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Unpacking Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Laws

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As environmental consciousness grows, so too do regulations aimed at promoting a more circular economy. Within the last few years, the United States has seen a significant increase in extended producer responsibility (EPR)...more

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EPA Designates Two PFAS Substances as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 19, 2024, just nine days after finalizing the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard for six individual per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Agency designated PFOA and PFOS, two...more

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Environmental and Regulatory Law Update: New Federal and State Rulings

The first quarter of 2022 has yielded a number of decisions, reversals and agency adjustments worth note. ...more

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EPA outlines key PFAS regulatory developments on the horizon

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During the early stages of the Biden administration, efforts to regulate per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, aka “PFAS,” were largely piecemeal and driven by various proposals in Congress. Last month, however, the U.S....more

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Emerging Regulation, Enforcement, and Litigation Involving Ethylene Oxide, a Critical Substance for Sterilizing Medical Products...

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Ethylene oxide (“EtO”), one of the most widely used and effective substances for sterilizing medical products and devices, has come under intense scrutiny by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Food and Drug...more

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ANOTHER Chemical Release Reporting Obligation????

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has proposed new accidental chemical release reporting requirements that are broad in scope and would cover additional chemicals, threshold...more

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NDAttention – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Adds Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals to TRI

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into law, including provisions for adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the EPA’s...more

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EPA Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  EPA, in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, requests comments on adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the TRI chemical list....more

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EPA Promulgates “Streamlined System” for Managing Hazardous Waste Aerosol Cans

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a “streamlined system” for managing hazardous waste aerosol cans as Universal Waste. The Agency believes that the new system will be...more

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Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rulemaking

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule governing management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals became effective August 21, 2019. The new regulations apply to the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by...more

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NHTSA and EPA propose roll back of Obama-era car rules

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking today, called the "Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles...more

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SPCC Regulations/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal Declining Applicability to Hazardous Substances

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in June 25th Federal Register notice states that it will establish no additional regulatory requirements under the Clean Water Act 311(j)(1)(C) for hazardous...more

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DOJ Issues Memorandum Precluding Reliance on Agency Guidance in Enforcement Cases

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On Jan. 25, 2018, the Associate Attorney General issued a memorandum limiting use of agency guidance documents in affirmative civil enforcement cases brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In a move which could have...more

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