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Oregon EPR Law Challenged by Impacted Businesses on Constitutional Grounds

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On July 30, 2025, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) filed suit against the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Environmental Commission alleging that Oregon’s Plastic Pollution...more

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Navigating New Waters: Getting Ahead of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws

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Packaging-related EPR laws are rapidly creating complex compliance obligations across multiple states; companies should act to avoid unexpected fees, increased costs and competitive disadvantages....more

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SMART 3.0 Program Key Changes and Features: Mitigation Fees

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We’ve previously covered the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) emergency regulations released last month for the SMART 3.0 Program, which significantly revise DOER’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target...more

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CEQA Transportation Mitigation Fees and Other Key Reforms in AB 130 and SB 131

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This is our third update on the important changes in the two budget trailer bills, AB 130 and SB 131, after previous posts addressing the new CEQA exemption for infill housing and the “near miss” CEQA streamlining process....more

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Packaging EPR Law Enacted in Maryland

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This week Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 901, an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law designed to make “producers” of packaged items and paper products financially responsible for the upgrades to state...more

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Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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On November 1, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that the rulemaking entering Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ("RGGI") violated the state constitution. The decision upends regulatory...more

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Vermont Legislative Update 02-21-2020 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

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New Act 250 board proposal is gutted - The House Committee on Ways and Means voted 9-1 this week in favor of an amendment to strike increases in permit fees proposed in H.926, the Act 250 reform bill. The fee increases, most...more

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Maine DEP Voluntary Response Action Program Releases Updated Guidance

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The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) just provided updated guidance explaining the new application fees and -- perhaps more importantly -- clarifying and updating...more

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