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 […]
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Environmental Law Network Recognized by Best Lawyers January 12, 2021; CLEVELAND, OH – The Environmental Law Network (ELN) is pleased to announce that nineteen of ELN’s member law firms were recognized as The Best Lawyers in America and U.S. News Best Law Firms. Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America© […]
On February 8, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a petition seeking a rule reversing EPA’s 1991 Bevill regulatory determination excluding phosphogypsum and process wastewater from phosphoric acid production (process wastewater) from hazardous waste regulation under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The petition also urges […]
Biden-Harris Administration Freezes Rules Pending Review: On January 20, 2021, Ronald A. Klain, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, issued a memorandum regarding “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.” 86 Fed. Reg. 7424. For rules that have not yet taken effect, the memorandum directs the heads of executive departments and […]
Feb 17, 2021
Prop 65 Update: OEHHA Takes Aim at Short-Form Warnings – Update from Nijman Franzetti, LLP
Proposed amendments seek sweeping changes to the popular short-form Prop 65 warning. Any company using this warning must revise their labeling. Companies will no longer be allowed to use the “just label everything” strategy as the short-form warning now will require identification of at least one product-specific Prop 65 chemical. Regulatory […]