Introduction -
On May 13, 2025, Maryland became the sixth state to enact Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for paper and packaging material. Washington is poised to become the seventh. In Washington, the bill has...more
With the March 31, 2025 deadline to comply with Oregon’s packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law rapidly approaching, producers of covered materials, including packaging, paper products, and food serviceware,...more
Key Takeaways -
What Happened? On October 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule establishing the Emissions Reduction and Reclamation (ER&R) Program to manage certain...more
Key Takeaways -
• What Happened: EPA proposed a new program that would impose leak detection obligations and requirements to use reclaimed hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) for certain equipment. The proposed rule also includes...more
Update: On September 25, 2023, the Washington Department of Ecology extended the fleet reporting requirement discussed in the alert below by a month, to October 31, 2023....more
Fleet Reporting Requirement The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is requiring owners and operators of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets to report information about their fleets to Ecology by September 30,...more