Environmental and Sustainability Regulations & the New Administration
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[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 5
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at the Current Challenge to Judicial Deference to Federal Agencies and What it Means for the Consumer Financial Services Industry, With Special Guest, Craig Green, Professor, Temple University
What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2023
H2-OWOW! – A Reflective Conversation with John Goodin, Former Director of EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds – Reflections on Water Podcast
Reflections on Sackett - Reflections on Water Podcast
PFAS in Focus: Wastewater Utility Perspectives From Jay Hoskins, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District - Reflections on Water Podcast
[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech
Environmental Agencies, Superfund Cleanups, and Managing Enforcement Actions
West Virginia vs. EPA Part II: U.S. Supreme Court Applies the Major Questions Doctrine to limit EPA Regulatory Authority
#WorkforceWednesday: Employers Respond to Dobbs, Implications of the Supreme Court's EPA Ruling, and Pay Increases for CA Health Care Workers - Employment Law This Week®
PFAS Regulatory Update: EPA Issues Updated Drinking Water Health Advisories
West Virginia vs. EPA: An Environmental Regulations Case with Broad Implications for Agency Power
Diving In: An Interview With Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water - Reflections on Water Podcast
McGirt Uncertainty Extends to Federal Environmental Regulations in Indian Country
EPA Plan Changes PFAS Outlook For Companies, Regulators
Newly-appointed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a memo this Wednesday that the Justice Department will reverse a Biden-era directive to prioritize enforcement of environmental laws in disadvantaged and low-income...more
Led by Oklahoma, twelve State Attorneys General submitted their written comment to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP) rule. The SCCAP proposes...more
On February 5, 2021, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) division that brings environmental enforcement cases issued a memo revoking nine policy directives from the prior administration, including...more
On January 27, 2021, President Biden released an “Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” Among a host of sweeping proclamations and orders involving foreign and domestic policy on climate change,...more
COVID-19- Paying 4X for Eggs? New York Attorney General Alleges Price Gouging in Lawsuit Against Egg Producer- New York AG Letitia James sued egg producer and wholesale distributor Hillandale Farms Corp. and related...more
On March 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ended the long-standing policy of its Environment and Natural Resources Division to allow the use of supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) to offset monetary...more
Mr. Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a March 12th memorandum titled: Supplemental...more
Chances are if you have been on either side of a settlement for an environmental violation over the past 20 years, you have discussed and/or negotiated a supplemental environmental project (SEP) as part of the overall...more
Antitrust- 33 Attorneys General, U.S. Department of Justice, FTC Settle With Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Over Allegedly Monopolizing Opioid Addiction Treatment Market- 33 AGs, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and...more
Cannabis/Marijuana- Bipartisan Coalition of 38 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Protect Banks Serving Marijuana Industry- The National Association of Attorneys General (“NAAG”) sent a letter, signed by a bipartisan...more
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau- 25 Democratic Attorneys General Oppose CFPB Proposed Rule to Delay Compliance Date of Payday Lending Rule- 25 Democratic AGs, led by North Carolina AG Josh Stein, submitted a...more
Cannabis/Marijuana- Vermont Attorney General Supports Bill Legalizing Cannabis Production and Sales- Vermont AG TJ Donovan testified before the state Senate Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would legalize...more
In 2018, the Cozen O’Connor State Attorneys General Practice reported on a variety of significant investigations and enforcement actions conducted by state attorneys general (“AGs”) through the course of the year. Here, we...more
Consumer Protection Massachusetts Attorney General Settles With Tax Preparation Company Over Allegedly Misleading and Deceptive Advertisements Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with tax preparation...more
Breaking News Hawaii Governor Appoints Clare Connors as Attorney General Clare Connors, a Democrat, has been appointed to serve as Hawaii AG by recently re-elected Governor David Ige, replacing AG Russell Suzuki. ...more
2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor - The 2018 midterm elections showcased the power of women, both as candidates and as a key voting demographic. The elections represented a new political...more
2018 AG Elections- Arizona and Florida Hold Primary Elections- Arizona and Florida held primary elections on August 28, 2018, and will hold general elections on November 6, 2018....more
2018 AG Elections- Republican Bernard Pepukayi Announces Candidacy for Delaware Attorney General- Attorney Bernard Pepukayi, formerly a Democrat, announced that he has switched his political affiliation and has filed to...more
2018 AG Elections- Alabama Incumbent Attorney General Wins Republican Primary Runoff Election- Alabama held a runoff election for the Republican AG primary race on July 17, 2018. ...more
Breaking News- New York Federal Judge Declares Structure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unconstitutional- The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held in Consumer Financial Protection...more
On June 12, 2018, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California denied the California Attorney General’s request for the court to reconsider its decision in February that California cannot require...more
2018 AG Elections- California, Iowa, and New Mexico Primaries Confirm Nominations of 2018 Major Party Candidates as Alabama Republicans Set Runoff Election to Determine Their 2018 Attorney General Candidate- Alabama,...more
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced in a news release that her office filed two lawsuits against the owner of two LaSalle County, Illinois, clean construction or debris demolition (“CCDD”) facilities. The...more
Oil Soars After Trump Nixes Iran Nuclear Deal, Stocks Rally - "Crude oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran, a move that...more
2018 State AG Elections- Democrat Tatewin Means Announces Candidacy for South Dakota Attorney General- Democrat Tatewin Means announced her bid for South Dakota AG in 2018....more