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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
January 31, 2020 Waters of the United States Redefined: EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Announce Navigable Waters Protection Rule On Thursday, January 23, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (collectively, “Agencies”) announced the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (Final Rule), providing […]
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 […]