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By Abigail George In an interesting coincidence a U.S. District Court issued a ruling that the Department of Energy (DOE) violated federal law in issuing its proposed rulemaking to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment finding for greenhouse gases. Two weeks later, the Administration repealed the finding, anyway, on […]

California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) imposes requirements and restrictions regarding single-use packaging and plasticware. As CalRecycle explains, “SB 54 establishes a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) program to manage packaging and single-use plastic food service ware products across every sector of the economy.” This […]

Environmental marketing has become an important means for companies across a wide range of industries to generate business. Both corporate customers and consumers are increasingly seeking “green” options—and companies that promote their sustainability efforts can often gain a significant competitive edge. But these companies also need to be careful. Making […]

Photographed from left to right; Marc McAree of Willms Shier; Greg DeGulis of McMahon DeGulis; Tim Henderson of Rich Henderson; Bob Mowrey of Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laeseter; Trevor Burggraff of Hiser Burggraff Curtis; Kim Bick of Bick Law; Dan Cory of Plews Shadley; Connie Que of Hiser Burggraff Curtis; Brandon […]

February 18, 2026 On Thursday, February 12, 2026, President Trump and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the finalization of a rule rescinding the 2009 “Endangerment Finding” and related motor vehicle emissions standards. As discussed in our recent forecast article, EPA published the Endangerment Finding in the wake […]