Category: News

Nov 16, 2020

Recent Federal Developments – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

ABA SEER And CropLife America Present New Developments In Pesticide Law And Policy: Registration is now open for the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) and CropLife America virtual conference entitled New Developments in Pesticide Law and Policyon November 18, 2020. The program provides important […]

Nov 13, 2020

Environmental Law & Policy Alerts – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

November 12, 2020 Court of Appeal for Second Appellate District Determines Plaintiff Not Required to Exhaust Administrative Remedies in Proposition 218 Challenge to Ratemaking Methodology  The Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District recently ruled that a plaintiff challenging the method that a special district uses to calculate rates […]

Nov 6, 2020

Biobased Products News and Policy Report – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biobased and Renewable Products Update November 5, 2020 Federal Senator Merkley And Representative Levin Introduce The Zero-Emission Vehicles Act On October 20, 2020, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives the Zero-Emission Vehicles At of 2020 (the […]

Nov 6, 2020

Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox Included in 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” National Rankings

Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox Included in 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” National Rankings U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® released their 2021 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP (MGKF), the environmental, energy, safety, land use law and litigation firm located in suburban […]

Nov 5, 2020

Final Risk Evaluation for Carbon Tetrachloride Finds Unreasonable Risks to Workers and Occupational Non-Users – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the final risk evaluation for carbon tetrachloride on November 4, 2020.  85 Fed. Reg. 70147.  EPA states that it reviewed 15 conditions of use, “all of which are associated with industrial and commercial work and primarily involve the manufacturing of other chemicals.”  EPA found unreasonable risks to […]