This episode is part of our Sustainability Spotlight series, which highlights the sustainability efforts that businesses are making to combat climate change and other environmental challenges.
This episode features a...more
This is the first episode in Ballard Spahr's new Sustainability Spotlight series, highlighting the sustainability efforts that businesses are taking to combat climate change and other environmental challenges.
This episode...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to require power plants and other stationary sources in five additional states to comply with the Good Neighbor Plan to ensure that these states do not unlawfully contribute...more
2/16/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NAAQS ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Public Health ,
Tribal Governments
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reporting Rule for PFAS— its broadest regulation to-date on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...more
10/9/2023
/ Contamination ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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California enacted two bills last week banning all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS and colloquially as “forever chemicals”—in textiles and cosmetics, effective in 2025. Governor Gavin Newsom...more
This is the first episode in our new series “Supply Chain Disruptions,” where we explore how supply chain issues are affecting businesses everywhere, and when the flow of goods and services may settle into a new normal.
In...more
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday released drinking water health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as PFAS. Those included PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenX....more
This episode is another in our Energy and Environment Review series, in which Ballard’s energy and environmental lawyers will address the energy evolution driven by climate change, renewable energy innovation,...more
In the first episode of our Energy and Environment Review series, Ballard’s energy and environmental lawyers will address the energy evolution driven by climate change, renewable energy innovation, electrification and energy...more
As states “re-open”—or prepare to—many businesses have begun to consider how they will ensure that their workplaces are safe for employees, customers, and other visitors. Keeping their sites clean is among companies’ chief...more
As of this writing, over 30 states and many local jurisdictions have issued orders requiring the closure of many businesses and directing individuals to stay at home except for essential or life-sustaining activities (closure...more
According to information provided by the National Association of Manufacturers today, a majority of US manufacturers responding to NAM’s polling continue to operate at full capacity, with over 80 percent operating at full or...more
3/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Essential Functions ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Governor Wolf ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Manufacturers ,
NAM ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Plant Closures
Now in its third month, the coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, has claimed over 2,000 lives and brought one of the world’s most dynamic economies to a near standstill. ...more
2/21/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Interruption ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Distributors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Fashion Industry ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Health and Safety ,
Imports ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Inventory ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Performance Standards ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Management ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party Relationships
In an executive order signed January 31, 2019, President Donald Trump extended "Buy American" requirements to all infrastructure projects that receive federal financial assistance....more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a packet of measures targeting methane emissions from operations of the oil and gas industry on May 12, 2016. These measures include three final regulations affecting...more
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a narrowly crafted opinion by Justice Ginsburg, has unanimously invalidated Maryland's program to promote construction of new natural gas capacity by guaranteeing new generating capacity. The...more
In a rare move, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan even before the merits of the rule have been decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...more
On December 12, the United States and other Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) signed the historic Paris Agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties. We expect the Agreement to...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan was published in the Federal Register today, triggering a 60-day appeals period. Petitioners will have until December 22, 2015, to file appeals of the Clean...more
10/26/2015
/ Appeals ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Register ,
Natural Resources ,
Obama Administration ,
Power Plants
President Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the issuance of the long-anticipated Federal Clean Power Plan, which regulates emission to the atmosphere of carbon dioxide (CO2) from...more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Michigan v. EPA, reversing a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and holding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must consider...more
An amendment to Philadelphia Code relating to the use of No. 2 fuel oil—the most widely used oil for heating, industrial operations, and emergency generation, was signed into law by Mayor Michael Nutter on June 18. This...more
The final Waters of the United States rule, jointly proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last spring, was signed on May 26, 2015, and aims to clarify the federal...more
In a significant victory for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and supporting parties, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded an appellate ruling that had invalidated EPA’s Clean Air Act regulation of certain air...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its proposed standards of performance for greenhouse gases emitted from new electric utility steam generating units and stationary combustion turbines on January 8, 2014,...more