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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
On June 27, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in SEC v. Jarkesy that limits the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ability to administratively seek civil penalties against defendants for securities fraud....more
Colorado's scenic highways and bustling urban centers are home to a constant flow of commercial truck traffic. With this heavy presence of large vehicles comes the need for robust laws and regulations to ensure safety for all...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for enforcing the federal laws, regulations, and Executive Orders focused on protecting the environment for the benefit of the American people, threatened and...more
After a two-and-half-year legislative journey, the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CSDDD"), has been formally adopted, and was published in the EU Official Journal on 5 July 2024.1 It will come into...more
After political to-and-fro for over two years, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (“CS3D”) made it over the line on 24 April 2024 with the European Parliament formally approving it. We set out the headline...more
TCSA-Based Requirement Covers Manufactured and Imported Items - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring reporting of historic...more
Materials Covered by the Law SB 54 applies to single-use packaging that is routinely recycled, disposed of or discarded after its contents have been used or unpackaged. This includes items that are typically not refilled or...more
On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a long-anticipated memo announcing changes to its corporate criminal enforcement policies (Memo). The Memo contains helpful guidance for employers, outlining...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a September 15th memorandum titled: Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group...more
In March 2021, the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority for the adoption of a binding EU law that requires businesses to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence along their full value chain or...more
On Wednesday, March 10th, the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority for the adoption of a binding EU law that requires companies to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence along their full value...more
Key Takeaways: • What: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has revised its policy on calculating monetary penalties for administrative enforcement actions. • Who Is Affected: Entities with...more
On December 23, 2020, the federal government published its inflation-adjusted civil penalties for a variety of environmental statutes, including the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA). Those $25,000 per day or...more
Since 1996, federal agencies have been required to review and adjust their statutory civil monetary penalties for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act. Initially, these adjustments were made...more
Key Takeaways - • What Happened: TCEQ issues draft Penalty Policy and plans to propose Compliance History Rule revisions... ...more
On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it may ease enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 national emergency. Though some have incorrectly interpreted this...more
H.B. 197, passed by the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House and now awaiting Governor DeWine’s signature, includes several provisions that may impact entities or communities regulated by Ohio EPA. First, Section 27 of H.B. 197...more
On January 1, 2020, the new International Maritime Organization’s regulation—dubbed “IMO 2020”—for sulfur reduction from 3.5% to 0.5% will go into effect. The regulation stipulates that oceangoing vessels must use either a...more
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions - "There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more
Focus - EPA will not approve labels that say Roundup chemical causes cancer - U.S. News & World Report – August 8 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Thursday that it will not approve...more
Welcome to our Environmental Legislative Updates. Throughout Connecticut’s legislative session, these updates highlight developments concerning environmental law and policy. The author prepares updates as Legislative...more
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published an interim rule (pdf) revising its civil procedure regulations for the assessment of civil penalties for violations of various laws and regulations within the Service’s...more
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance recently proposed changes to its National Program Manager (NMP) Guidance that, in part, would revise EPA’s National Enforcement Initiatives (“NEIs”) for federal fiscal...more
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