Insights

Washington – January 11, 2023: Crowell & Moring has published Litigation Forecast 2023: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year. The 11th-annual Litigation Forecast focuses on trends in litigation that are playing out in specific jurisdictions around the globe. 

On December 29, 2022, the IRS released new guidance on whether vehicles qualify for tax credits under the clean vehicle provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”). At the same time, Treasury released a much-anticipated White Paper describing the Administration’s planned approach to assessing whether vehicles meet the critical mineral content and battery processing requirements of the IRA.

On May 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of General Counsel released an updated survey of legal authorities that can be used to implement President Biden’s environmental justice agenda and address the disproportionate impact of pollution on underserved communities.

It has been just over a year since the Biden administration announced its commitment to environmental justice (EJ), and the regulated community can now examine whether the administration has been effective in achieving some of its EJ policy goals. Some are also comparing the administration’s actions with various states’ actions concerning EJ.

The Household and Commercial Products Association’s (HCPA’s) Pesticide Regulation Workshop, organized, hosted, and co-presented by Crowell, is the oldest and largest annual event dedicated to pesticide regulation, compliance, and enforcement under federal and state pesticide laws. This year’s workshop will feature guest speakers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs and Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and from the Natural Resources Defense Council. This year’s workshop will focus on practical information, including what companies need to know in order to get their pesticide products onto the market, keep them there, and avoid business disruptions and penalties. Knowledgeable and experienced presenters will cover the following topics:

As 2023 rolls in, what changes can government contractors expect? What will be the focus of the US Government? How should contractors prepare?

Partner Amanda Berman will be presenting the session "Regulatory Roulette: The State of Play Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Other Major Environmental Statutes" at 10:45 am on Wednesday, March 24th.

Please join members of Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Group, with special guest speaker Patricia Spitzley, Deputy Redevelopment Manager and Director of Government Relations for the RACER Trust, for a webinar as they explore the Biden Administration’s focus on environmental justice through an ESG lens.