9/28/2020 12:05:13 PM European Commission launches consultation to regulate green claims in marketing and combat ‘Greenwashing’ By Jennifer Travers The European Commission has opened a consultation on a potential legislative proposal on substantiating green claims made when...
9/25/2020 8:21:36 PM California going electric: Sale of new gasoline-powered cars banned in 2035 By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll California will ban the sale of new, gasoline-powered cars by 2035, an aggressive action by Governor Gavin Newsom to combat the causes of...
9/18/2020 3:46:56 PM Up, Up, and a (New) Way to Facilitate Compliance: Drones and Their Capabilities as HSE Compliance Tools By A.J. Wissinger Ben Patton Drones, a generic term for unmanned aircraft, have been utilized in military applications for decades. More recently, however, advances...
9/15/2020 2:05:56 PM European Commission announces far-reaching plans for revision of EU Ecodesign laws By Nicholas Rock Nicolas Walker Albertine Aquenin Annie O'Connor +1 more... Show less On 14 September 2020, the European Commission published its “Sustainable Products Initiative”, which aims to revise the existing...
9/14/2020 11:03:34 AM Lithium added to the list of EU Critical Raw Materials, alongside other key materials for clean technologies By Jennifer Travers On 3 September 2020 the European Commission released an updated action plan on critical raw materials (CRMs). In doing so, it has added...
9/11/2020 2:31:46 PM California challenging recent district court decision to limit Proposition 65 warnings on First Amendment ‘compelled speech’ grounds By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll We recently reported on a potentially seminal California court decision that struck down Proposition 65 warning requirements for a...
9/9/2020 4:07:49 PM As of 1 September 2020, the PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes has been revised By Lianjun Li Peter Glover Cheryl Yu Miao Li Arthur Lam Leah Lei +3 more... Show less In 1996, the PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes (“Current Solid Waste Law”) was...
9/3/2020 6:59:26 PM EPA administrator signs final power plant wastewater rule By Daniella Landers On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, signed the final rule (referred to as...
9/3/2020 4:49:33 PM New UKCA mark guidance brings welcomed clarity By Jake Williams The UK Government has published new guidance on the UKCA product-marking framework which replaces the current EU CE marking regime in...
9/1/2020 2:56:40 PM California sends bill to governor prohibiting PFAS in firefighting foam By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll The California legislature is sending a bill (SB 1044) to Governor Gavin Newsom that would significantly affect the use of per- and...