Category: Permitting and Compliance

• U.S. EPA Announces September 6th PFAS Webinar

  August 23 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  U.S. EPA will host a webinar on September 6, 2023, from 1-2 CDT on its new Framework for Addressing PFAS and New Uses of PFAS under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Framework outlines U.S. EPA’s planned approach when reviewing new PFAS and new uses of existing PFAS. The Framework supports the U.S. EPA’s … Continue reading "U.S. EPA Announces September 6th PFAS Webinar"...

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• CSB Accidental Reporting Rule Update

  July 07 / Posted By Nijman Franzetti LLP

  Nijman Franzetti welcomes guest blogger and college student, Annie Bart, to share this important update regarding recent CSB release reporting developments. Annie completed a shadow program with the firm in June and is interested in a career as an environmental lawyer. Thanks, Annie! Accidents happen, but when it comes to the chemical releases, it is … Continue reading "CSB Accidental Reporting Rule Update"...

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• OEHHA Issues Proposed Amendments to Prop 65 Short-Form Product Warning Rules

  December 23 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard  Assessment (OEHHA) published a notice of modified text on December 13, 2021 to its proposed short-form warning regulations of California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop 65). OEHHA had initially proposed amendments to its short-form warning regulations on January 8, 2021. The December 13, … Continue reading "OEHHA Issues Proposed Amendments to Prop 65 Short-Form Product Warning Rules"...

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• Molly Snittjer Leads Environmental Justice Program Today

  April 30 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  Molly Snittjer is co-chairing the Chicago Bar Association’s program Environmental Justice: Its Impact on Local Underserved Communities today beginning at 1. The program will highlight recent regulatory developments and actions taken by U.S. EPA and IEPA to implement environmental justice initiatives. Environmental justice leaders will discuss the impact of environmental challenges on their overburdened communities … Continue reading "Molly Snittjer Leads Environmental Justice Program Today"...

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• Ready or Not New Prop 65 Regs Become Effective August 30, 2018

  August 07 / Posted By Nijman Franzetti LLP

  Newly amended clear and reasonable warning regulations in California’s Prop 65 take effect on August 30, 2018. The new regulations require consumers receive more detailed information about the hazards of over 900 listed chemicals including information about State resources, new warning notification requirements and chemical-specific warnings. Enacted in 1986, Prop 65 requires the State to publish a list of chemicals … Continue reading "Ready or Not New Prop 65 Regs Become Effective August 30, 2018"...

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