Cell-Grown Meat’s Future Imperiled by Bans in Republican States
Companies manufacturing meat made with cultured animal cells are under attack by red-state legislatures backed by powerful agriculture groups.
Regulatory requirements for safer, more sustainable chemicals don’t always align with governmental clean energy and other goals, according to speakers at a chemical regulations conference.
The Biden administration announced Wednesday a conditional loan commitment of up to $1.52 billion for a loan guarantee to help restart a shuttered nuclear plant in Michigan, a significant move to keep reactors running as a major source of zero-carbon power and high-paying jobs.
Planned improvements to speed and enhance new chemical reviews may be paused as the EPA decides how to allocate cuts Congress recently made to its fiscal year 2024 budget.
The Biden administration wants the Tennessee Valley Authority to reevaluate preferred plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant to replace an aging coal facility scheduled to close by 2027, finding deficiencies in the federally owned utility’s environmental review.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
Companies manufacturing meat made with cultured animal cells are under attack by red-state legislatures backed by powerful agriculture groups.
The world’s biggest banks are quietly hanging on to carbon-intensive clients because of what they see as unrealistic demands from regulators and civil society — and the threat to their fees.
The Energy Department rejected a petition by the American Petroleum Institute and six other trade groups challenging the Biden administration’s move to pause LNG export permits, according to a letter posted by the department Wednesday evening.
The SEC on Wednesday pushed the Eighth Circuit to keep the agency’s climate disclosure regulations in place as court action continues, after it failed to prevent the rules’ week-long pause by another court.
A cat advocacy nonprofit filed a lawsuit Wednesday to halt a US National Park Service plan that the group says could kill scores of cats on federal land in Puerto Rico.
Regulatory requirements for safer, more sustainable chemicals don’t always align with governmental clean energy and other goals, according to speakers at a chemical regulations conference.
The Biden administration wants the Tennessee Valley Authority to reevaluate preferred plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant to replace an aging coal facility scheduled to close by 2027, finding deficiencies in the federally owned utility’s environmental review.
Claimants of a defunct Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-affiliated talc supplier and the Justice Department are challenging the formation of an official committee of law firms and professionals who’ve represented the company, saying it’ll disrupt mediation and create additional costs.
Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Inc. is evaluating opportunities for mergers and acquisitions as oil and gas deals heat up.
Virginia landowners are asking the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging the Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s use of their land.
Businesses dealing with health-related data in Washington state will be subject to new litigation and enforcement risks next week, as a far-reaching health privacy law takes effect.
A landmark court ruling that upended a popular corporate governance strategy without offering companies a clear path forward is amplifying concerns—spurred by Elon Musk—about Delaware’s place as America’s corporate capital.
Herrick’s John Chun reviews the looming FTC ban on noncompetes, noting it fails to mention certain provisions the ban may cover.
Culhane Meadows’ Heather Clauson Haughian and Nicole Joseph reflect on the impact of the first female attorneys in the legal industry and say more work still needs to be done to make the industry equitable.
KPMG’s Maura Hodge and Rob Fisher say the influx of sustainability reporting rules will change how companies think about reporting strategies.
An investment firm founded by Russian billionaires with ties to Vladimir Putin has financed lawsuits around the world, in some cases working with the company’s directors, clients, and Russian banks in an effort to evade international sanctions.
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