Legal Alerts

Former EPA Administrators Address Direction of EPA in House Committee Hearing On June 11, 2019, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on “Critical Mission:  Former Administrators Address the Direction of the EPA.”  The Subcommittee heard from the following witnesses:  The Honorable Gina McCarthy; The Honorable […]

OSHA Announced Delay to Update of Hazard Communication Standard In the Trump Administration’s Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Regulatory Agenda) issued on October 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Proposed Rule Stage item titled “Update to the Hazard Communication […]

Biobased and Renewable Products Update June 6, 2019   Federal   EPA Issues In Final Regulatory Changes Allowing E15 Sale Year-Round   On May 30, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released in final the regulatory changes allowing gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) to take […]

State of Ohio Intervenes in Toledo Charter Amendment Case On May 24, 2019, the State of Ohio filed a Complaint against the City of Toledo for Declaratory Relief and Injunctive Relief concerning the Toledo Charter Amendment which created the Lake Erie Bill of Rights. Drewes Farms Partnership v. City of […]

June 4, 2019 District Court Remands WOTUS Rule to Federal Agencies in Texas v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency A federal district court in Texas remanded the Obama-era rule defining “waters of the United States,” commonly referred to as “WOTUS,” to the federal agencies that published the rule.  The district court […]