On September 4, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published two Federal Register notices regarding the risk evaluations for the 20 high-priority chemicals designated in December 2019. In the first notice, EPA announced the availability of the final scope documents for the risk evaluations to be conducted under the Toxic Substances Control […]
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Biobased Products News and Policy Report September 3, 2020 Federal EPA Calls For Nominations For 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards On August 17, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. EPA intends these awards to recognize innovation […]
September 3, 2020 Maria C. Salvemini MGKF Litigation Blog Earlier this week the Eleventh Circuit issued a published decision in Pinares v. United Technology Corporation, No. 18-15104, slip op. (11th Cir. Aug. 31, 2020), affirming the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s grant of summary judgment in […]
On August 4, 2020, EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air Anne Austin released the final “Guidance on Plantwide Applicability Limitation Provisions Under the New Source Review Regulations” (PAL Guidance), which finalizes the draft released on February 19, 2020 (discussed in NSR Law Blog). The PAL Guidance addresses concerns about when […]
California EPA Releases Study Indicating That Investing in Wastewater Treatment Plants’ Capacity to Process Food Waste May Save Money and the Environment On August 25, 2020, the California Environmental Protection Agency released a new study suggesting that the state’s wastewater treatment plants, if operating at maximum co-digestion capacity, could process […]