[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Micro- and nanoplastics are rapidly emerging as a potential business, regulatory, and litigation risk. Join Jenner & Block and Gradient for a concise, cross-disciplinary overview of what companies need to know now....more
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) recently notified stakeholders of its intent to delay the reporting requirements with respect to Phases 2 and 3 of the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR). The deadlines for reporting...more
Contaminants Compass is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and similar chemicals and...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Massachusetts AG Wins Early Round in Sports Betting...more
California AG Rob Bonta settled for a total of over $3.35 million with three plastic bag producers to resolve allegations that their bags failed to meet the state’s recyclability requirements and they misrepresented the...more
On January 19, 2026, Mexico published the Decree enacting the General Law on Circular Economy (“LGEC”) and amending the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (“LGEEPA”) and the General Law for the...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our quarterly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general (“State AGs”) across...more
The recycling industry, traditionally seen as stable, is in an era of innovation and growth. A class of advanced recycling technologies is emerging to address plastics that conventional recycling methods cannot process,...more
Introduction - Le 19 décembre 2025, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (« ECCC ») a annoncé des modifications prévues aux exigences en matière de déclaration pour le Registre fédéral sur les plastiques. Aux...more
On January 9, 2026, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) officially withdrew its proposed regulations for the Plastic Pollution and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) from the...more
On December 23, the European Commission announced a new package of measures to boost the “circular economy” and "strengthen Europe's plastic recycling.” The package includes a draft Commission Implementing Regulation setting...more
While expansive federal and state regulation continues with respect to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), what environmental constituent will be next to garner increased attention? The answer may be microplastics....more
Introduction - On December 19, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced planned changes to reporting requirements for the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR). The FPR requires annual reporting on the...more
On January 15, 2026, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will hold a webinar on its recent report, Synthesis Report on Understanding Fluoropolymers and Their Life Cycle. As reported in our...more
As of the 16 December 2025, new regulatory obligations for the handling of plastic pellets take effect in the European Union. The Regulation (EU) 2025/2365 on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution...more
Effective last January 1, 2025, California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging and food service ware program, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (the “Act" or "SB 54"),...more
In one of the first cases alleging “plastics recycling fraud,” a federal district court in California recently denied a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ public nuisance claim. Citing prior decisions in cases involving the...more
On December 2, 2025, the California Attorney General (AG) issued an enforcement advisory reminding producers of expanded polystyrene foam food service ware of their obligations under Senate Bill (SB) 54, the Plastic Pollution...more
En 2025, le cadre de la réglementation environnementale au Canada a connu d’importants changements par suite de l’introduction, à l’échelle fédérale et provinciale, de réformes visant à accélérer l’approbation des grands...more
In 2025, Canada’s environmental regulatory landscape underwent sweeping changes, as federal and provincial governments introduced reforms aimed at accelerating major project approvals, increasing regulatory certainty and...more
Join us Wednesday, December 10 for our webinar “Microplastics Litigation on the Horizon: Lessons from PFAS, Emerging Cases, and Defense Preparedness.” Microplastics are rapidly emerging as the next major mass-tort frontier,...more
On 21 February 2025, the EU Commission adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/351, the so-called 19th Amendment to the Plastics Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 10/2011), which introduces, inter alia, the notion of “high degree of...more
Like other state-specific Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws (e.g., Minnesota, Oregon), California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act shifts the end-of-life costs of managing,...more
This month, the attorneys general of Florida, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Montana sent letters to various environmental groups expressing “collective concern” about potentially anti-competitive recycling practices....more
On October 14, 2025, BB-REG-NET, a United Kingdom (UK) regulatory science network for biobased and biodegradable materials, published a report entitled “Addressing Persistent Plastic Pollution: The Case for Biodegradable...more