[Webinar] EHS in the Cannabis Industry: What Happens When the E stands for Enforcement?
California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Health & Safety Code § 25249.5 et seq.) (“Prop 65”) is a California law that prohibits any person in the course of doing business from “knowingly and...more
Cannabis Company Shuts Down Unpermitted Diesel Generators 2 Years Later - SFGATE - Cannery residents paired with environmental advocacy groups Center for Environmental Health and the Environmental Democracy Project to...more
In the broader world of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) compliance is only one threat to industry operators. Another is the growing use of proxy challenges and shareholder actions...more
Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) audits can come in many varieties: regulatory agency inspections (scheduled or surprise), internal company requirements, maintenance of certifications, or during an acquisition or sale....more
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) will hold a webinar on “What We Know about NanoEHS: Nanoinformatics and Modeling” on January 31, 2022. NNI states that nanoinformatics and modeling support and crosscut all areas...more
Environmental regulators have recently taken significant enforcement actions against cannabis companies who violate fundamental environmental laws. What can other cannabis and hemp operators learn from these cases? Watch...more
This paper attempts to provide a definition and context for the term, Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), explain how and why it is used, demonstrate how investors are driving the proliferation of ESG reporting,...more
Last month, we discussed the uncertainty many businesses face as they navigate environmental compliance and enforcement issues arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We noted that the change and upheaval of 2020 for...more
On March 26, 2020, as government officials issued a slew of stay-at-home orders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an emergency policy memorandum describing how the agency would exercise its enforcement...more
This newsletter was updated April 17, 2020 to include recent guidance from California concerning regulatory compliance requirements. In the original newsletter below, we discussed two tools that may help Environmental,...more
This newsletter was updated April 13. In the original newsletter below, we discussed two tools that may help Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) management respond to non-compliance arising from COVID-19: Agency...more