Trump’s Interior Solicitor Nominee Wins Senate Confirmation

President Donald Trump’s pick for the Interior Department’s top legal job won Senate confirmation Sept. 24, in a close vote mostly along party lines.

EPA Updates Guidelines for Some Pesticides

Federal regulators are updating guidelines to evaluate the performance of pesticides used to control common household bugs, such as cockroaches, ticks, mosquitoes, flies, and wasps.

Climate Change Puts Billions at Risk: BlackRock

Big investors know precious little about how climate change will hurt their bottom lines, and it’s putting billions of dollars at risk, an executive at one of the world’s biggest asset managers said Sept. 24.
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Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Keith Wetmore says maintaining client relationships when senior partners retire requires weighing priorities and potentially overspending to retain personnel.

FedArb’s Joe Kelliher and David Hill argue that ending or severely limiting Chevron deference would empower nonexpert judges and create regulatory uncertainty.

Pace Law School’s Paul Rink says ruling boosts Paris climate accord and provides crucial momentum for legal activists.

Morgan Bazilian, Greg Clough, and Simon Lomax of the Payne Institute warn of a ‘disconnect’ in US hydrogen policy and urge climate consistency across federal departments and agencies.

Former DOE official Theodore Garrish says the Supreme Court should take up a petition to hold that state climate suits can’t proceed because federal law preempts them.

Vinson & Elkins attorneys examine the SEC’s disclosure pause, saying companies should proceed with preparing compliance measures as a precaution.

Taft’s Sonya Jindal Tork analyzes the Valley Park Ranch decision, saying the reversal could favor taxpayers seeking environmental tax deductions.

FIU College of Law’s Ediberto Román ponders AI oversight, saying the Justice Department has done more civil, criminal probes and should be the primary overseer.

Fordham’s Barbara Porco reviews SEC climate disclosure rules, saying many public companies already sharing info to meet EU standard.

Crowell & Moring’s Starling Marshall analyzes a Tax Court ruling on conservation easements, saying practitioners should review challenges to Treasury regulations.

Attorney Megan Gray takes on narratives about women in Big Law, and advocates for structural changes to boost gender equity in the legal industry.

Culhane Meadows’ Heather Clauson Haughian and Nicole Joseph reflect on the impact of the first female attorneys in the legal industry and say more work still needs to be done to make the industry equitable.