EPA announced on March 25, 2024, that it has issued the fourth TSCA test order requiring testing on PFAS under its National PFAS Testing Strategy. According to EPA, the action requires the 3M Company and Wacker Chemical Corporation to conduct and submit testing on the physical-chemical properties of NMeFOSE (CAS RN® 24448-09-7), including testing on the […]
Apr 24, 2024
Environmental Law Network Recognized by Best Lawyers
April 24, 2024 The Environmental Law Network (ELN) is pleased to announce that twenty of ELN’s member law firms were recognized as The Best Lawyers in America and U.S. News Best Law Firms. Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America© publication were recognized by their peers in the legal industry […]
April 16, 2024 Fifth District Appellate Court Revisits King & Gardiner Farms, Now Finding Agricultural Conservation Easements May Be Required Under CEQA As Partial Mitigation For Project’s Conversion Of Agricultural Land In a partially published opinion—V Lions Farming, LLC v. County of Kern (2024) 100 Cal.App.5th 412—the Fifth District Court of […]
April 08, 2024 The Central Valley Project Water Supply Allocation Forecast: What Factors into Reclamation’s Determination? Following back-to-back wet winters bringing torrential rainstorms and record-breaking blizzards, water users throughout California may have cause for optimism when it comes to their water supply for 2024. After an initial conservative Central Valley […]
April 4, 2024 Federal USDA Releases Reports On Economic Impact Analysis Of The U.S. Biobased Products Industry And On Hemp Research And Innovation: On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) honored the second annual National Biobased Products Day, “a celebration to raise public awareness of biobased products, their benefits and their […]