November 21, 2023 Brielle A. Brown MGKF Litigation Blog On November 1st, 2023, in a split 4-1 opinion with a dissent, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that Pennsylvania cannot participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”) because the regulations intended to implement RGGI pursuant to the Air Pollution Control […]
Dec 1, 2023
EPA Proposes to Amend PBT Rules for decaBDE and PIP (3:1) – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On November 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule that will amend the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals addressed in final rules issued under the Toxic Substances Control […]
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. The Takings Clause of the United States Constitution and court cases since Pennsylvania Coal v. Mahon (1922) are a check on governmental power which the Due Process and Contracts Clauses used to serve. That Supreme Court decision has transcended its original relevance (on compensation for […]
November 2, 2023 Draft California Water Plan Update 2023: A Brief Overview Every five years, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) prepares the California Water Plan, a statutorily mandated strategic plan to guide the management and control of the state’s water resources. The main purpose of the 2023 California […]
Nov 2, 2023
EPA Proposes to Amend TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
EPA announced on October 19, 2023, a proposed rule that would amend the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under TSCA. Published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2023, the proposed rule states that the purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance […]