Biobased and Renewable Products Update April 26, 2018 Federal House Agriculture Committee Unveils Its Draft Farm Bill 2018 On April 12, 2018, House Agriculture Committee Chair Michael Conaway (R-TX) released the Committee’s draft Farm Bill reauthorization, the “Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018” (H.R. 2). The 600-plus page […]
ACS GCI Announces Opening of 2018 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards; EPA Announces Opening of 2018 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards We are pleased to report that on April 20, 2018, the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) announced the opening of the 2018 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. […]
New Superfund amendments make clear that a tenant at an industrial or manufacturing site can claim the bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP) defense to liability and escape what would otherwise be strict, joint and several owner/operator liability when leasing a previously contaminated property. Tenants now can assert an actual […]
by: Bick Law LLP In early March, the Ninth Circuit rejected a writ of mandamus from the U.S. government that would quash a case filed by 21 young environmental activists. Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court of Oregon scheduled the case to be tried in October of this year. […]
By Danielle Nichole Smith Law360 (April 19, 2018, 6:25 PM EDT) — The full Second Circuit won’t reconsider a panel’s finding that a water district brought its water contamination claims against Northrop Grumman too late, the court said Thursday, rejecting the district’s contentions that the court’s ruling flouted precedent and would […]