With the March 31, 2025 deadline to comply with Oregon's packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law rapidly approaching, producers of covered materials, including packaging, paper products, and food serviceware, should register with the Circular Action Alliance (CAA) and prepare their covered materials reports as soon as possible.

New Mexico has enacted a first-of-its-kind PFAS labeling requirement. On March 23, 2026, the state Environmental Improvement Board (EIB)...

Under California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54), deadlines are currently set for this Fall.

Capping a four-year effort to revitalize enforcement under its Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a request for information (RFI) seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of key permitting programs...

On December 26, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) into law.

On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law that imposes obligations on manufactures of consumer "electronic displays," upholstered furniture...

On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)—the entity under the Executive Office of the President...

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of its long-awaited proposal to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), ...

On November 21, 2024, Massachusetts enacted legislation likely to accelerate its adoption of new extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) adopted amendments to State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations, effective June 12, 2026.

On October 5, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill allowing public water suppliers to prosecute previously time-barred claims relating to emerging contaminants in their water supply wells.

Pennsylvania — one of the earliest states to adopt an Environmental Rights Amendment to its constitution, in 1971 — has recently taken steps to expand its longstanding commitment to environmental justice (EJ).

Federal judges have described RCRA's hazardous waste regulatory program using colorful metaphors like "Cloud Cuckoo Land" and "Alice in Wonderland," with one judge even suggesting the rule writers "ought to go to jail." This article examines the top contenders for the most confusing aspects of RCRA regulations and explores how regulatory reform could significantly improve implementation of these notoriously complex environmental rules.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the U.S. Senate gave its advice and consent to the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer...

On August 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) issued a Request for Information ...

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently initiated a process to amend Chapter 173-423 WAC, the state's Clean Vehicles Program. The Clean Vehicles Program aims to reduce greenhouse.

On September 10, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally withdrew its October 15, 2024 guidance titled "Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing...

On September 12, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) calling on his Administration to renew efforts to improve the clarity and efficiency of regulatory processes...

What Happened: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidance regarding the registration and listing of cosmetic product facilities and products.