Environmental Law and Policy/Governance
H.R. 8337
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11
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50
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29
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5902

which would make continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, was passed by the Senate.

S. 910
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11
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50
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29
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50
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5999

which would reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, was passed by the Senate.

H.R. 8406
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Committee Name
Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Lowey
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
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11
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50
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29
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H5051

would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

Growing ESG Risks: The Rise of Litigation
Author
David Hackett, Reagan Demas, Douglas Sanders, Jessica Wicha, and Aleesha Fowler
Author Bios (long)

David Hackett is a principal in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office; previously, he was with the Environmental Enforcement Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. Reagan Demas is a principal in Baker McKenzie’s Washington, D.C., office, and a member of the firm’s North American Litigation and Government Enforcement Steering Committee. Douglas Sanders is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office. Jessica Wicha is a counsel in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office. Aleesha Fowler is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s New York office.

Date
October 2020
Volume
50
Issue
10
Page
10849
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Articles
Summary

As companies increase their environmental, social, governance (ESG) reporting and statements in response to market and shareholder demands, plaintiffs have pursued with growing success legal challenges to company claims and disclosures related to ESG performance. Similarly, inventive theories are being put forward to directly attack companies for alleged ESG-related performance and operational deficiencies. In both arenas, there has been a recent growth in efforts to hold companies accountable for supplier misconduct. The expanding growing misstatement and performance litigation signals a rising need to carefully manage ESG programs, performance, and statements.

S. 4681
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Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Udall
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.M.
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11
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50
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29
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5863

would require the Administrator of EPA to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution.

H.R. 8271
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Committee Name
Committee on Appropriations and Committee on the Budget
Sponsor Name
Haaland
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.M.
Issue
11
Volume
50
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28
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H4490

would provide supplemental appropriations for the cleanup of legacy pollution, including NPL sites, certain abandoned coal mining sites, and formerly used defense sites, to replace lead drinking water service lines, provide grants under certain programs, and amend the CAA to prohibit the issuance of new major source air pollution permits in overburdened communities.

H.R. 8359
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Committee Name
Committee on Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Marchant
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Tex.
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11
Volume
50
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28
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H4883

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

S. 4678
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Committee Name
Committee on Finance
Sponsor Name
Lankford
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Okla.
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11
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50
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28
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5833

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

S. 4664
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Committee Name
Committee on Finance
Sponsor Name
Gillibrand
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
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11
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50
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28
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5832

would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for certain wastewater management subsidies.

S. 4654
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Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Portman
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ohio
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11
Volume
50
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28
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116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S5788

would amend the Water Resources Development Act to require that at least 12 percent of amounts appropriated out of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for projects on the Great Lakes Navigation System.

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