EPA Announces Winners Of The 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards On June 6, 2022, EPA announced the winners of the 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. EPA states that green chemistry “is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation and use of hazardous substances.” According […]
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Jul 6, 2022
Fifth Circuit Confirms Right to Jury Trial Under the Oil Pollution Act – Manko Gold Katcher Fox
July 6, 2022 MGKF Summer Associate Reilly Wright In United States v. ERR, LLC, No. 21-30028 (5th Cir. May 26, 2022), the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial for defendants facing subrogation and recoupment claims under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (the “OPA”). […]
Jul 6, 2022
TSCA at Six: ELI, B&C, and GWU Conclude Another Fabulous Conference – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On June 29, 2022, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., ELI, and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health presented “TSCA Reform — Six Years Later.” This virtual conference marked the sixth TSCA Annual Conference, reflecting on the accomplishments and challenges since the implementation of the 2016 Lautenberg Amendments […]
Jul 5, 2022
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Implementation of TSCA Amendments – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On June 22, 2022, the sixth anniversary of the enactment of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on “Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Implementation.” The Committee’s only witness was Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., […]
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP (MGKF), the environmental, energy and land use law firm based in the Philadelphia, PA region, along with one-third of its partners, have been recognized this year by Chambers USA 2022: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (“Chambers USA” issued by Chambers and Partners)*. The firm itself has been ranked […]