On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) will significantly change the state’s recycling system. The RMA places responsibility on “producers” to fund and manage the recycling process for...more
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, et al. v. Eagle County, Colorado et al.
On Tuesday, December 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could redefine what constitutes a “reasonably foreseeable”...more
On Friday, June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in West Virginia v. EPA resolving the seven-year debate over the Environmental Protection Agency’s statutory authority to promulgate the President Obama-era Clean...more
A shift in administration at the state or federal level comes with regulatory changes and uncertainties. Already, the Biden administration has demonstrated it will have different environmental enforcement priorities and...more
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released their much-anticipated draft proposed rule to re-write the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) (“2018...more
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Oregon’s new air toxic program is set to go “live” in November 2018.
After two plus years in development, Oregon’s new, and, in many ways, radical approach to air toxics control, known as Cleaner Air Oregon (CAO), is...more