8/29/2024 4:33:51 PM Litigation Over RMP Rule Paused While EPA Evaluates Petition for Reconsideration By Ben Patton Mary Balaster A.J. Wissinger Sara Eddy +1 more... Show less On July 30, 2024, The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit temporarily halted litigation over the U.S....
2/24/2023 4:31:40 PM OSHA Enhances Enforcement via “Instance-By-Instance” Citations and De-Grouping Violations By Ben Patton Mary Balaster Eric Schmoll A.J. Wissinger +1 more... Show less The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released two memos instructing enforcement officers on...
10/28/2022 3:55:33 PM EPA Sharpens Enforcement Focus on Stationary Engines By Megan Haines A.J. Wissinger US EPA periodically issues compliance advisories and enforcement alerts that highlight the agency’s enforcement efforts related to...
9/14/2022 4:42:17 PM Sixth Circuit’s Interlocutory Order Reviewing PFAS Class Action Highlights Issues With Certifying Class By Jennifer Smokelin Shannon McClure Casey Snyder The Sixth Circuit issued an order on September 9, 2022 granting review of a class certification from March 7, 2022 that certified a class...
10/8/2021 8:06:39 PM American Bar Association article on U.S. Climate Litigation Trends – 2021 update By Jennifer Smokelin Casey Snyder In an article by Casey J. Snyder, Associate at Reed Smith, published by the American Bar Association, we highlighted key U.S. climate...
8/12/2021 3:01:44 PM Court rejects attempt to scrutinize nonbinding state agency policy under Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment By Megan Haines Casey Snyder Litigation seeking to broaden the application of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment, Pa. Const. art. I, §27 (“ERA”) was...
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...
9/1/2020 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...
7/24/2020 3:51:42 PM U.S. EPA takes historic action on aviation emissions By Jennifer Smokelin Daniella Landers Todd Maiden Ben Patton Phillip Babich Nicholas Rock Nicolas Walker +4 more... Show less In a historic act, U.S. EPA proposed the nation’s first-ever greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standard for aircraft on July 21, 2020....
7/22/2020 2:01:59 PM Fifth Circuit upholds OSHA’s interpretation of PSM standard By Ben Patton Mary Balaster Grace Hearn On July 9, 2020, the Fifth Circuit held that the mechanical integrity requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
7/21/2020 6:02:08 PM ICYMI: States sign joint memorandum to advance vehicle electrification By Daniella Landers A group of 15 states and the District of Columbia agreed to collaborate on advancing and accelerating the market for electric medium- and...
7/6/2020 5:04:29 PM ICYMI: June sees major U.S. Supreme Court environmental activity By Jennifer Smokelin Daniella Landers Grace Hearn 1. Pipeline May Cross Underneath the Appalachian Trail with Forest Service Approval On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS)...
7/1/2020 3:16:08 PM EPA to terminate its temporary enforcement discretion policy By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis On March 26, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum about a temporary policy regarding EPA enforcement of...
6/23/2020 2:42:26 PM TSCA Summer Watch List By Jennifer Smokelin Daniella Landers Grace Hearn In 2016, Congress enacted major reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These improvements included items such as: (1) a...
6/17/2020 4:52:32 PM U.S. regulatory developments: EPA issues first in a series of rules restricting ethylene oxide emissions By Ben Patton Jennifer Smokelin A.J. Wissinger On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced final action to reduce emissions of ethylene oxide (EO) from...
6/12/2020 2:36:42 PM Appeals court rejects AFL-CIO suit seeking to compel OSHA to issue COVID-19 emergency temporary standard By Daniella Landers Ben Patton Jennifer Smokelin Mary Balaster +1 more... Show less On May 18, the AFL-CIO filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to...