A defining feature of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws emerging across the United States is the expectation that producers join a statewide producer responsibility organization (PRO). But for some producers,...more
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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
7/25/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Industrial Sector ,
International Trade ,
Manufacturers ,
Mergers ,
NHTSA ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Technology ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
7/11/2025
/ Airlines ,
Automotive Industry ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Government Agencies ,
India ,
Industrial Sector ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) proposed adding microplastics as a Candidate Chemical to be regulated under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program on June 20, 2025. This action and its subsequent...more
Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more
6/30/2025
/ California ,
Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ,
Greenwashing ,
Plastics ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
6/30/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Canada ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. On June 9, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced that he is “retiring”...more
6/16/2025
/ Canada ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Poultry ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposition 65 ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Seafood
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
6/13/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Energy Policy ,
Export Controls ,
Industrial Sector ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On May 23, President Donald Trump announced that he was recommending a new “straight 50% tariff” on all goods from the European Union beginning June 1. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he hoped this decision would “light...more
6/3/2025
/ Clean Air Act ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Drinking Water ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Industrial Sector ,
International Trade ,
Manufacturers ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
EPA announces details of its reorganization. On May 2, the EPA announced a major reorganization that will eliminate several key offices, including the Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP), Office of Air Quality Planning and...more
6/2/2025
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
California moved closer to implementing its ambitious extended producer responsibility (EPR) law when the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) recently released revised draft regulations under Senate...more
Maryland and Washington have joined the growing cohort of US jurisdictions that require producers of packaging and paper products to finance – and ultimately improve – the systems for disposing of these “covered materials” in...more
5/22/2025
/ Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ,
Manufacturers ,
Maryland ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Product Packaging ,
Recycling ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainability ,
Washington ,
Waste Management
On May 7, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a significant decision in Daly v. The Wonderful Company LLC, No. 24 C 1267 (N.D. Ill.). The court dismissed with prejudice a putative class...more
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
5/6/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Canada ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Forestry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Industrial Sector ,
Japan ,
Recycling ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
Trump Administration actions - Trump orders DOJ to stop states from enforcing unconstitutional or preempted climate laws. In a sweeping Executive Order (EO) issued on April 8, President Donald Trump has ordered Attorney...more
4/29/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Trump Administration
California recycling claims restrictions - On April 4, 2025, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) published its Final Findings of the SB 343 Material Characterization Study. The report...more
President Trump directs agencies to repeal regulations without notice and comment rulemaking. President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on April 9, directing the repeal of "unlawful regulations" deemed to impede...more
4/23/2025
/ Deregulation ,
Dietary Guidelines ,
Farmers ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Hiring Freeze ,
International Trade ,
Poultry ,
Product Labels ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
USDA
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
4/22/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
California ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Popular ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration
Circular Action Alliance to accept reports through April 30, 2025 - Circular Action Alliance (CAA) recently announced a grace period through April 30, 2025 for producers to report data by weight and material category for all...more
SEC withdraws defense of US climate disclosure rules; Uyeda speaks on ESG and materiality. On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC...more
3/31/2025
/ Child Labor ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Policy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Minerals ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
3/25/2025
/ Clean Air Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Industrial Sector ,
NTSB ,
Risk Management ,
Safety Standards ,
SCOTUS ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Workplace Safety
Two significant developments have recently emerged concerning California’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, SB 54, which aims to phase out single-use plastics. The landmark law for packaging and plastic food...more
3/17/2025
/ California ,
Compliance ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Plastics ,
Pollution Control ,
Product Packaging ,
Recycling ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability
The Supreme Court recently ruled that the Clean Water Act (CWA) does not authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose “generic” or “end-result” prohibitions in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...more
3/10/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
City and County of San Francisco v Environmental Protection Agency ,
Clean Water Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NPDES ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS
US formally submits notification of withdrawal from Paris Agreement. On January 27, 2025, Dorothy Camille Shea, the US acting ambassador to the United Nations, submitted a notification of withdrawal from the Paris Agreement...more
2/28/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Green Finance ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Net Zero ,
Paris Agreement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Trump Administration