Legal Alerts

For manufacturers that sell products in multiple states, the growing patchwork of packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws is quickly becoming a major compliance burden. Several states, including Colorado, California, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington now have packaging EPR programs—each with different definitions of producers and covered packaging materials, […]

On February 20, 2026, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (Commission) adopted rules to continue to reduce emissions of methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from oil and gas operations in the state. Kaplan Kirsch represented Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA) (a coalition of 47 local governments) and Environmental Defense […]

By Abigail George In an interesting coincidence a U.S. District Court issued a ruling that the Department of Energy (DOE) violated federal law in issuing its proposed rulemaking to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment finding for greenhouse gases. Two weeks later, the Administration repealed the finding, anyway, on […]

California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) imposes requirements and restrictions regarding single-use packaging and plasticware. As CalRecycle explains, “SB 54 establishes a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) program to manage packaging and single-use plastic food service ware products across every sector of the economy.” This […]

Environmental marketing has become an important means for companies across a wide range of industries to generate business. Both corporate customers and consumers are increasingly seeking “green” options—and companies that promote their sustainability efforts can often gain a significant competitive edge. But these companies also need to be careful. Making […]