The Environmental Law blog published by Robinson & Cole LLP focuses on regulatory developments, compliance strategies, and enforcement trends related to environmental protection. It covers topics such as remediation standards and cleanup regulations, oversight of contaminated sites, stormwater and wastewater discharge permits, and federal environmental enforcement policies. The blog also discusses significant court rulings affecting environmental permitting and policy shifts within agencies like the EPA. It addresses practical implications for regulated entities, including compliance assistance, enforcement priorities, and evolving legal frameworks governing air, water, and land use. The content is aimed at professionals navigating environmental regulatory requirements and enforcement actions.
Week of July 27
From restricting exports of critical minerals, nuclear waste lifecycle plans, climate change liability, OSHA’s structure, and clean energy tax credits to leaf blowers and politically motivated grant cancellations, regulators and courts spent another busy week reshaping…
Week of July 20
This week’s stories highlight how regulators, courts, industry groups, and policymakers are grappling with grid reliability, environmental compliance, workplace safety, and emerging technologies. Whether you are evaluating data center projects, navigating environmental permitting issues, assessing workplace…
Week of July 13, 2026
As most of us were distracted by wildfire smoke, the World Cup, and avoiding lettuce, there were still a few interesting environmental and energy stories that caught our attention last week.
New York Pauses Permitting…
Week of July 6, 2026
As summer moves into full swing, federal and state regulators continue to reshape key areas of energy infrastructure, environmental compliance, and climate policy. Below are several developments that caught my attention this week.
Whether you…
This post kicks off a new series that we hope to put out every Monday. The goal is to highlight a few notable environmental and energy stories from the past week that we found interesting and that you may have…
This is the tenth in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
At long last, the RBCRs are here! With a March 1, 2026, effective date,…
Echoing recent rulings from the District Court for the District of Columbia, on January 16, 2026, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Dominion Energy’s request for a preliminary injunction, lifting the Trump administration’s suspension of the…
In response to the Trump administration’s latest suspension of offshore wind development, three of the five affected developers have filed lawsuits in federal court seeking to overturn the stop work orders: Dominion Energy on behalf of its Coastal Virginia Offshore…
This is the ninth in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
The final task in the remediation process is documenting that remediation is complete, and…
On December 22, citing security concerns, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it was pausing leases for all offshore wind projects currently under construction. The stop-work order blocks further construction of Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal…
