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Firm News 8 results

Firm News | 4 min read | 08.15.24

The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 15, 2024: The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 42 Crowell & Moring lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 29 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
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Firm News | 1 min read | 07.15.24

Crowell Prevails for National Mining Association in D.C. Circuit, Defeating NGO Challenge to Interior Department’s "Mill Site" Rule

Washington – July 15, 2024: Crowell & Moring secured a victory on behalf of the National Mining Association in a longstanding dispute over a regulation governing mining on federal land.
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Firm News | 5 min read | 08.17.23

The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 47 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Two Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 17, 2023: The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 47 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 41 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
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Client Alerts 57 results

Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.19.26

DOJ Continues Attempt to Block State-Court Climate Suits with Minnesota Complaint

On May 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a federal complaint seeking to enjoin Minnesota’s state-court climate lawsuit against major energy companies. DOJ contends that Minnesota’s claims—which target global greenhouse gas emissions—intrude on exclusive federal authority. The complaint asserts that Minnesota’s lawsuit violates the dormant Commerce Clause and is preempted based on uniquely federal interests, the prohibition on extraterritorial state regulation, the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), and the Foreign Affairs doctrine.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.01.26

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Policies Restricting Wind and Solar Permitting

A coalition of regional clean energy trade associations — including RENEW Northeast, Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Southern Renewable Energy Association, and Interwest Energy Alliance — along with the Green Energy Consumers Alliance (GECA), filed suit in December 2025 against the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Army Corps of Engineers. The complaint alleged that five agency actions, issued in response to a series of executive orders and presidential memoranda beginning on January 20, 2025, violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by arbitrarily halting or restricting federal permitting for wind and solar energy projects. Plaintiffs sought a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of these policies while the litigation proceeds. See Renew Northeast, et al. v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, et al., No. 25-cv-13961-DJC,  (D. Mass. Apr. 21, 2026) ECF Dkt. 89.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.18.26

Interior Secretary Convenes Endangered Species Committee (aka “God Squad”) Regarding Oil & Gas Exemption: What Companies Need to Know

In a rare move that could have significant impacts for businesses operating in regulated industries, the Trump administration has indicated plans to invoke the Endangered Species Committee, commonly referred to as the “God Squad.”  See 16 U.S.C. 1536(e); 50 C.F.R. Part 453. On March 16, 2026, the Interior Department published a notice in the Federal Register, stating that the Committee will hold a meeting – which will be livestreamed - on March 31 in Washington, D.C. to consider an ESA exemption “with respect to oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities” in the Gulf.[1]This little-known but powerful federal panel earned its nickname because it holds the authority to exempt certain projects from the protections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), potentially clearing the way for development and other activities in sensitive habitats.
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Press Coverage 37 results

Press Coverage | 03.06.25

3 Questions Answered About NEPA Under Trump

E&E News

Publications 13 results

Publication | 01.10.24

Environmental: Litigating the Biden Climate Agenda

Litigation Forecast 2024
When it comes to environmental laws and regulations, the only question is when—not if—the courts will be asked to resolve contentious issues. Such is the case with a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, under the Clean Air Act, to limit the greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuel-fired power plants.
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Events 7 results

Event | 09.25.25, 9:00 AM CEST - 5:30 PM CEST

Global Sustainability and Competitiveness Summit 2025 (GSCS 2025)

Please join us for the GSCS 2025 Brussels (Global Sustainability and Competitiveness Summit) on Thursday 25 September 2025 where we will share the latest insights and thinking on all things sustainability law and policy, both in Europe and in the USA.

Event | 02.27.24 - 03.01.24

ESG in Energy, Trade and Supply Chain: Cleaner, Greener and More Responsible

Join us in Houston to connect with hundreds of international attorneys from some of the most distinguished law firms, energy companies, and governmental institutions worldwide. Together, we will explore current issues in energy and cutting-edge strategies to address them.

Event | 05.04.23 - 05.05.23

Canadian Bar Association Environmental, Energy and Resources Summit

Crowell Partner Ellie Dawson will be speaking on a panel at the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit. The summit will be taking place May 4-5, 2023. Ellie's panel, "The ABC's of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance)," will take place on May 4 at 4:00pm-5:00pm. The summit is presented by the CBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section.

Webinars 8 results

Webinar | 03.18.25, 12:30 PM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT

ESG & Sustainability: New Risks, New Opportunities, and New Government Priorities

This webinar will provide an overview of key ESG, sustainability, and social responsibility issues and explain their relevance to your legal practice. Join us for a session that will give you an overview of key regulatory and litigation trends, and explain how they relate to the work that you do to support your business partners. 

Webinar | 09.13.22, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

ESG and Insurers: Understanding the Current Landscape and the Risks Ahead

ESG is a major challenge for insurers. All businesses are being called upon to reevaluate their products and purpose, including their role as employers of diverse, engaged workforces. Plaintiffs’ counsel have already begun to take advantage of changing regulatory and consumer expectations, and ESG-related claims are being pursued in the courts over a wide range of issues. Not only are insurers figuring out how to help others manage these risks, they’re also trying to determine the many ways ESG affects them. 
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Webinar | 04.12.22, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

The Future of Carbon Credit Markets

Counsel Ellie Dawson will be speaking as part of a panel at the American Bar Association’s “The Future of Carbon Credit Markets.” This webinar will discuss the carbon credit market and the intensifying frenzy that is currently playing out against a backdrop of inconsistent regulatory compliance and voluntary market regimes, with divergent carbon credit qualification standards. The panel will explore questions such as: What are the greatest challenges in establishing a mature carbon market akin to other commodities and securities markets? How can we bring greater transparency, scale, and consistency to the carbon markets? Who are the critical actors to drive the needed changes? What regulatory and legal challenges lay ahead? Who are the key stakeholders driving greater effectiveness, transparency, and consistency in the voluntary markets? What actions and commitments are needed from these players? How should the legal community interface with the scientific community to optimize outcomes? 
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Speaking Engagements 21 results

Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 05.26.21

Biden’s Environmental Justice Push and Its Impact on Retailers’ ESG Considerations

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 01.24.23

Fastest 5 Minutes Special Edition: Infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Act in 2023

This special edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes podcast covers recent developments related to the Infrastructure Bill and Inflation Reduction Act, and key areas to watch in 2023. The podcast features a cross practice team of Crowell partners, so we offer perspectives from tax, energy, labor and employment, government contracts, ESG, environmental, and government affairs. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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