The Biden administration has enormous climate and carbon management goals, which rightfully include the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide as a core part of its climate adaptation strategy. The administration, to its credit, has worked with Congress to provide tax credits and billions of dollars of new funding for programs targeting the transportation and sequestration
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending Sept. 16, 2022
Pesticides/Herbicides: Federal Court Hears Proposals for Resolving Multidistrict Roundup Litigation
On September 1, 2022, representatives of Plaintiffs’ leadership group and Defendant Bayer (as successor in interest to Monsanto) filed a Joint Case Management Statement in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in the multi-district litigation (MDL) captioned In Re: Roundup Products
Warehousing and Logistics: New OSHA Emphasis Program Brings Promise of Aggressive Enforcement
By Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Patrick D. Joyce, James L. Curtis, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s Region III issued a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) instruction (CPL 2022-01 (CPL 4)) for Warehousing Operations, that went into effect on August 3, 2022 and “establishes policies and strategies
The Lower Hackensack River Has Been Added to EPA’s National Priorities List – A Big Cleanup is Coming (Eventually)
For more than 200 years, the Lower Hackensack River (“River”) has been a hub for industrial operations in and around Bergen and Hudson Counties. More recently, concentrations of various contaminants in excess of EPA cleanup standards have been found in the sediment lying on the riverbed. According to EPA, concentrations of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (“PAHs”), polychlorinated
Business and Human rights: Investors call on the UK Government to mandate human rights and environmental due diligence
The expectation for businesses to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence (“HREDD”) is increasingly becoming mandated by legislators across the globe. As discussed in our earlier blog post, mandatory HREDD obligations are already in-place across Europe, including in France, Germany and Norway, whilst the EU is expected to adopt the draft Corporate Sustainability
UK Government Announces Review of Net Zero Target
The outcome of the review may signal what climate-related laws and policies to expect in the UK in the coming years.
By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and James Bee
On 8 September 2022, newly appointed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced that Chris Skidmore MP, a Member of Parliament and former minister
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Issues Guidance on “Workplace Impairment” Determinations
By Jennifer L. Mora and Frederick T. Smith
Seyfarth Synopsis: As previously reported here, on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act” (CREAMMA), which amended the New Jersey Constitution to legalize recreational cannabis.
The law allows employers to conduct numerous forms
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of September 26, 2022
Hydraulic Fracturing: Delaware River Basin Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium Upheld 
On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion affirming that a coalition of Pennsylvania state legislators did not have standing to challenge the Delaware River Basin Commission’s moratorium on natural gas extraction. Yaw, et al. v. Del. River
California Appeals Board Gender Diversity Loss
Quota for number of female board directors unconstitutional
Understanding the Basics of Livestock Market Regulation Webinar
On September 23, 2022, from 12 noon – 1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Business Development Center presented the latest webinar in our new educational series, “Understanding Agricultural Law.” This session in our series is entitled, “Understanding the Basics of Livestock Market Regulation.”