Environmental Law News and Insights

On Feb. 26, 2019, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing entitled "EPA's Enforcement Program: Taking the Environmental Cop Off the Beat." According to the Chairman's Memorandum, the hearing will examine the effectiveness and consistency of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("NYS DEC") has announced that it will not enforce the first required disclosure milestone under the Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program (the "Program") until October 2, 2019. The Program requires manufacturers of covered cleansing products to identify all ingredients and impurities...

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On Thursday, the Trump Administration announced that it will issue a draft regulation by the end of the year placing a limit on two chemicals frequently found in drinking water. The steps to eventually regulate two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") known as PFOA and PFOS were announced...

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