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Feb 17, 2020

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

February 12, 2020 March 1st Deadline for FARMER Funding Applications Quickly Approaching The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently announced that the first application period for the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reduction (FARMER) program in the state’s smaller air districts closes March 1, 2020.  The second application period […]

Feb 12, 2020

TSCA Stakeholders Beware: Enforcement Is on the Rise – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Federal enforcement of chemical product laws is alive and well, despite a broadly held misconception to the contrary.  We have seen over the past 18 months or so an uptick in federal enforcement under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).  We […]

Feb 6, 2020

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

Biobased and Renewable Products Update February 6, 2020 Federal EPA Pollution Prevention Grant Program Requests Applications The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant Program has announced the availability of funds to provide technical assistance (e.g., information, training, tools) to businesses to encourage the development and implementation of […]

Feb 4, 2020

EDPA Dismisses Medical Monitoring Claims for PFOS/PFOA – Update from Manko Gold Katcher & Fox, LLP

January 21, 2020 Garrett D. Trego MGKF Litigation Blog On January 15, 2020, Judge Gerald J. Pappert of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed two groups of private plaintiffs’ claims against the United States Navy regarding perfluorocarbon contamination, PFOS and PFOA, in drinking water supplies around former Navy facilities in […]

Jan 31, 2020

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

Biobased and Renewable Products Update January 30, 2020 Federal DOE Announces More Than $96 Million In Funding For Bioenergy R&D On January 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of more than $96 million in funding for bioenergy research and development (R&D) in support of the […]