Category: News

Apr 10, 2023

Courts Find Standing Key Barrier to Pre-Enforcement Review of Federal Actions – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

April 10, 2023 Jessica D. Hunt MGKF Litigation Blog Over the last week, pre-enforcement challenges to two separate federal government actions have been dismissed for lack of standing.  In Commonwealth of Kentucky et al. v. EPA, et al., No 3:23-cv-00007-GFVT, 2023 WL 2733383 (E.D. Ky. March 31, 2023), the Honorable Gregory […]

Apr 7, 2023

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

Federal National Academies Publishes Proceedings Of Workshop On Successes And Challenges In Biomanufacturing: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) hosted an October 2022 workshop on successes and challenges in biomanufacturing. The workshop brought together biomanufacturing stakeholders across industry, academia, and government with expertise across diverse fields, including United […]

Apr 7, 2023

EPA Demonstrates Risk Calculator Tool in Second Webinar on MMOs in New and Modified CAMs – Update frm Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On March 30, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program (NCP) held the second of a two-part webinar series on EPA’s new standardized process to assess risk and apply mitigation measures, as appropriate, for mixed metal oxides (MMO), including new and modified cathode active materials (CAM). Under […]

Apr 7, 2023

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

April 03, 2023 An Overview on PFAS Developments: From Legislation and Litigation to Municipal and Industry Responses Federal and state legislatures and agencies have increasingly focused action to address concerns about the significant risks to human health and the environment from so-called “forever chemicals” known more widely as PFAS…. Read […]

Apr 4, 2023

Public Lands Preservation Act Codifies EOEEA Policy and Article 97 “No Net Loss”

Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, approved by the voters in 1972, established a right to a clean environment including its natural, scenic, historical, and aesthetic qualities for the citizens of the Commonwealth.    Equally important, it declared the conservation of natural resources […]