Biobased Products News and Policy Report Federal Negotiated Agreement On RFS On October 4, 2019, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, Sonny Perdue, announced President Trump’s negotiated agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Under the agreement, EPA and […]
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Oct 10, 2019
4 Trends To Watch In Toxic Tort Litigation – ELN Firm, Sive Paget is Quoted in Law 360 Article
Law 360 (October 9, 2019, 5:06 PM EDT) — Lawsuits over chemical exposure have been getting more aggressive, with attempts to fill regulatory gaps and ensnare manufacturers in addition to the companies that use chemicals. Plaintiffs are pursuing high-profile lawsuits from California to New York over exposure to Monsanto Co.’s […]
Oct 10, 2019
OEHHA Proposes Modifications to Prop 65 Retail Seller Responsibilities – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On October 4, 2019, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed modifications to amendments it proposed on November 16, 2018, to the Proposition 65 (Prop 65) regulations setting forth the circumstances when a “retail seller” is responsible for providing consumer product exposure warnings. OEHHA first proposed amendments clarifying retail seller […]
Oct 10, 2019
U.S. EPA Proposes NSPS Rule Changes for the Oil & Natural Gas Industry – Update from PPGMR Law
By G. Alan Perkins alan@ppgmtlar.com In response to President Trump’s Executive Order 13783, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” section 1(c) (March 28, 2017), EPA reviewed the 2012[1] and 2016[2] rules for new source performance standards (NSPS) and national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that apply to the oil […]
On September 6, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations v. Glaser. Glaser involved the Central Valley Project, the largest federal water management project in the nation, and the Grasslands Bypass Project, a tile drainage system that consists of a […]