On September 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cut industry a significant break by postponing the reporting period for the one-time reporting rule for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section...more
On April 19, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its long-awaited rule designating two PFAS compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as “hazardous substances”...more
4/24/2024
/ CERCLA ,
Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Superfund ,
Toxic Chemicals
On October 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register modifying reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Toxics Release Inventory...more
On September 20, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a Federal Register Notice to request information on PFAS from “all stakeholders such as consumers, manufacturers and importers, government...more
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the long-awaited one-time reporting rule for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that the Agency had proposed in June 2021 under Section...more
Since mid-2022, North Carolina, California, Wisconsin and Illinois each have sued primary and secondary manufacturers of PFAS and PFAS-containing products for alleged environmental damage caused by the distribution of their...more
EPA has proposed a special one-time reporting rule that will require businesses to go on record with the agency memorializing their contributions to PFAS in the marketplace.
The final PFAS reporting rule is expected to be...more
10/4/2022
/ Chemical Data Reporting ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FOIA ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Continuing the recent trend of promoting sustainability and accountability among businesses, the proposed legislation would change the way in which major players in the fashion industry approach their operations....more
2/10/2022
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fashion Industry ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
On June 22, 2020, EPA finalized a rule adding 172 PFAS to the list of chemicals subject to annual reporting under the Toxic Release Inventory Program.
The reporting deadline for PFAS on the updated Toxic Release Inventory...more
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) required the compiling of a national register of chemicals that were manufactured in or imported into the United States for a non-exempt commercial purpose, and the first TSCA Inventory...more
The 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA or the Act), modified Section 8(b) of the statute to require the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate each chemical substance on the...more
In This Issue:
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Choice Of A Business Entity
- Chapter 2 Introduction To Federal Securities Laws
- Chapter 3 From Let’S Go Shopping To Closing: U.S. M&A Process
- Chapter 4...more
4/17/2013
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Incentives ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Partnerships ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation FD ,
Renewable Energy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Tax Liability