The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chooses criminal, civil or administrative enforcement based on its assessment of the severity of violations. A significant development in EPA’s enforcement strategy has been the...more
Our earlier blog post, “Companies Should Know Benefits and Risks of ESG Reporting,” provided an overview of the Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) metrics, why these metrics are important to companies and...more
7/25/2022
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Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mutual Funds ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
West Virginia v EPA
In our earlier post, Public and Regulatory Attention to Forever Chemicals is at an All-Time High, we discussed the expected and upcoming regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Another chemical expected to...more
7/22/2022
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Cancer ,
Chemical Compounds ,
Chemicals ,
Comment Period ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory History ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Toxic Chemicals