India released the fourth draft Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules to select groups on March 16, 2020. This fourth draft is believed to be the final draft, despite assurances in February that the third draft was the final draft. The government is accepting comments until March 31, 2020. The draft Rules […]
March 27, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher COVID-19 Update On March 26, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued an e-mail through its SRRA List Serv in apparent response to inquiries from various non-retail businesses (regulated entities and environmental service providers) as to how Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 107 applies to them. While […]
Biobased Products News and Policy Report March 26, 2020 Federal DOE Announces BERAC Virtual Meeting On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The meeting will be held digitally via webcast on April 16, 2020, from […]
March 26, 2020Todd D. Kantorczyk, Zachary J. Koslap and Michael Nines, P.E., LEED APMGKF NewsFlash On March 17, 2020, EPA finalized the “TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Revisions Under TSCA Section 8(a)” rule (CDR Rule), which amends requirements related to Chemical Data Reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The […]
March 26, 2020 Megan A. Elliott MGKF Litigation Blog In 2015, a pipeline in Santa Barbara County, California ruptured and leaked oil, some of which made its way to the ocean and eventually washed up on local beaches. A class of plaintiffs brought an action in federal district court against […]