9/10/2026 1:17:53 PM Wake Me Up When September Ends: More WOTUS Changes Coming By James Auslander Parker Moore Peter Selimos EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have offered two “supplemental options” for the regulatory definitions provided in their...
9/7/2026 1:17:00 PM Navigating Oregon’s New 1200-Z Industrial Stormwater Discharge General Permit: What Industrial Facilities Need to Know By Casey Clausen Erika Spanton Jordann Krouse The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality reissued Oregon’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Discharge...
9/3/2026 1:12:16 PM Alaska Becomes 49th State Authorized to Administer Federal RCRA Hazardous Waste Program By Aaron Goldberg Augustus Winkes Elizabeth Richardson Lynne Davies +1 more... Show less On July 29, 2026, EPA granted Alaska final authorization to administer its hazardous waste management program under the Resource...
9/2/2026 5:11:08 PM EPA Proposes 2027 Construction General Permit for Public Comment By Drew Silton Erika Spanton Julia Li Angie Lai +1 more... Show less EPA recently published its proposed 2027 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Construction General Permit for public comment....
9/2/2026 1:15:50 PM CBP Considers Deeper Supply Chain Disclosures; Comments Due December 1, 2026 By Russell LaMotte Claire Schachter U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that could reshape the information...
9/1/2026 1:13:48 PM Federal Court Upholds Oregon Packaging EPR Law, Providing Important Early Roadmap for EPR Challenges By Justin Smith Casey Clausen Allyn Stern Kirstin Gruver Nikki Waxman +2 more... Show less On August 27, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon upheld Oregon's packaging EPR law, the Plastic Pollution and...
8/24/2026 5:23:35 PM Key Maryland Oyster Aquaculture Developments By Jessica Kyle Timothy Sullivan Georgia Spies Maryland shellfish growers, leaseholders, dealers, and prospective aquaculture operators should take note of several recent actions that,...
8/24/2026 1:10:23 PM Complying with the Endangered Species Act By Parker Moore Jonas Reagan This practice note provides an overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., and discusses the obligations of...
8/19/2026 5:01:24 PM D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Rule Designating PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances By Nessa Horewitch Coppinger Augustus Winkes Alexander Daniel On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied petitions for review of a 2024 EPA rule designating PFOA and...
8/14/2026 5:05:20 PM No More GRAS Self-Affirmations? FDA Proposes Mandatory GRAS Notifications By Mark Duvall Alan Sachs Jack Zietman Elizabeth Johnson Emily Schwartz +2 more... Show less FDA proposed a rule that, for the first time, would require manufacturers to notify FDA of substances marketed for human or animal food...
8/12/2026 5:19:41 PM European Commission Proposes to Extend EU ETS to International Flights Beyond Europe, Puts CORSIA on Trial By Brook Detterman Timothy Pohle Ryan Andree Amandine Fromont +1 more... Show less On July 17, 2026, the European Commission proposed revisions to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), a cornerstone of the EU’s...
8/10/2026 6:17:09 PM New U.S. Restrictions on Export of Black Mass from Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries Pose Major Challenges for Battery Recycling By Aaron Goldberg Paul Hagen Effective August 27, 2026, a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce will restrict exports of black mass from lithium-ion...
8/6/2026 6:26:45 PM New York Enacts First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers By Katrina Krebs John Paul Angie Lai On July 14, 2026, through Executive Order No. 62, New York Governor Kathy Hochul imposed a temporary statewide moratorium on data center...
8/5/2026 6:36:56 PM Fifth Circuit Vacates OSHA Rule Requiring Employers to Record Work-Related Mental Illnesses By Mark Duvall Heidi Knight Jayni Lanham Georgia Spies +1 more... Show less On July 21, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that Section 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act does not...
8/5/2026 6:35:50 PM EPA Issues Draft PFAS in Biosolids Guidance By Hilary Jacobs Lia Crutchfield James Slaughter EPA recently released Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids (Draft Guidance) for comment. The Draft Guidance...
8/3/2026 6:38:58 PM GHG Protocol Announces ISO Partnership to Develop Unified Carbon Accounting Standards By Brook Detterman Claire Schachter Deepti Gage On July 29, 2026, the GHG Protocol announced that it and ISO will consolidate their corporate-level GHG accounting standards into a...