Thirty-one attorneys in 12 U.S. offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2022 Guide. David B. Weinstein was recognized in the U.S. Guide as a “Leading Lawyer” for Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort and Troy A.
In a wide-ranging interview on environmental justice (EJ) issues with Inside EPA, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner Matt Leopold discussed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new enforcement strategy.
By Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: We recently blogged that Silica is the New Asbestos: New OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Will Target Respirable Silica Hazards in Six States. Now the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has
Cotton, tomatoes, and polysilicon (a key raw material in the solar photovoltaic supply chain) are identified as high priority for enforcement
The consultations invite stakeholders’ views on the Environmental Liability Directive and the Waste Framework Directive.
By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and James Bee
In May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) issued public consultations in relation to the proposed revision of two of the EU’s key environmental frameworks. The consultations on the
On June 6, 2022, President Biden issued the Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Extensions of Time and Duty-Free Importation of Solar Cells and Modules from Southeast Asia (emergency declaration), which provides for the importation of solar panels and cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam free of certain duties for a
The 2022 Chambers USA Guide recognized the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP on its nationwide list of the top 31 environment practices in the country. The editors also ranked the firm’s Environmental Practice in Colorado, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania. The editors ranked individual members of the Environmental Practice in Arizona, Colorado,
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced that it will not be moving forward with the current proposal to amend Proposition 65 “short-form” warnings and that the agency will initiate a new rulemaking in coming weeks. The regulatory delay is due to the state’s procedural rulemaking requirements, and does not signal
On June 2, 2022, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released a request for information on how climate-related financial risk is related to the derivatives markets and underlying commodities markets (the “RFI”). The RFI is intended to inform the CFTC’s next steps in this rapidly developing area and respond to the 2021 Report on Climate-Related
I’m not much for apocalyptic thinking. I don’t think it’s productive. I have to confess, though, that this story about the Great Salt Lake got me thinking about whether human nature is such that the apocalypse is not that far away. It makes compelling reading. And viewing – do check out the video of what