Category: News

Oct 26, 2018

Fifth Circuit Holds No Time Bar for Federal PSD Injunctive Relief

Fifth Circuit Holds No Time Bar for Federal PSD Injunctive Relief October 12, 2018 | Eric L. Hiser In a major win for the federal government, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on October 1, 2018 in United States v. Luminant Generation Co., (5th Cir., No. 17-10235, Oct. 1, […]

Oct 26, 2018

Reimbursement for State Mandates Denied Because Proposition 218 Does Not Affect Local Governments’ Fee-Levying Authority

October 4, 2018 Reimbursement for State Mandates Denied Because Proposition 218 Does Not Affect Local Governments’ Fee-Levying Authority The Third District Court of Appeal issued a decision this week holding that Proposition 218 does not affect the authority of local governments to impose fees or charges to recover the costs […]

Oct 19, 2018

Biobased Products News and Policy Report

  Biobased and Renewable Products Update October 18, 2018 Federal Democrats Express Concern Over RFS Waivers On October 15, 2018, U.S. Representatives Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Danny Davis (D-IL) submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concern over President Trump’s issuance of waivers to the Renewable […]

Oct 19, 2018

Supreme Court Declines to Take up Challenges to Invalidation of EPA HFC Rule

On October 9th, 2018 the United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal to reverse the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to vacate a rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) forcing companies that use hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in products like spray cans and refrigerators to swap them […]

Oct 19, 2018

EPA Proposes SNURs that Break New Ground under Amended TSCA

EPA Proposes SNURs that Break New Ground under Amended TSCA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on October 16, 2018, a proposed rule that would establish significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 13 chemical substances that are the subject of premanufacture notices […]