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California Issues New Guidance on Plastic Packaging Source Reduction Plans

Yesterday California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) released guidance for source reduction...


Tags: California, Environment, EPR, Packaging

California's Packaging EPR Law (SB 54) Challenged in Federal Court

Seventeen State Attorneys' General and the National Associate of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) filed a challenge to California's...


Tags: Environmental, Environment, EPR, Packaging

U.S. EPA Issues Direct Final Rule Reinstating Title V Affirmative Defense Provisions

On June 1, 2026, U.S. EPA issued a direct final rule rescinding a 2023 rule that eliminated the Affirmative Defense provisions...


Tags: Clean Air Act, Air Quality, Title V, Affirmative Defense

California Packaging EPR Update: State Regulations Key Deadlines for Producers Now in Effect

On May 1, 2026, California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced that the Office of...


Tags: Environmental, Environment, EPR

Mineral Owners File Lawsuit Alleging New York’s Bans On Oil and Gas Development Violate the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause

On April 16, 2026, father and son Thomas and Madison Woodward filed a complaint in the federal court for the Northern District of...


Tags: Moratorium, Marcellus, Oil and Gas, New York,

Oregon Court Clarifies Packaging EPR Injunction

A federal district court in Oregon overseeing the industry challenge to the state's packaging extended producer responsibility...


Tags: Environmental, Environment, sustainability, EPR,

US EPA Finalizes Authorization of Revisions to Ohio's RCRA Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule granting authorization to the State of Ohio for revisions to...


Tags: EPA, ohio epa, Environment, RCRA

US Army Corps of Engineers Seeking Public Comments on the Nationwide Permitting Program

On March 16, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a request for public input on ways to improve the efficiency of the...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment, USACE, Nationwide Permits

U.S. EPA Proposed Determination: Cleveland Area Attains Ozone NAAQS

On February 27, 2026, U.S. EPA issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would position the Cleveland, Ohio Nonattainment Area...


Tags: Clean Air Act, Environment, Attainment, Ozone,

This past week, North Dakota Judge James Gion announced that he will sign an order requiring several Greenpeace entities to pay...


Tags: Pipeline, Oil and Gas, Energy, North Dakota,

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