Category: News

Dec 12, 2023

Environmental Law & Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

December 12, 2023 Sacramento/Delta Amendments to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan: Public Comment Process and Next Steps The San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Bay-Delta) is a vast and unique watershed, encompassing thousands of miles of land stretching from the northern reaches of the Sacramento River and its tributaries, down […]

Dec 6, 2023

EPA Proposes Updates Intended to Strengthen the Safer Choice Standard – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed updates to the Safer Choice Standard on November 13, 2023. According to the November 14, 2023, notice, the proposed changes include a name change to the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Standard (Standard), an update to the packaging criteria, […]

Dec 1, 2023

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Holds that Regional Climate Program Rule is an Illegal Tax – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

November 21, 2023 Brielle A. Brown MGKF Litigation Blog On November 1st, 2023, in a split 4-1 opinion with a dissent, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that Pennsylvania cannot participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”) because the regulations intended to implement RGGI pursuant to the Air Pollution Control […]