July 2012
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Another U.S. Supreme Court Water Challenge Case
The Colorado River Water transfer pacts are at issue again in a new petition for review recently filed. In Cuatro Del Mar v. Imperial Irrigation District, U.S., No. 12-53, 7/11/12, Cuatro Del Mar, a citrus and palm tree grower, accused the Imperial Irrigation District and other agencies of violating agricultural water users’ constitutional rights in… Continue reading
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California Issues Final Draft Of Green Chemistry Regulations
On July 27, 2012, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) released what might be the final draft of California’s green chemistry regulations that are anticipated to be finalized by the end of 2012. The intent of the regulations is to identify particular chemicals of concern in consumer products and then to require industry to… Continue reading
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New EPCRA Tier I and Tier II Updates
By E. Lynn Grayson EPA has proposed changes to EPCRA Section 312 Tier I and Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms required under 40 CFR Part 370. The new rules become effective January 1, 2014. The reporting requirements under the community right-to-know provisions of EPCRA sections 311 and 312 are on-going obligations. These… Continue reading
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TSCA Reform: What Lessons Can We Learn From REACH?
By Steven M. Siros On Thursday, July 26th, Jenner & Block's Environmental and Workplace Health & Safety Law practice will host "TSCA Reform: What Lessons Can We Learn From REACH?" a lunch CLE program to be held in the Chicago office from 12:00 – 1:00pm CST. This presentation is also being offered as a webinar. The presentation… Continue reading
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Top 10 Corporate Environmental Concerns
On July 18, 2012, Jenner & Block Partners, E. Lynn Grayson and Katherine M. Rahill published a guest column in Law360 discussing new and emerging environmental issues important to in-house counsel. Continue reading
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FDA Announces Ban on BPA in Bottles and Sippy Cups
On July 17, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a final rule amending its food additive regulations to ban the use of polycarbonate resins in baby bottles and sippy cups. Continue reading
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The U.S. Appellate Court’s Decision Upholding Obama’s Climate Change Regulations: Impact On Business And The Environment
Jenner & Block Partner Gay Sigel will speak today during a webinar at noon Central about the business implications of Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA, No. 09-1322, U.S. Ct. App. D.C. Cir. (6/26/12). In this important new case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit handed the Obama Administration’s EPA… Continue reading
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The Latest EPA Criminal Enforcement Statistics
In fiscal year 2011, EPA’s criminal enforcement program exceeded 2010 outcomes for new environmental crime investigations opened and the total level of incarceration, as shown by the chart below. Continue reading
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NAS Concludes No Link Between Fracking And Groundwater Contamination
On July 9, 2012, the National Academy of Sciences (“NAS”) released a study that found no direct link between hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and contamination of certain shallow groundwater aquifers in northwestern Pennsylvania. Continue reading
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New Water Scarcity Mapping Tool
The World Resources Institute recently released its Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas (Atlas) to help companies identify water-related risks. The Atlas is a tool that provides geographical and sector-specific water risk context for companies. The Atlas is intended to generate risk maps that will help companies understand the complexities of water risk and to manage their… Continue reading