5/4/2021 5:30:11 PM California Proposition 65 updates regarding cooked or heat processed foods By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) recently modified the text of its proposed Proposition 65...
4/29/2021 3:18:23 PM New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Bill and its effect on Title V facilities By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Bill (EJ Bill) applies to Facilities located in Overburdened Communities (OBC). N.J. Stat. § 13:1D-157...
3/5/2021 10:38:25 PM SCOTUS rules the federal government does not need to disclose draft documents under FOIA By Jennifer Smokelin Megan Haines Daniella Landers Todd Maiden Ben Patton Phillip Babich +3 more... Show less Federal agencies aren’t required to hand over draft documents related to the harm an EPA rule would pose to endangered plants and...
3/1/2021 6:47:49 PM EPA indicates intention to regulate certain PFAS in drinking water By Megan Haines Daniella Landers Todd Maiden Ben Patton Jennifer Smokelin Phillip Babich +3 more... Show less The EPA is moving towards establishing a drinking water standard for PFOA and PFOS, and has stated that it is considering avenues for...
1/21/2021 2:46:32 PM New EU legislation on reducing methane emissions in the energy sector is set for 2021 By Adam Hedley Nicholas Rock George Viopoulos The European Commission is moving forward with its legislative agenda to reduce methane emissions in the energy industry, specifically...
1/19/2021 3:10:29 PM EU EHS and Product Compliance laws: what to look out for in 2021 By Nicholas Rock Adam Hedley Jennifer Travers Jake Williams Annie O'Connor Oliver Rieche George Viopoulos +4 more... Show less 2021 is shaping up to be a very busy year for those who are affected by EU laws relating to Environment, Health & Safety, ESG and product...
1/14/2021 5:20:11 PM California seeks to significantly restrict optional use of Proposition 65 “short-form” warnings on consumer products By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed to significantly amend the Safe Drinking Water and...
1/12/2021 10:19:22 PM U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revamps Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit 12 By Megan Haines Grace Hearn On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) released the final version of a rule revamping certain nationwide...
10/26/2020 8:23:11 PM ICYMI: California to conserve land, coasts to capture carbon and fight climate change By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll California has joined dozens of nations in a global pact to preserve biodiversity and prevent species loss by pledging to conserve 30...
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...
7/21/2020 4:05:53 PM EPA finalizes updates to CWA water quality certification requirements By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis Jack Foster On July 13, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. The rule is set...
5/1/2020 4:29:29 PM ICYMI: Major April U.S. Supreme Court Environmental Decisions By Daniella Landers Jennifer Smokelin Grace Hearn 1) Superfund deals don’t block state-law claims On April 20, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion...
4/29/2020 2:25:58 PM Plastic-reduction efforts in California yield to COVID-19 pandemic By Phillip Babich Tessa Lessner This year might have been the year for California to set sharp reductions in plastic packaging and single-use plastic food ware, among...
4/7/2020 8:53:58 PM Novel coronavirus – How employers should dispose of personal protective equipment By Todd Maiden Ben Patton Mary Balaster Eric Schmoll +1 more... Show less The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) have...
3/27/2020 10:07:21 PM Last call for alcohol… comments. Proposed amendments to clarify the requirements for providing alcoholic beverage Proposition 65 warnings By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll Following a recent settlement between the California Attorney General’s Office and a number of alcoholic beverage retailers, the Office...
3/25/2020 11:06:15 PM Administrative agencies have broad subpoena power By Phillip Babich Kerry Roberson A recent decision by a California court of appeal clarified the breadth of the California Water Resources Control Board’s (Board)...