As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and with an incoming Biden administration that is expected to step up efforts to control the spread of the virus, use of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) and cleaning/disinfectant...more
11/24/2020
/ Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FHSA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Manufacturers ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act)
Every four years, under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule issued pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), manufacturers (including importers) must provide U.S. EPA with information on the production and use...more
Every four years, under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule issued pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), manufacturers (including importers) must provide U.S. EPA with information on the production and use...more
On Thursday, March 26, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) released a much anticipated enforcement discretion policy that provides temporary and limited enforcement discretion for certain violations...more
Even though the coronavirus poses novel and complex challenges to all aspects of a company’s operations, it is not an excuse for companies to press “pause” on their obligations to comply with environmental laws and permits. ...more
California’s Proposition 65 – which already poses daunting compliance challenges for a wide range of industries – is now set to apply more broadly to cannabis and cannabidiol (“CBD”) products. Beginning January 3, 2021,...more
3/10/2020
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Manufacturers ,
Marijuana ,
OEHHA ,
Product Labels ,
Proposition 65 ,
Safe Harbors ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Warning Labels
This past Valentine’s Day, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced EPA’s action plan for regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAs), which are a class of synthetic...more
2/20/2019
/ CERCLA ,
Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Hazardous Substances ,
National Action Plan ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Water Supplies
As President Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, cleared a key committee vote this week, a conflict between EPA and the State of California over tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions shows...more
2/15/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Emissions Standards ,
NHTSA ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
Self-driving cars must also scare the hell out of Congress too. This past June 14 – long after states began their forays into regulating self-driving cars – the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee...more
6/27/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
FMVSS ,
Innovation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liability ,
NHTSA ,
Preemption ,
Public Safety ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology ,
Traffic Laws