Companies may need to pay fees for packaging that contains Prop 65 chemicals

As extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) programs unfold in several U.S. states, Environmental General Counsel is using its...

Companies who may qualify as “producers” under the EPR packaging programs [1] adopted by California, Oregon, and Colorado should plan...

Introduction Minnesota just joined the roster of states with extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging programs, and New York...

On March 31, Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), the Producer Responsibility Organization (“PRO”) for California, Colorado, and the only...

Producers who may qualify for an exemption under California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging law (“SB 54” or the...

Within the last month, California has made significant strides toward its bid to create a circular economy for certain packaging and food...

Since July 2021, when Maine passed the nation's first extended producer responsibility ("EPR") packaging law, four other states...

by Catherine W. Johnson The Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is expected to be selected as California’s new...

by Catherine W. Johnson Introduction Environmental Health Advocates v. Sream, Inc., (2022) 83 Cal.App.5th 721 (Sream), and three other...

By Catherine W. Johnson It is probably fair to say that SB 54[1] – California’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) law[2] imposing...

As regulation of vapor intrusion continues to evolve and escalate costs at contaminated sites, due diligence practices for vapor...

There is a difference between launching an ESG program and launching a successful ESG program, according to three experts on a June 1,...

California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (the “Act” or “SB 54”)[1] is a variation of the...

By Catherine W. Johnson On March 29, 2023, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) held a workshop[1]...

On February 28, 2023, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, known as CalRecycle, held an informational workshop...

On February 23, 2023, California EPA (Cal EPA) finally released a “final draft” version of the much-awaited vapor intrusion guidance,...

California’s SB 54, or the Plastic Producer Responsibility Act, represents a substantial expansion of the increasingly popular form of...

In a landmark decision, a California appellate court ruled that only "direct" exposures are subject to Proposition ("Prop") 65 warning...

For a variety of reasons (e.g., consumer/shareholder demands, laws regulating chemical use, potential liabilities, corporate...