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On September 4, 2025, EPA released its Unified Agenda which includes plans for a number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulatory actions. The PFAS regulatory agenda is consistent with Administrator Zeldin’s...more
The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced on August 26th that it renewed its alliance with the National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) and the Solid Waste...more
A federal court in South Carolina addressed in an August 6th Opinion issues arising out of a putative class action filed by lakefront property owners alleging contamination due to the dissemination of motor and transformer...more
On Sept. 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) authorizes recovery of natural resource damages for the lost use of...more
On August 20, 2025, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden submitted an update to the proposal to restrict PFAS under the European Union’s REACH regulation that they originally submitted in January 2023. The...more
Exposure to toxic substances like arsenic, asbestos, benzene, cadmium, dioxins, fluoride, herbicides, lead, mercury, and pesticides can create serious and lasting health risks. These hazardous materials are often encountered...more
On June 25, 2025, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored the all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later. The...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an August 7th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the transportation of...more
With new scientific information and legal developments emerging daily, concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination have moved from future threat to present liability —including for buildings that...more
Vermont has become the first state in the nation to implement a household hazardous waste extended producer responsibility law. This is an important development for two key reasons....more
On August 15, 2025, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 328 into law, amending Illinois's long-arm statute, Section 2-209(b), and the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation (“Cargill”) entered into an August 18th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of the federal Emergency...more
On August 15, 2025, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) signed a bill (HB 2516) amending the PFAS Reduction Act to ban certain consumer products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As of...more
Despite the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) not requesting a budget in its FY 2026 Budget Request – instead stating that “[t]he President’s Budget proposes $0 for CSB’s FY 2026 budget with the...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) clarified in an August 12th Interpretive Letter the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to emergency discharge control equipment for...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s motion to lift the stay in the litigation challenging the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six PFAS chemicals (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA commonly known...more
For those keeping an eye on the latest CPSC shake-ups and policy changes, over the past week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has made several major announcements: CPSC confirmed it will remain fully...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City of Dallas, Oregon entered into a July 25th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act. See DOCKET NO....more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a July 31st Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Colortech, Inc. (“CI”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case...more
After a few decades of uncertainty and “it’s-alive-it’s-dead-it’s-alive” swings, EPA’s “once in, always in” (OI/AI) policy is once again dead. And this time, it seems very dead....more
On August 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Sommerville v. Union Carbide Corp., reversing the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West...more
This potential expansion of general jurisdiction in Illinois applies only for actions that allege injury or illness resulting from exposure to a toxic substance as defined under the Uniform Hazardous Substances Act of...more
On Aug. 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held that exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) constitutes a concrete, present injury sufficient for Article III standing where costs for present medical monitoring are...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Sun Coast Resources, LLC (“SCR”) entered into an August 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing the violation of certain Alabama regulations concerning...more