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Hazardous Substances Penalties

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95th Arkansas General Assembly/Act 1009: Addressing Enforcement for Certain Types of Industrial Waste Disposal

Act 1009 was signed by Governor Sanders which amends the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act to require revocation of a permit for the disposal of industrial waste in an agricultural or pastoral application for a...more

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Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Morganfield, Kentucky Medical Device Design...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Vibracoustic USA, Inc. (“VUI”) entered into an April 21st Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fordyce Railway Tank Car...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Transitech Inc. (“TI”) entered into an April 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an...more

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NYC’s Lead Laws: What Property Owners Need to Know About Lead-Based Paint Obligations Ahead of August 2025

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New York City’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act—commonly known as Local Law 1 of 2004—sets forth strict requirements for property owners to protect tenants from lead-based paint hazards. Under this law, any multiple...more

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OSHA Enforcement: Penalty Assessment Addressing Conyers, Georgia Biolab

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a news release stating that it is proposing to impose penalties against Bio-Lab Inc. (“BLI”). The news release states that OSHA determined that the BLI...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Target for Prop 65 Plaintiffs: Bisphenol-S

The New Year rings in with a likely wave of new enforcement actions under California’s Proposition 65 targeting Bisphenol-S (BPS), a popular substitute chemical for Bisphenol-A (BPA) which itself has been targeted by...more

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California AB 2515 signed into law, establishes significant penalties for the manufacture and sale of menstrual products...

On September 30, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he signed AB 2515 into law. Among other things, AB 2515 prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and sale of menstrual products containing “regulated...more

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New European Batteries Regulation Has Been Adopted

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The European Union (EU) published its new Batteries Regulation on July 28, 2023. The long-awaited text, presented for the first time by the EU Commission in late 2020 and subject to negotiations since then, contains a...more

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Washington State Enacts Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

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Governor Jay Inslee signed Washington state’s Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act (the Act) into law on May 15, 2023. The Act sets stringent standards for companies operating within the state, aiming to eliminate the use of toxic...more

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OSHA Enforcement in the Final Year of the Obama Administration

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Although the Obama Administration is well into its last year, it is signaling no let-up in its aggressive environmental and occupational safety and health enforcement agendas. Indeed, continuation of or even more stringent...more

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Environmental Compliance Basics - The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act

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Does your business use or handle chemicals? If so, then read on. EPA recently released its 2015 enforcement report, noting thousands of enforcement cases, tens of thousands of inspections, and hundreds of millions of...more

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Proposition 65 Activity Heats Up On Flame Retardant

Tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) is a chemical used as a flame retardant by the furniture industry to meet flammability standards, including California’s TB 117. TDCPP is found in the polyurethane foam used in...more

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EPA Releases 2012 Enforcement Results

Under the headline “EPA Enforcement in 2012 Protects Communities from Harmful Pollution,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 17, 2012, released its annual report of enforcement activities for the 2012...more

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