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What Happens When Agency Administrators Don't Support the Agency's Statutory Mission?

I’ve always taken the position that, no matter how much I disagree with the President, the Senate should confirm his executive branch nominees (nominations to the Judicial Branch are different, since judges don’t work for the...more

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EPA-pocalypse Now!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A second Trump administration is likely to bring sweeping changes to environmental regulatory and enforcement agendas. During the first Trump term, his administration focused on significant deregulation in...more

Alston & Bird

PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2024 Q2 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA announces drinking-water regulations, states continue to fight firefighting...more

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Supreme Court To Review Critical Case on Deference to Administrative Agencies

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Overview The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to review a case taking direct aim at “overregulation” by federal administrative agencies. Any client or business that routinely deals with federal administrative...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

A Big Verdict Against an EtO Sterilizer as U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule Takes Shape

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We summarized in July the status of ethylene oxide (EtO) federal regulation and litigation risks facing companies using EtO. Since then, two personal injury jury trials claiming damages from EtO exposure have concluded – one...more

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Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory/Deregulatory Actions: Projected U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Activities

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the Spring 2022 Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“Agenda”) in an August 8th federal register notice. See 87 Fed. Reg. 48332...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Companies that Use and Emit Ethylene Oxide Should be Aware of Upcoming Regulatory Action and Litigation Risks

In our earlier post, Public and Regulatory Attention to Forever Chemicals is at an All-Time High, we discussed the expected and upcoming regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Another chemical expected to...more

Robinson+Cole Environmental Law +

EPA’s Draft Strategic Plan Emphasizes Environmental Justice

On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new Draft Strategic Plan for 2022 through 2026 (Strategic Plan). EPA is required to develop the Strategic Plan to communicate EPA’s priorities...more

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Semiannual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Published: Projected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“Agenda”) in a July 30th Federal Register Notice. See 86 Fed. Reg. 41276....more

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The Biden-Harris Administration’s Environmental Justice Policy Agenda: What Companies Need to Know

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In its first six months, the Biden Administration has taken tangible steps to advance environmental justice (EJ) across the federal government. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have...more

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The Biden Administration’s Approach to the Social Cost of Carbon

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As part of his comprehensive climate change agenda, President Biden convened a task force to assess the social cost of greenhouse gases. At the end of February, the task force published an interim report estimating the “cost”...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AGs Submit Comment to FDA on Cannabis - A group of 38 state attorneys general have submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s...more

Sullivan & Worcester

PFAS Regulation Update

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EPA Steps into the Mix While States Continue Swift Action in Light of Potential Health Risks - In a prior posting, we noted the proliferation of state legislative and regulatory activity involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Releases Anticipated PFAS Action Plan

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On Feb. 14, 2019, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler held a live-streamed press conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania describing the release of EPA's anticipated PFAS Action...more

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EPA Catches Up On PFAS

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If you haven’t heard of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), you likely will soon. Like DDT, PCBs, asbestos, and MTBE before it, PFAS are a class of chemicals that have been used in a wide variety of commercial and...more

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Post-Election Update 2018

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2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor - The 2018 midterm elections showcased the power of women, both as candidates and as a key voting demographic. The elections represented a new political...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

EPA to Rethink Cost-Benefit Analyses During Rulemaking Process

This week, EPA announced that it is considering developing regulations to optimize the use of cost-benefit analyses when it is taking regulatory action. Many environmental statutes require the consideration of costs and...more

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Trump Environmental Protection Agency Litigation Record: U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Minority Ranking Member...

United States Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works Ranking Minority Member Tom Carper has issued a report titled: Rule of Law? Not so much. Scott Pruitt’s Losing Litigation Record at EPA (“Report”) ...more

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EPA Regulatory Agenda Shows Continued Retrenching

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In mid-December, EPA issued its semi-annual regulatory agenda reflecting rulemaking activities scheduled for 2018 and beyond. The overall announcement is reflected in the EPA press release and detailed explanations are...more

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