Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox examines the environmental and energy law issues to watch in our 2025 Federal Forecast, and provides key updates for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
A -pdf of the complete Forecast can be found here.
Throughout the year, stay updated with MGKF’s Special Alerts. You can also follow our Litigation Blog, where we discuss a range of notable cases, covering Superfund and cost recovery, citizens’ suits, toxic torts, and environmental real estate matters. And as always, please feel free to reach out to any of our attorneys for more information.
Overview of Trump Administration Expectations
Michael Dillon, Esq. and Wesley S. Stevenson
Trump Announced Appointments to Key Environmental Positions
Shoshana (Suzanne Ilene) Schiller, Esq.
Katherine L. Vaccaro, Esq.
Environmental Justice
Todd D. Kantorczyk, Esq.
Litigation:
Environmental Litigation Trends 2025
Garrett D. Trego, Esq.
PFAS Litigation Expected to Continue to Grow and Evolve in 2025
Kate Campbell, Esq.
Shoshana (Suzanne Ilene) Schiller, Esq. and Wesley S. Stevenson, Esq.
EPA Finalizes Toughest Emission Standards to Date for Large Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels
Katherine L. Vaccaro, Esq.
Proposed New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines
Katherine L. Vaccaro, Esq. and Natalia P. Teekah, Esq.
Clean Air Act Risk Management Program Rule and Predictions for 2025
Kelly A. Hanna, Esq. and Technical Consultant Michael C. Nines, P.E., LEED AP
Hazardous Substances and Remediation
Rules Regarding Remediation of PFAS Under CERCLA And RCRA Advanced in 2024, but 2025 Fate Uncertain
Todd D. Kantorczyk, Esq. and Technical Consultant Will Hitchcock
Water:
Brenda H. Gotanda, Esq., and Michael C. Nines, P.E., LEED AP
Brenda H. Gotanda, Esq. and Technical Consultants Michael C. Nines, P.E., LEED AP and Will Hitchcock
Water Quality Standards Handbook Updates
Michael Dillon, Esq. and Kelly A. Hanna, Esq.
OSHA
Expect a Leaner and More Focused OSHA under Trump
Jill Hyman Kaplan, Esq. and Brandon P. Matsnev, Esq.
Oil and Gas:
Trump Administration Poised to Reverse Direction on Oil & Gas Industry Regulation
Todd D. Kantorczyk, Esq. and Kelly A. Hanna, Esq.
Marcellus Shale a New Potential Source of Domestically Produced Lithium
Diana A. Silva, Esq. and Technical Consultant Darryl D. Borrelli
Other Federal Issues:
Carol F. McCabe, Esq. and Reilly Wright, Esq.