Ribera, the current holder of the EC’s competition portfolio, has pledged to “help enable cooperation between businesses for genuinely green initiatives by providing swift and constructive guidance to companies on the compatibility with EU competition rules of their projects.”
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December 5, 2024
Arnold & Porter Sponsors Post-Election ABA Environmental Justice Symposium at Howard University School of Law
On November 14-15, 2024, Arnold & Porter sponsored the American Bar Association’s first Environmental Justice Symposium and Day of Service — a CLE and networking program held at the Howard University School of Law centered upon practical intersections of law and environmental justice.
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April 25, 2024
ESG Webinar Series
As noted in a prior post, our firm worked with the ABA to publish “Environmental, Social, Governance: The Professional’s Guide to the Law and Practice of ESG,” which provides companies and their advisors with practical advice to address the rapidly evolving ESG landscape.
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January 24, 2024
Arnold & Porter’s Environmental Group Welcomes Stacey Halliday
Stacey Sublett Halliday, a distinguished environmental attorney and former Special Counsel in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has joined our Environmental practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.
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October 26, 2023
Publication Alert: Environmental, Social, Governance: The Professional's Guide to the Law and Practice of ESG
A cross-practice team of nearly 50 attorneys at Arnold & Porter has just published a book in partnership with the American Bar Association. Environmental, Social, Governance: The Professional's Guide to the Law and Practice of ESG is the ABA’s new comprehensive resource aimed at assisting companies and their legal advisors in effectively managing the complex landscape of ESG issues.
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August 9, 2023
European Commission Publishes Proposal for Revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
The European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (the Proposed Regulation) to tackle the growing amount of packaging waste, the low levels of recyclability, and the re-use and uptake of recycled content.
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May 16, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability ESG Hearing Summary
Stay informed about the recent House Committee on Oversight and Reform's hearing, entitled “ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices with Attorneys General.”
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May 3, 2023
Belgian Competition Authority Clears Collaboration in Supporting Living Banana Wages on Sustainability Grounds
On March 30, the Belgian Competition Authority approved a sustainability initiative between the Sustainable Trade Initiative and five large retail chains in Belgium (Colruyt Group, Delhaize, Aldi, Lidl, and Jumbo) aimed at ensuring living wages in the banana sector.
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May 3, 2023
ESG and Antitrust: The Austrian Rules Exempting Environmental Collaborations Explained
In September 2022, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) published its Guidelines on sustainability cooperation agreements between companies (Guidelines).
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December 20, 2022
FTC Seeking Comments on Green Guides; May Seek to Convert to Binding Regulation
The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to update its Green Guides, which provide guidance for marketers to avoid making unfair or deceptive environmental claims. The Green Guides — last revised in 2012 — apply broadly to “claims about the environmental attributes of a product, package, or service in connection with the marketing, offering for sale, or sale of such item or service to individuals.”
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