Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws represent a pivotal shift in environmental and sustainability compliance, placing the onus of end-of-life product management on Producers, the parties that produce the products...more
10/18/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Data-Sharing ,
Distributors ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Plastics ,
Product Packaging ,
Self-Certification ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Waste Management
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 19, 2024, announced its Final Rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...more
4/29/2024
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Compliance ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drinking Water ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturers ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Water Supplies
This newsletter provides a look around the corner, highlighting top issues and emerging opportunities for the private sector.
This edition covers, among other relevant topics, a number of recent U.S. political developments...more
7/23/2020
/ Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Gulf of Mexico ,
Mexico ,
Natural Resources ,
Offshore Wind ,
Pending Legislation ,
PFAS ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Waters of the United States
This Corner Briefing highlights new Environmental Screening Levels (ESLs) established by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board on Jan. 24, 2019. The new ESLs have the potential for making sites that cleared...more
1/28/2019
/ Brownfield Properties ,
CEQA ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Infill Development ,
Land Developers ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Screening Procedures ,
Vapor Intrusion ,
Water Quality Control Boards