8/26/2020 4:55:27 PM Quick cash in the times of COVID-19 – Section 363 sales of distressed assets and environmental liability By Daniella Landers Jennifer Smokelin A.J. Wissinger As we mentioned in a previous post, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated a wave of bankruptcies that we expect to continue into 2021....
8/25/2020 3:03:35 PM EPA grants the first-ever COVID-19-related Section 18 Emergency Exemption under FIFRA By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis On August 24, 2020, EPA announced an emergency exemption in the state of Texas that permits American Airlines and Total Orthopedics...
8/20/2020 5:05:56 PM EPA rolls back methane regulations for oil and gas infrastructure By Daniella Landers Grace Hearn On August 13, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two final rules—a Methane Policy Rule and an Inspection Rule...
8/13/2020 4:03:46 PM California proposes revisions to regulation of air emissions from “Ships at Berth;” upcoming public hearing scheduled for late August By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll The California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) has again proposed revisions to the State’s existing “Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth...
8/11/2020 9:40:28 PM FIFRA’s treated articles exemption: Should your antimicrobial product be registered? By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis Products claiming to protect users against microbes, such as those that are currently being used to protect us from COVID-19, are flying...
8/5/2020 9:45:47 PM Proposition 65 – Potential warning requirement exemption for exposures to listed chemicals in cooked or heat processed foods By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll California is inviting public comments on a proposed regulation that would exclude the need to place warnings on many cooked, baked or...
8/5/2020 7:39:50 AM ICYMI – UK Industrial Energy Transformation Fund: Phase I grants competition now open By Gautam Lamba Richard Ceeney Earlier this month, BEIS (the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) started to accept applications for grants under...
8/4/2020 7:26:14 PM Trumps signs the Great American Outdoors Act By Daniella Landers Today, President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) into law, which may be considered one of the most significant land...
8/3/2020 9:53:29 PM Consultation now open for proposed UK Carbon Emissions Tax By Jake Williams The UK Government has opened a consultation on a proposed UK carbon emissions tax with public submissions due by 29 September 2020. The...