6/15/2026 1:31:51 PM Laser Fusion Is Making Great Strides: Germany's Draft Bill on Radiation Protection By Dr. Sarah Jabri Marco Heinzmann The German Federal Government has published a draft bill to amend the Radiation Protection Act (Strahlenschutzgesetz, “StrlSchG”), which...
6/15/2026 12:54:45 PM EU Commission Opens Consultation on Key CSDDD Guidelines By Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Howard Sidman +4 more... Show less On June 12, 2026, the EU Commission opened its consultation on the much anticipated CSDDD Guidelines. As the Commission states: “This...
6/10/2026 10:22:06 PM Environmental Groups Challenge California’s SB 54 Plastics Regulations By Emily Goldberg Knox Olga Gidalevitz On June 2, 2026—one day after producers were required to register or seek an exemption—three major environmental organizations sued...
6/8/2026 5:19:43 PM EU Commission Pushes for Transposition of the EmpCo Directive on Environmental Claims By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Dr. Jürgen Beninca On May 28, 2026, the European Commission sent a formal notice to 20 Member States, initiating an infringement procedure for failure to...
5/28/2026 4:42:20 PM UN General Assembly Backs ICJ Climate Opinion By Howard Sidman Olga Gidalevitz On May 20, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/80/L.65 responding to the International Court of Justice's 2025...
5/27/2026 8:10:26 PM ExxonMobil is Headed Home By Ferrell Keel Mark Rasmussen ExxonMobil's shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's proposal to reincorporate from New Jersey to Texas. More than 70% of...
5/7/2026 10:26:05 PM EU to Simplify CSRD Reporting Standards: What Changed and What Comes Next for the ESRS By Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz +3 more... Show less The European Union ("EU") has taken a further step in its bid to simplify the ESG reporting regime for EU and non-EU companies. On May 6,...
5/4/2026 5:54:17 PM The EU Commission Publishes its Report on the Simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Bijan Tavakoli +2 more... Show less On May 4, 2026, the European Commission ("Commission") published its report on the simplification of the revised EU Deforestation...
4/28/2026 9:04:07 AM Strategic TFA Litigation Increases PFAS Pressure in Germany By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri According to recent reports, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (“DUH”), one of Germany’s best-known environmental NGOs, has brought multiple actions...
3/25/2026 11:35:32 AM Climate Change Litigation Cases against German Car Manufacturers Dismissed By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Ali Enayatollahi +4 more... Show less On March 23, 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice ("BGH") ruled that private individuals cannot compel car manufacturers to cease...
3/20/2026 3:17:02 PM Climate Litigation Meets EU Transparency: Action Involving the CJEU’s Access-to-Documents Regime By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri A newly filed action before the General Court of the European Union (Case T-489/25, Krüßmann v Court of Justice of the European Union)...
3/6/2026 7:39:19 PM EU Industrial Accelerator Act: What Companies Need to Know By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Dr. Sarah Jabri Kevin Wilcock Sarah Blazek +3 more... Show less On 4 March 2026, the European Commission proposed a Regulation that would, for the first time, make European origin and low-carbon...