Mexico's new LGEEPA: second draft revises penalties, procedures and environmental impact assessment

On August 18, 2026, an updated version of the bill prepared by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources ("SEMARNAT") was published on the Comprehensive Regulatory Governance Platform. The bill would enact a new General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (the "Bill") and repeal the law in force since 1988.... By: Hogan Lovells Cadwalader