January 27, 2021 Megan A. Elliott MGKF Litigation Blog On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated and remanded the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule (“ACE Rule”), which itself was a rollback of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”); once again reshaping […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 14, 2021, the release of the final risk evaluation for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), meeting a “major chemical safety milestone.” In the risk evaluation, EPA reviewed 14 conditions of use for PV29, including as an intermediate for […]
January 25, 2021 Bruce S. Katcher On January 20, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) held another in its series of stakeholder meetings to provide information and solicit input on the development of regulations to implement the new Environmental Justice Law (the “EJ Law” – a summary […]
Top International News in Chemical Policy and Regulation – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
B&C Publishes 2021 Forecast: 2021 brings a new Administration to Washington, D.C., and Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) Forecast of the key chemical law and policy developments we are likely to see in 2021 is available now. The PDF version delivers 83 pages of detailed and helpful content regarding what […]
January 21, 2021 Bureau of Reclamation Updates Its Approach to ESA Section 7 Consultations for Klamath Project Operations, Applying Recent Legal Authorities and New Solicitor Guidance The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) released three documents related to its consultation obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for its operation of […]