Federal EPA Accepting Submissions For 2019 Safer Choice Partner Of The Year Awards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice on June 28, 2019, announcing that the EPA Safer Choice Program is accepting submissions for its 2019 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. The […]
Fifth Circuit Grants En Banc Review in Luminant July 11, 2019 | Eric L. Hiser On July 10, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a request for “rehearing en banc” on the panel decision in United States v. Luminant Generation Co., No. 17-10235. We previously reported on the […]
Jul 7, 2019
The Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery Releases New Draft Report – Update from Bick Law
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The Biobased and Renewable Products Update Will Not Be Published on July 4, 2019.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, […]
Jun 26, 2019
EPA Publishes Proposed PBT Chemicals Rule under TSCA – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
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, […]