Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions.
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10/30/2024
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Carbon capture and storage could play a major role in a Biden Administration eager to rejoin the Paris Agreement. Our Federal Tax Group provides a brief overview of the 45Q credit and key takeaways from the IRS’s new final...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains how companies can benefit from the Environmental Protection Agency’s new interim guidance expediting the product registration process for long-lasting antimicrobial...more
Whether your products are used for medical purposes or used in homes and offices, our Food, Drug & Device/FDA and Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources teams highlight the key regulatory requirements that apply, what has...more
On August 21, 2019, EPA’s Final Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals takes effect federally. The sewer ban component of the new rule applies in all states....more
On December 12, 2018, the EPA released its long-awaited Management for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule. The EPA addressed industry concerns by amending the hazardous waste listing for nicotine to exclude nicotine...more
Last August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized the more stringent “Phase 2” greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and fuel efficiency...more
As expected, on January 12, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Final Determination affirming the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for model year 2022-2025 light-duty vehicles. While EPA...more
EPA has released its long-awaited proposed CERCLA financial assurance regulations for the hardrock mining industry. When finalized, these regulations will serve as a model for financial assurance regulations for other...more
Through its Proposed Determination, EPA has concluded that the model year 2022-2025 GHG standards should remain as promulgated, despite automotive industry evidence demonstrating the need for less stringent standards. ...more
On November 3, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced plans for a new low-nitrogen oxide (NOx) standard for heavy-duty engines sold in the state. CARB intends to adopt the new NOx standard—of 0.02 grams per...more
Originally published in Bloomberg BNA's Daily Environment Report, 209 DEN B-1, 10/28/16.
On Oct. 25, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published more stringent...more
On September 12, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Strategy for Addressing the Retail Sector under RCRA’s Regulatory Framework. As part of this strategy, EPA will finalize the Resource...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Chemical and Safety Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a report calling for preventative inspections at petroleum refineries to prevent accidents and injuries. The report highlights the...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and fuel efficiency standards for...more
The timeline for federal NOx emission reductions for medium and heavy-duty trucks is uncertain, but expected in California in 2017. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to issue a NOx standard in 2017 that...more
All healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical reverse distributors and other hazardous waste generators should read the proposed rules, and each should analyze the impacts it will have on its operations and waste management...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule. If finalized, it will create an entirely new subpart in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
Today, EPA released its proposed Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule. The proposed rule, if finalized, will add a subpart P under 40 CFR part 266, which applies to the management of hazardous waste...more