Wed Jul 3rd, On Environmental Law, by Julieanne Nguyen In response to the number of catastrophic wildfires occurring in the State of California, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 901 (SB 901) into law on September 21, 2018. With the objective to mitigate wildfire risk and increase the rate of recovery, […]
The Biobased and Renewable Products Update Will Not Be Published on July 4, 2019. It Will Resume Regular Publication on July 11, 2019. Federal EO Requires Federal Agencies To Terminate At Least One-Third Of Their FACA Committees An Executive Order (EO) issued by President Trump on June 14, 2019, […]
EPA Publishes Proposed PBT Chemicals Rule under TSCA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released on June 21, 2019, a proposed rule intended to reduce exposures to certain chemicals that are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT). EPA identified five chemicals pursuant to Section 6(h) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE); phenol, […]
EPA wins “relief” skirmish in Ameren Missouri case June 21, 2019 | Eric L. Hiser On February 27, 2019, Judge Sippel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered an order resolving disputes between the U.S. EPA, Sierra Club and Ameren Missouri over the […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update June 20, 2019 Federal DOE Announces Waves To Water Prize Competition On June 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the first stage of the Waves to Water Prize. A competition seeking to accelerate the development of wave […]