Analysis of Recent and Forthcoming State Legislation on Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products and Preemptive Effects of Existing Federal Legislation
According to a report released in February 2021 by the organization Safer States, at least 27 US states will consider proposed legislation to regulate toxic chemicals... Read more.
California’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standard May Be Revised on Short Notice
On May 20, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Board”) held a public meeting to consider revisions to the State’s COVID-19... Read more.
Supreme Court Narrows Triggers for CERCLA Contribution Actions
In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the case of Guam v. United States, No. 20-382, 593 U.S. __ (2021),... Read more.
Supreme Court Procedural Clarity Provides Win for Industry in Climate Case
On May 17, 2021, the United States Supreme Court ruled 7-1 that the Fourth Circuit should have considered all of the fossil fuel companies’ grounds for removal... Read more.
EPA Announces Plans to Require Additional Chemical Reporting under its Toxic Release Inventory
On Friday, April 30, 2021, The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced significant steps the agency intends to take under the Toxics... Read more.
Jenner & Block to Host Webinar on EHS Issues Facing the Cannabis Industry
On May 4, Jenner & Block Partner Steven M. Siros and Associate Leah M. Song will present a CLE webinar on environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues facing... Read more.
Earth Day 2021: Biden’s American Jobs Plan Aims to End the Flow of Lead in Drinking Water
As the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog celebrates Earth Day, we turn to the important topic of drinking water. Drinking water, like the air we breathe, is an... Read more.
Earth Day 2021: Climate Change under the Biden Administration
President Biden has made climate change a main focus of his administration. At the beginning of his term, Biden issued several executive orders addressing climate... Read more.
Reflections on Earth Day, 2021
This week, as we celebrate Earth Day on April 22, Jenner & Block’s Environmental and Workplace Health and Safety Law Practice will be focusing, each day, on... Read more.
Does Novel “Greenwashing” Enforcement Action Portend a New Trend?
Lawsuits over alleged misleading environmental marketing claims, or “greenwashing,” are nothing new. It has been nearly 30 years since the Federal Trade Commission... Read more.