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New Mexico Stiffens Penalties for Air Quality Violations and Tightens Environmental Audit Policy

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On September 4, 2024, the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau (AQB) updated its Civil Penalty Policy, making several key changes to its assessment of civil penalties and administrative compliance costs in...more

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10 Tips for Handling an EPA Environmental Audit

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects companies to self-police their environmental compliance efforts. While the EPA regularly conducts inspections focused on assessing environmental compliance, it also...more

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Addressing Human Rights in the Supply Chain

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The human element in your supply chain - There is little risk in claiming that ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) has been one of the most used acronyms over the last few years. Some salient examples that changed how...more

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Compliance with a Few of EPA’s New RMP Program Changes Is Required Starting in May 2024

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On March 11, 2024, EPA’s “Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule” (the SCCAP Rule) was published in the Federal Register. See 89 Fed. Reg. 17622 (Mar. 11, 2024). The SCCAP Rule makes a number of significant...more

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Australia's Climate Disclosure Regime Moves Closer to Implementation Beginning 1 January 2025

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On 27 March 2024, Australia's climate disclosure regime moved a significant step closer to implementation, with the federal government's introduction of proposed legislation into Parliament. Any organisations with a presence...more

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Award of Drinking Water/Clean Water Earmark Grants: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Audit Notification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a February 26th notification of an audit titled: Audit of the EPA Award of Drinking Water and Clean Water Earmark Grants...more

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PCAOB Standards Amendments Could Increase Auditor Responsibilities

In early June, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB” or “the Board”) proposed comprehensive amendments that impact how auditors consider noncompliance with laws and regulations, creating the possibility of a...more

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Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy/Environmental Crimes Section/Environment & Natural Resources Division: U.S. Department of Justice...

The Environmental Crimes Section (“ECS”) of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Environment and Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) issued revisions to its Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy which was issued in 1991...more

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New Day at EPA

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Since the November presidential election, most trade journals have expressed the same or similar headlines: “The Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration will elevate enforcement for violation of environmental rules and...more

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City of Boston Releases Draft Emissions Performance Standard Policy

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The City of Boston has taken the next step in its ongoing efforts to amend and strengthen its Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance, or BERDO, by releasing a draft Summary of policy elements on Jan. 27, 2021, for...more

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EPA’s Audit Policy: A Meaningful and Potentially Fleeting Opportunity to Reduce Penalties, Mitigate Enforcement Risks, and Wipe...

After the election of President Trump, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) signaled that it would increasingly focus on improving compliance through mechanisms, including voluntary self-correction, that achieve...more

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EPA's Adherence to Pesticide Registration Risk Assessment Regulations, Policies and Procedures: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a January 27th Project Notification titled: EPA's Adherence to Pesticide Registration Risk Assessment Regulations,...more

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Sustainability – where are we now?

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What are the main sustainability issues currently affecting the real estate industry?  And what are the practical implications – will they cause a change in behaviour? Recent months have seen schoolchildren going on...more

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2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update, “Beaujolais Nouveau” Edition

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Welcome to our Environmental Legislative Updates. Throughout Connecticut’s legislative session, these updates highlight developments concerning environmental law and policy. ...more

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Another Season of Change in North Carolina Environmental Law – Part I

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The 2015 North Carolina legislative session resulted in a great deal of change for the state’s environmental agency and for the statutory programs it administers. The legislative session saw fundamental organizational changes...more

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Will NYSDEC's Audit Agreement for Retail Pharmacies Provide a Path to Increased Compliance?

Federal and state hazardous waste handling and disposal requirements, which were established to address issues related to industrial waste generators and disposal facilities, are often a complicated and awkward fit for retail...more

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