California enacted two major laws related to climate change in 2023 and both have 2026 deadlines looming:
SB 253, the California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, requires businesses with total annual revenue...more
US EPA is taking action to designate two of the most common per- and polyflouroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under CERCLA, also known as Superfund. This action is part of EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, a...more
EPA released its plan for actions to address PFAS contamination on October 18, 2021. This is an aggressive and wide-sweeping plan that reaches across multiple statutory authorities. Much of the Roadmap will require regulatory...more
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The State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB”) approved the much-debated General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water (“Winery Order”) on January 20, 2021. Although the official version of the approved...more
Compliance with environmental regulations is challenging under the best of circumstances, but the COVID-19 crisis and measures taken in response add a new layer of complexity. The lack of a consistent message from elected...more