Apr 3, 2019

EPA Releases Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Plant Regulator Label Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, PC

On March 25, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally weighed-in on the murky and often misunderstood topic of label claims for plant regulators and plant biostimulants in posting its Draft Guidance for Plant Regulator Label Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants in Docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0258.  EPA issued the notice of […]

Apr 2, 2019

Final SNURs Will Break New Ground under Amended TSCA – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, PC

On March 27, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a signed final rule that will establish final significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 13 chemical substances that are the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN).  The final rule is significant because the […]

Apr 1, 2019

Regulatory Taking Claim Appeals Court Verdict Reversal – Update from McGregor & Legere, LLP

Regulatory Taking Claim Appeals Court Verdict Reversal Written by Michael J. O’Neill, Esq. Smyth v. Conservation Commission of the Town of Falmouth, from the Massachusetts Appeals Court on February 19, 2019, reversed a $640,000 jury verdict against the local board on a claimed “regulatory taking” of plaintiff’s property. Real estate […]

Apr 1, 2019

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Strikes Down Challenges to 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline – Update from Bick Law, LLP

Fri Mar 29th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP On February 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an unpublished opinion rejecting multiple petitions for review filed by environmental groups such as Appalachian Voices, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and the Sierra Club. […]

Mar 28, 2019

California State Water Resources Control Board Announces “PFAS Phased Investigation Plan”

California State Water Resources Control Board Announces “PFAS Phased Investigation Plan” Thu Mar 28th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP On March 6, 2019, the California State Water Resources Control Board announced a “Phased Investigation Plan” for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Two different kinds of PFAS, Perfluorooctanoic Acid […]