Federal Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works Holds Hearing On EPA Environmental Protection and Economic Growth Agenda On August 1, 2018, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW Committee) held a hearing entitled “Examining EPA’s Agenda: Protecting the Environment and Allowing America’s Economy to Grow.” Testifying […]
Originally Published By: Nijman•Franzetti LLP Newly amended clear and reasonable warning regulations in California’s Prop 65 take effect on August 30, 2018. The new regulations require consumers receive more detailed information about the hazards of over 900 listed chemicals including information about State resources, new warning notification requirements and chemical-specific warnings. Enacted in 1986, Prop 65 requires […]
August 8, 2018 Legal and Financial Changes in the Works to Address California’s Wildfires In light of the massive liability facing public utilities from California’s myriad of forest fires, the Governor is proposing new legislation that will reform wildfire liability law. Meanwhile, an innovative financing strategy is being implemented by […]
EPA OIG Finds Opportunities Exist to Improve CDR Rule On July 27, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report entitled EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting Rule Largely Implemented as Intended, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist. OIG conducted an audit to determine how EPA […]
PRE-ORDER NOW “Chemical Regulation in the Middle East” by Michael S. Wenk, M.S. “Chemical Regulation in the Middle East,” written by Michael S. Wenk, M.S., Senior Regulatory Consultant with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group, offers an essential guide to the patchwork of chemical regulatory programs and the complex […]