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Oct 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Martha Marrapese |Sara Watson |Sarah E. Amick
On September 27, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) published a final rule extending the submission deadline for
the 2024 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data
Reporting (CDR) from September 30 to November 22, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 79150). EPA's Chemical Data
Exchange (CDX) reporting tool incorrectly indicated in some
circumstances that Confidential Business Information was captured
in a submission when it was not.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Sara Watson |Martha Marrapese |Scott Sherlock
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently
found, in what it described as a "question of first
impression," that Section 5(b)(3) of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), a provision requiring public disclosure of
information on the receipt of new TSCA Section 5 filings and health
and safety data, was a "freestanding right to
information" obligation and independent of a TSCA regulatory
function.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Tracy Heinzman |Nur Ibrahim |Martha Marrapese
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions at the end of its term impacting environmental law. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Court held that courts must exercise independent judgment when determining if an agency acted within its statutory authority, overruling the 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Tracy Heinzman |Martha Marrapese |Sara Watson |Nur Ibrahim
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions at the end of its
term impacting environmental law. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Court held that courts must
exercise independent judgment when determining if an agency acted
within its statutory authority, overruling the 1984 decision in
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v.
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May 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Sara Watson |Martha Marrapese
Only six months after proposing to amend the procedures for risk
evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the
final rule was published in the
Federal Register on May 3, 2024. A flurry of activity will soon
follow on many reviews that were put on hold while the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) made fundamental
shifts in direction on how these evaluations will be conducted in
the years to come.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Martha Marrapese |Nur Ibrahim
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces an
uncertain timeline to implement its new climate disclosure rule, as
nine legal challenges have now been transferred to the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted final rules related to
climate-disclosure information – the Enhancement and
Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. The
final rule is available here. Our prior alert on this initiative is
available here.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Nur Ibrahim |Martha Marrapese
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces an uncertain timeline to implement its new climate disclosure rule, as nine legal challenges have now been transferred to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted final rules related to climate-disclosure information – the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. The final rule is available here. Our prior alert on this initiative is available here.
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Jan 13, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Martha Marrapese
Effective January 1, 2030, the sale of any industrial, commercial, or consumer product containing intentionally added Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) will be banned in Maine unless the use of PFAS in the product is specifically designated as a Currently Unavoidable Use (CUU). This week, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a March 1, 2024, deadline to submit initial CUU requests.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Martha Marrapese
On December 10, 2023, in New York, the UN Human Rights Prize will be
awarded to the Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous
Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal
Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable
Environment (the Global Coalition).
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) has played an important
role in the work of the Global Coalition. For more information,
check out Kristine Perry's blog.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Martha Marrapese
On December 10, 2023, in New York, the UN Human Rights Prize will be awarded to the Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment (the Global Coalition). The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) has played an important role in the work of the Global Coalition. For more information, check out Kristine Perry’s blog.
