Environment
September ’24 at-a-glance … environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issued a pre-publication final rule titled Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and […]
August ’24 at-a-glance … environment
Watch for false Notification of Violations that appear to be from the EPA. Companies nationwide report receiving letters or emails […]
July ’24 at-a-glance … environment
Following numerous legal challenges, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stayed its final rule requiring most publicly traded companies (and […]
June ’24 at-a-glance … environment
Approved refrigerant substitutions for commercial ice machines, industrial refrigeration, retail food refrigeration systems, commercial ice machines and stand-alone retail refrigeration […]
May ’24 at-a-glance … environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy could more consistently determine when the agency pursues criminal […]
April ’24 at-a-glance … environment
EPA released long-awaited and controversial drinking water standards for specific PFAS substances. The standards establish maximum contaminant levels (MCL) of […]
March ’24 at-a-glance … environment
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule requiring most publicly traded companies (and potentially those with public […]
February ’24 at-a-glance … environment
Hawaii HB 1986 seeks to prohibit the sale of numerous items, including “foodservice wares,” with intentionally added PFAS, as of […]
January ’24 at-a-glance … environment
California’s Assembly Bill 1200 requires manufacturers of cookware to disclose the presence of PFAS and more than 3,000 chemicals on the internet and/or product […]
December ’23 at-a-glance … environment
A reminder to members that California issued an enforcement advisory letter to manufacturers, distributors and sellers of cookware, alerting them to their obligations under Assembly […]