Category: Environmental Law

​​In March 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule that completed the elimination of all forms of asbestos used in or imported to the United States by prohibiting the use of chrysotile asbestos, which was the last remaining form of asbestos in the U.S. The EPA first made an effort to ban…

​​In April of 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put plans in place to ban most uses of methylene chloride. This move finalizes years of efforts to increase the regulations for this infamously dangerous material. Methylene chloride is still a critical component in laboratories that are conducting chemical research.  This new environmental legislation means interpreting…

​​You hear about it a lot these days. Global warming. Climate change. We are turning up the heat on the planet. If we do not address and take steps to resolve the problem, future generations will suffer greatly. The response has been a massive effort worldwide to reduce the carbon emissions released into the atmosphere….

​​The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would add PFAS chemicals to the list of hazardous substances covered under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

​​Companies are increasingly focusing on ESG issues, as major institutional and individual investors closely follow and support them. For example, investment managers like BlackRock will no longer invest in shares of companies that do not have and follow their own ESG policies. These days, battle lines have been drawn around the issue of ESG investing;…