October 2015
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ISO 14001:2015 – A Significant Update
By Gary Kjelleren – Ramboll Environ, Inc. Several of the criticisms of the 2004 version of the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems have been that a business can achieve certification without taking into consideration impacts beyond its four walls, that management need not be significantly involved, and that the management system is not… Continue reading
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IARC’s Classification of Red Meat and Processed Meats as Carcinogenic Exposes Food Manufacturers, Distributers, and Retailers to Proposition 65 Liability
By Alexander J. Bandza The Internet was buzzing yesterday with news that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified red meat as a Group 2A carcinogen (“probably carcinogenic to humans”) and processed meat as a Group 1 carcinogen (“carcinogenic to humans”). In general, IARC evaluates the environmental… Continue reading
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Jenner & Block Wins Motion to Dismiss In Alleged Pipeline Leak Federal Lawsuit
By Genevieve J. Essig A Jenner & Block team including Partner Gabrielle Sigel and Associate Alexander Bandza of the Firm’s Environmental and Workplace Health & Safety group, supported by Partner Jessica Ring Amunson and Associate Amir Ali of the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office, won a significant victory in federal court environmental and pipeline litigation on behalf of… Continue reading
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California Bans Microbeads
California is the ninth state to ban microbeads with passage of an aggressive new law prohibiting the tiny plastics beads by 2020. Continue reading
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Workers Comp: Will the Opt-Out Initiative Alter the 100 Year Old Social Compact Between Employers and Employees for Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses?
Dissatisfaction with existing workers compensation programs seems to be the norm these days. A few states . . . have allowed employers to opt out of state workers compensation programs entirely, . . . alter[ing] the social compact that has driven workers compensation programs since the early 1900s. Continue reading
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Companies Support Paris Climate Agreement
Fourteen major corporations based or operating in the U.S. have voiced strong support for the adoption of a new global settlement agreement… calling for negotiators at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris to adopt “a more balanced and durable multilateral framework guiding and strengthening national efforts to address climate change.” Continue reading
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Sustainable Energy Developments
Today Thomson Reuters’ published my blog, Executive Perspective: UN Sustainable Development Summit: Sustainable Energy Developments. The blog details the new 2030 UN Sustainability Development Agenda and how the recently adopted sustainable developments goals (SDGs) will influence sustainable energy growth around the world in the coming years. Continue reading