This panel will review the regulatory framework, business risks, and litigation risks associated with green marketing, “greenwashing,” and false and misleading advertising.
We will also discuss the basics of the...more
12/8/2022
/ Advertising ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Management ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
False Advertising ,
Green Marketing ,
Greenwashing ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Webinars
Last month, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) issued its long-awaited “Vapor Intrusion Update” (“Advisory”) which is intended to guide the selection of attenuation factors (“AFs”) at contaminated...more
Please join us on January 27th for a complimentary MCLE presentation as we discuss updates in environmental law, including those impacting:
- Environmental due diligence including Phase I due diligence changes
-...more
As schools reopen and in-person learning resumes, school teachers and administrators should be aware of laws regulating the purchasing of art supplies in schools. A preview of some of these laws is as follows...more
The Los Angeles area is home to iconic food innovators, family-run restaurants of every ethnic stripe, and competition-winning restaurateurs. A successful restaurant or food and beverage company is also a business enterprise...more
7/21/2021
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Commercial Real Estate Contracts ,
Corporate Branding ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
OEHHA ,
Plant Based Products ,
Popular ,
Proposition 65 ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Trademark Application ,
USPTO
It has thus far been a noteworthy year for acrylamide, a Proposition 65-listed substance that naturally forms in the cooking and heating of many plant-based foods. Both the courts and the California Office of Environmental...more
4/21/2021
/ Amended Regulation ,
Food Labeling ,
Manufacturers ,
OEHHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Warning Labels
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed significant changes to the Proposition 65 warning requirements that may impact businesses’ Proposition 65...more
Technical consultants Elie Haddad and Jennifer Boyer (Haley & Aldrich, Inc. - San Jose, CA) team up with environmental attorneys Brian Moskal and Sherry Jackman (Greenberg Glusker LLP - Los Angeles, CA) to discuss and explore...more
7/9/2020
/ CalEPA ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Investigations ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remediation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Vapor Intrusion ,
Vapor Intrusion Guidance
Technical consultants Elie Haddad and Jennifer Boyer (Haley & Aldrich, Inc. - San Jose, CA) team up with environmental attorneys Brian Moskal and Sherry Jackman (Greenberg Glusker LLP - Los Angeles, CA) to discuss and explore...more
6/29/2020
/ CalEPA ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Investigations ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remediation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Vapor Intrusion ,
Vapor Intrusion Guidance ,
Webinars
The San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board recently issued a fact sheet summarizing changes to its approach to remediating environmental impacts and mitigating vapor intrusion (VI) at properties impacted with...more
The Prop 65 “Clear and Reasonable Warnings” updates that became effective in August 2018 contain lots of traps for the unwary, including one that you might not have noticed: tailored Prop 65 warnings are required at each of...more
Significant changes to the Proposition 65 warning requirements will soon become effective. Businesses should act now to ensure compliance with these new requirements....more
EPA’s final Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (“Rule”), which goes into effect on May 30, 2017, contains approximately 60 revisions to the hazardous waste generator regulatory program. The revisions focus on...more
Earlier this month, the United States EPA proposed a rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would update and revise National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) regulations. Rather than reopening the existing NPDES...more
After years of drought, the El Niño storms have been bringing much-needed rain and snow to California–albeit in quantities significantly less than we hoped for thus far. In addition to the anticipated snow packs, flowing...more
Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule in the Federal Register which would add a vapor intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System, the system EPA uses to evaluate sites for...more
A proposed rule that would add a vapor intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System (“HRS”), the primary screening tool for the CERCLA National Priorities List (“NPL”), is scheduled for publication in the Federal...more
Yesterday, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) released its draft Stage 1 Alternatives Analysis Guide (“Guide”) under the California Safer Consumer Products program. Public comments are being accepted on the...more
Earlier this month, the California State Water Quality Control Board (“State Water Board”) approved a General Order for Waste Discharge Requirements (“WDRs”) for composting operations, which will streamline and standardize...more
Last week, in Michigan v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court held that it was unreasonable for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to refuse to consider costs in connection with its finding that it was “appropriate and...more