Kilpatrick’s Alex Bullock and Jeff Davidson recently joined another industry leader at the “2023 RCG Summit” to present on “Emerging PFAS Regulation of Consumer Articles.” This event features members of Kilpatrick’s Retail...more
Walk around your basement – see those pipes? Would you consider those pipes to be hazardous waste? What about rain boots? Garden hose? Shower curtain? Traffic cones? All of these and more have the potential to be...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Alex Bullock and Laura Miller recently presented to clients at the firm’s 2022 Small Legal Department Client Summit. They discussed “California Proposition 65 & Other Hazards in the Stream of Commerce.”...more
On October 1, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its draft Strategic Plan (Plan) for 2022 – 2026.1 While the Plan renews EPA’s commitment to its original principles (follow the science, follow the law and...more
The Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or “Superfund”) imposes strict, joint and several liability on responsible parties for remediation of contaminated properties. As compared to other federal...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) June 30, 2021, announcement regarding a revision to the risk evaluation process under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) marks a significant step towards in...more
The Biden Administration has made environmental justice and equity a key pillar of its environmental policy, directing EPA to incorporate this concept at all levels of its decision-making process. EPA’s Administrator Michael...more
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), enacted in 1976, authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the manufacture or importation of new and existing chemicals. TSCA’s regulations include...more
President Biden’s January 27th round of executive orders serves as a window on his administration’s plan to use the broad umbrella of environmental policy to promote multiple administration initiatives. Not surprisingly,...more