All Wrapped Up: Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, April 2025 -
All Wrapped Up is a newsletter that tracks and analyzes key developments in extended producer responsibility laws for packaging. It is a...more
All Wrapped Up is a newsletter that tracks and analyzes key developments in extended producer responsibility laws for packaging. It is a subscription-based resource for King & Spalding clients who sell or distribute just...more
5/1/2025
/ Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Plastics ,
Product Packaging ,
Recycling ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Waste Management
After more than 50 years, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (“the Agencies”) continue to struggle to find a durable definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) in the Clean Water Act, leaving the regulated...more
4/15/2025
/ Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
All Wrapped Up is a newsletter that tracks and analyzes key developments in extended producer responsibility laws for packaging. It is a subscription-based resource for King & Spalding clients who sell or distribute just...more
In an important environmental decision, the Supreme Court narrowed the range of discharge limitations under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) for wastewater discharges. On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held the CWA does not...more
3/7/2025
/ Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Government Agencies ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Wastewater ,
Water
All Wrapped Up is a newsletter that tracks and analyzes key developments in extended producer responsibility laws for packaging. It is a subscription-based resource for King & Spalding clients who sell or distribute just...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a voluntary Request for Information (“RFI”) on June 9, 2022, regarding best practices for battery recycling and labeling guidelines. 87 Fed. Reg. 35,202. The...more
OSHA issued new guidance on July 8, 2020, for the oil and gas industry as part of its ongoing series of industry-specific guidance for mitigating occupational exposure risks to COVID-19. This guidance supplements OSHA’s...more
7/14/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
HVAC Contractors ,
Interim Guidance ,
Manufacturers ,
Oil & Gas ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Hazards
The Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Electricity Sales Contracts in France -
The electricity sector, like numerous others in France, has been heavily affected by the economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...more
6/25/2020
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Amended Rules ,
CARB ,
Climate Change ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delays ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
France ,
Low Carbon Fuel Standard ,
Mexico ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
OSHA ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Power Grid ,
Public Nuisance ,
Removal ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sales Contracts ,
Solar Energy ,
State Law Tort Claims ,
Wind Power ,
Workplace Injury
A “Reasonable and Good Faith Inquiry” Checklist -
On May 19, 2020, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued “Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of...more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Enjoined from Using NWP 12 to Authorize “Utility Line Activities” in Jurisdictional Waters -
On April 15, 2020, a federal district court in Montana invalidated the United States Army Corps of...more
Developing Contingency Plans: The NYDFS Mandate on Licensed Virtual Currency Businesses -
The events surrounding COVID-19 have increased the use of fintech products, both out of necessity and convenience. Shelter-in-place...more
4/17/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Information ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Finetech ,
Information Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
Notice Requirements ,
NYDFS ,
Payment Systems ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
World Health Organization
COVID-19 presents the oil and gas sector with several novel safety considerations.
Drilling rigs and production platforms are self-contained vessels in which workers routinely live and work in close contact...more
4/14/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Training ,
Energy Sector ,
FEMA ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Jones Act ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
OSHA ,
Petroleum ,
Workplace Safety
Rekindling the Flame: Oil & Gas Securitizations -
A number of recent structurings of investment-grade rated securitizations of oil and gas wells are sparking conversations in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry about...more
12/20/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Green Buildings ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
PFAS ,
Securitization ,
Service Contracts ,
Structured Finance
The newly-released movie Dark Waters, starring A-list actors Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway, has increased public attention on a group of emerging chemicals called Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). This increased...more
11/26/2019
/ Clean Water Act ,
Dark Waters ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
PFAS ,
State Legislatures ,
Toxic Chemicals