United States: Waste Management

Vermont has become the first state in the nation to implement a household hazardous waste extended producer responsibility law. This is an important development for two key reasons.

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the relaunch of EPA's Guidance Portal, "a streamlined website for accessing important guidance documents related to air quality, water protection, hazardous waste management, and more."

The recent wave of executive orders issued under the Trump Administration marks a dramatic shift in the landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy, sustainability initiatives...

TCEQ's main enforcement priority during this administration will be "compliance first" – meaning the agency is taking a more business-friendly approach, focusing on helping companies get into compliance...

On July 1, the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle), a California agency tasked with implementing the state's sustainability laws, released its latest draft...

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that parties must be admitted to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing proceeding as a prerequisite to challenging a final licensing order in court.

In this edition of GableGotwals' PFAS Pulse, we examine recent EPA developments that signal a continued – and potentially expanded – regulatory focus on PFAS under the Trump administration...

This Alert highlights five key environmental takeaways from GableGotwals' recent Sixth Annual Energy Market Drivers and Current Legal Issues Seminar...

With concerns over PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination on the rise, the regulatory landscape is rapidly evolving, both at the federal level and in many states.