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Two environmental organizations have filed suit challenging EPA's approval of semiconductor manufacturing chemicals under TSCA, raising concerns about potential health risks including cancer and neurological harm. The case questions whether EPA adequately documented its decision-making process for chemicals containing PFAS properties used in photolithography applications. This litigation could significantly impact the semiconductor industry's ability to onshore chip production and set precedents for future

Under the ruling, EPA must now support a conditional registration of a pesticide with substantial evidence showing a pesticide's use is in the public interest.

On February 2, 2017, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) issued Guidance in order to clarify last week's Executive Order (EO) regarding the issuance of administrative rules.

While the results of consumer products litigation surrounding PFAS have been uneven (see prior blog posts), a new type of claimant may be emerging based on a recent claim filed by a Georgia-based...

Yesterday, President Biden issued an "Executive Order on Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks." The executive order sets "a goal that 50 percent of all new passenger cars ...

On Tuesday, September 26, President Biden vetoed two Republican-sponsored joint resolutions, S.J. Res. 9 and S.J. Res. 24, seeking to undo Endangered Species Act (ESA)...

This June marks the ninth anniversary of the enactment of the game-changing Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg) that amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

On April 3, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) rejected a petition filed by a group of environmental organizations under section 4(e) of the Endangered Species Act...

This decision is important because it allows a property owner to challenge Corps jurisdiction early in the Section 404 regulatory process

In a unanimous decision issued on January 22, 2018, the Supreme Court held that challenges to the WOTUS Rule must be reviewed first in federal district court, reversing the Sixth Circuit's ruling with instructions...

This pivotal opinion has major implications for effluent limitations and other conditions that may be imposed on discharges in NPDES permits under the CWA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. Issuance of NPDES permits is being delayed while regulatory agencies sort through the Supreme Court opinion.

Governor Bob Ferguson's Executive Order 25-10, issued October 22, 2025, calls for a more meaningful, accountable relationship between Washington state...

On June 25, 2025, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored the all-day virtual conference...

Guidance recently issued by the U.S. EPA details the Obama administration’s national strategy for encouraging municipalities to utilize existing and new green infrastructure to help alleviate climate change.

On December 28, 2015, President Obama signed into law the "Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015" (H.R. 1321), prohibiting the manufacture of rinse-off cosmetic products and nonprescription drugs...

In an article for the New York Law Journal titled, "Southern District Refuses to Grant Summary Judgment Due to Lack of Documentary Evidence Demonstrating...

In settling an environmental contamination claim, the property owner agreed to accept a cash payment and the environmental company agreed to perform remediation work.

Cities and states are rapidly implementing new regulations that go beyond traditional zoning, creating specific requirements and restrictions for data center development. This webinar explores how developers can navigate...