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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) released a policy brief titled: Repurposing EV Batteries for Second-Life Stationary Storage: Market Landscape and Key Challenges (“Policy Brief”)....more
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a November 2024 report titled: Hazardous Waste: EPA Should Take Additional Actions to Encourage Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities to Manage...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued what it describes as “foundational policy document” for addressing climate adaption in the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) corrective action process....more
New York's groundbreaking Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (the Climate Act) is known for being the country's most aggressive climate and clean energy statewide agenda. It calls for a mandated goal of a...more
A 2022 Interagency Sea Level Rise Technical Report, authored by various governmental agencies, found that global mean sea levels could rise between one and seven feet by 2100. This would me significant impacts to the more...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 12th Federal Register a Request for Public Comment on the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) it is proposing for fiscal...more
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Regan issued a statement on March 28th in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s budget submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2023. The...more
Climate change threatens nearly one third of U.S. hazardous chemical facilities - NPR – March 2 - Nearly one third of the hazardous chemical facilities in the United States, including many sites in California, are at...more
EPA rescinds previous administration’s guidance on Clean Water Act permit requirements - Water & Wastes Digest – September 21 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rescinding its guidance document: “Applying...more
New Jersey has been a leader in addressing the most significant environmental problems of the day. Decades ago, for example, four years before the enactment of CERCLA, the state’s Spill Compensation and Control Act prohibited...more
In a first, U.S. declares shortage on Colorado River, forcing water cuts - The New York Times – August 16 - With climate change and long-term drought continuing to take a toll on the Colorado River, the federal Bureau of...more
Arguably, the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is one of our society’s most important numbers. The SCC is used in all climate decisions and will now be considered in all significant governmental decisions and federal actions. How...more
ARGENTINA - ENFORCEMENT - Chamber of Deputies Bill No. 7195-D-2018 would establish minimum provisions for identifying and recording environmental liabilities arising from any anthropogenic activity, as well as...more
ARGENTINA - DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT - Chamber of Deputies Bill No. 3847-D-2018 would prohibit, as of December 31, 2019, the production, import, and sale of cosmetic and oral hygiene products for dental use that contain...more
ARGENTINA - AGRICULTURE - Chamber of Deputies Bill No. 1344-D-2018, Establishing minimum environmental protection measures for the traceability of agrochemicals. CLIMATE CHANGE - Senate Bill No. 410/18, Promoting...more
Focus - U.S. loses bid to halt children's climate change lawsuit - Reuters - Mar 7 A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government’s bid to halt a lawsuit filed by a group of...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from January 16 – February 15, 2018. Greetings! As we move into the new year, look for changes in this space! We will be responding to client needs and requests to include...more
Latin America continues to progress toward environmental sustainability goals as 2017 nears its end. Argentina proposes potable water and sanitation as legal human rights. Brazil moves forward on a number of waste...more
Climate change related cases are on the rise nationwide, just like sea water levels. In fact, according to a United Nations study released in May 2017, the U.S. has three times more climate change litigation cases than the...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from June16, 2017 – July 15, 2017. Latin America continues its breathtaking pace in releasing new environmental and sustainability initiatives and embracing international...more
The Clean Power Plan (“CPP”), and its companion new source review rule, is the Obama Administration’s signature regulation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Among other things, it requires states to put...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Trump signs executive order to expand drilling off America’s coasts - Washington Post - Apr 28 - President Trump signed an executive order Friday that aims to expand offshore...more
This month, Latin American countries sustain their pace issuing progressive environmental measures, and the Region continues to emerge as a global leader on sustainability issues. Product recycling requirements matured...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Governor Brown signs into law two landmark climate bills - San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 8 - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed SB32, the nation’s toughest climate law,...more
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance recently proposed changes to its National Program Manager (NMP) Guidance that, in part, would revise EPA’s National Enforcement Initiatives (“NEIs”) for federal fiscal...more