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The End of the Chevron Doctrine: an Environmental Law Watershed?

The US Supreme Court’s opinion in the Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Commerce cases overruling the rule of deference to agency interpretations of federal statutes established by its decision 40 years ago in...more

Risk Evaluation Rule Tees Up Litigation on How EPA Considers Chemical Use in Commerce

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 3, 2024 released its final amendments to its Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation (or the Risk Evaluation Rule), the procedural framework for evaluating the health and...more

New EPA Guidance Cuts Prior Residential Soil Lead Levels in Half

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently lowered the recommended regional screening level (RSL) and regional removal management level (RML) for lead-contaminated soil in areas where children live and play from...more

EPA Reverses Course on Using Radioactive Byproduct in Road Construction

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reversed a Trump administration decision involving use of nuclear materials. On June 30, the EPA announced that it was “withdrawing, revoking and rescinding” its conditional...more

EPA Announces Review of Trump Administration Decision on Nuclear Cleanup

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a site-specific review that has broader implications for Superfund site cleanups with radionuclide contamination. The EPA is reviewing a Trump-era decision on...more

President Biden’s ‘Modernizing Regulatory Review’ Memorandum

Much of the attention in President Joseph Biden’s executive actions in his first 100 days has been focused on his numerous executive orders on topics ranging from climate and COVID-19 to race and gender. Although these...more

Environmental Enforcement Outlook on Climate Change, NEPA and Emerging Contaminants and Chemical Safety

With the arrival of a new US presidential administration, companies are anticipating potential shifts in enforcement priorities by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the areas of climate change, the National...more

EPA Releases Final Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial final risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane found unreasonable risks to workers and occupational non-users for 13 out of 24 use conditions, but no unreasonable risks to the...more

EPA Supplemental TSCA Analysis Spurs Renewed Discussion over 1,4-Dioxane Regulation

The EPA’s supplemental analysis includes certain consumer exposures, as well as surface/ambient water exposures, to 1,4-dioxane. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an expanded risk evaluation for...more

Environmental Regulation and Enforcement Outlook

A new US presidential administration brings new priorities across various areas and industries, including regulation and enforcement of activities that affect the environment. With President-Elect Joe Biden expected to assume...more

EPA Expected to Extend TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Deadline to 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to announce that it will extend the deadline for the 2020 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) chemical data reporting (CDR) period from November 30, 2020, to January 29,...more

EPA Issues New Interim Guidance on Expedited Review for Certain Long-Lasting Disinfectants

The Environmental Protection Agency will expedite review of certain types of applications for new and amended registrations of pesticide products intended for use against the coronavirus (COVID-19). ...more

Efforts to Regulate PFOS and PFOA Move Ahead in the Wake of COVID-19

As part of the EPA’s recent efforts to advance its Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan (PFAS Action Plan), the EPA announced on February 20 its preliminary determination to regulate perfluoroctanesulfonic...more

Rollback of Obama-Era Fuel-Efficiency Standards Faces Challenges in Courts and Congress

Earlier this year, the administration of US President Donald Trump issued the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule (SAFE Rule), rolling back vehicle fuel-efficiency standards adopted under the administration of...more

EPA Targets Unregistered Disinfectant Products

With demand for disinfectants heightened during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the EPA has committed to strictly enforcing the registration requirements for pesticide disinfectant products. In a recent example, the...more

EPA Takes Action to Streamline Pesticide Disinfectant Production

The US Environmental Protection Agency issued a revised temporary amendment to ensure that pesticide disinfectant products remain available during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by taking measures to address supply chain...more

COVID-19: EPA Releases Interim Guidance for Cleanup Sites

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released additional interim guidance for field work decisions at cleanup sites under EPA authority, emphasizing its commitment to ensuring the health and safety of the public,...more

COVID-19: EPA Announces Policy for Enforcement, Compliance Assurance Programs

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced a temporary policy regarding its enforcement of certain environmental legal obligations in an effort to protect workers and the public from exposure to the coronavirus...more

Challenges to Environmental Investigations and Cleanups During the COVID-19 Crisis

The rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has given rise to several immediate impacts to ongoing cleanups of contaminated sites under state and federal environmental laws. Business closures and remote work...more

EPA Finalizes TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Rule Amendments

Changes to the chemical data reporting rule under the Toxic Substance Control Act should improve the reliability and usefulness of the data collected, ensure timeliness of submissions, and reduce the burden on some reporting...more

US Public Water Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The virus that causes the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease is highly susceptible to standard treatment and disinfectant processes practiced by the nation’s public water systems. All current evidence suggests that these standard...more

COVID-19 Triggers EPA’s Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance for Disinfectants

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a new list of disinfectants that can be used against the virus that causes the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. All of these disinfectant products qualified for a...more

EPA Seeking Public Comment on New Registration for Textile Preservative

The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a preliminary finding that NSPW Nanosilver, the proposed active ingredient of POLYGUARD-NSPW MASTER BATCH, meets federal standards for use as a textile preservative. The EPA is...more

EPA Issues Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 14 issued its Action Plan for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), identifying a number of short- and long-term steps that it plans to take to identify the risks...more

EPA Issues Three Final TSCA Framework Rules

The final rules establish procedures to identify high-risk chemicals, conduct risk evaluations, and reset the TSCA Inventory. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued three final framework rules...more

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