Category: News

Jan 31, 2020

Waters of the United States Redefined: EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Announce Navigable Waters Protection Rule – Update from Somach, Simmons & Dunn

January 31, 2020 Waters of the United States Redefined:  EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Announce Navigable Waters Protection Rule On Thursday, January 23, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (collectively, “Agencies”) announced the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (Final Rule), providing […]

Jan 31, 2020

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

Biobased and Renewable Products Update January 30, 2020 Federal DOE Announces More Than $96 Million In Funding For Bioenergy R&D On January 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of more than $96 million in funding for bioenergy research and development (R&D) in support of the […]

Jan 28, 2020

Senate Refers Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 to Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On December 10, 2019, the U.S. Senate received and read twice the Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 (Act).  Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives one day prior to the Senate’s review, the Act — H.R. 2051 — if approved, will establish an interagency working group led by […]

Jan 28, 2020

EPA increases penalties for NSR violations – Update from Jorden, Hiser & Joy

January 28, 2020; Eric K. Hiser, Esq. On January 13, 2020, EPA issued its newest update under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (FCPIAA), as amended by the FCPIAA Improvements Act of 2015, which adjusts penalties for inflation.  Under the newest update, the statutory maximum for NSR […]

Jan 28, 2020

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation of Carbon Tetrachloride – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On January 24, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft risk evaluation of carbon tetrachloride, “a solvent primarily used in the manufacturing of chlorinated compounds and petrochemicals.”  Carbon tetrachloride is the seventh of the first ten chemicals to undergo risk evaluation under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act […]