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Biobased and Renewable Products Update December 21, 2017 The Biobased and Renewable Products Update Will Not Be Published on December 28, 2017. It Will Resume Regular Publication on January 4, 2018. Happy Holidays to All and Best Wishes for the New Year. EPA EPA Publishes Final 2018 RFS Requirements […]
Written by: Michelle E. Chester The California Constitution provides that when the Legislature or a state agency requires, or mandates, a local government to provide a new program or to offer a higher level of service to an existing program, the state must reimburse the local government for the costs. […]
The State of Washington has appealed a Ninth Circuit decision finding the state violated federal Indian treaties and requiring it to improve road culverts to allow for the passage of salmon. In United States v. Washington, 864 F.3d 1017 (2017), the Ninth Circuit held that Washington was required to remove […]
Federal Issues TSCA/FIFRA Deadline Approaching For Comments On EPA’s Proposed Reporting Requirements For TSCA Mercury Inventory: As reported in our TSCAblog® item, on October 26, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed triennial electronic reporting requirements pertinent to the supply, use, and trade of mercury in the United […]