United States: Waste Management

Subscribe

Environmental law articles, insights, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as clean air/pollution, climate change, environmental law and waste management.

California Governor Vetoes PFAS In Products Bill, Citing Concerns With Availability Of Affordable Household Products

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 682, a bill that sought to prohibit the sale and distribution of cookware manufactured with intentionally added PFAS.

United States Environment

SH

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

New Federal Bill Aims To Advance Research On Microplastics And Public Health

On August 5, 2025, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced the Plastic Health Research Act (HR 4903), a bill intended to deepen the federal government's understanding of the health impacts of plastic exposure...

United States Environment

SH

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

EPA Moving Forward Soon With Rulemaking To Modify And Expand The RCRA Universal Waste Rule For Lithium Batteries And Solar Panels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently indicated that it will proceed with a rulemaking first announced by the Biden administration to improve the recycling and management...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Producer Reporting Begins Under California's Plastic And Packaging EPR Law – Less Than Three Weeks To Go

The initial due date for producer reports under California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act is fast approaching.

United States Environment

RG

Ropes & Gray LLP

California Seeks Greenhouse Gas Reductions Through Substantial Revision To Landfill Methane Regulation

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Unlocking Critical Value: Circular Strategies For Critical Minerals

United States Energy

A

Arcadis

PFAS Developments: CERCLA Designations Stay Intact For Now, Rollbacks Under SDWA

United States Environment

SP

Sive, Paget & Riesel

Environmental Developments To Watch In New England

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

State Tort Liability For Nuclear Incidents? Supreme Court Calls For Solicitor General Review On Preemption Issue

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Seven States And Counting: The 2025 Guide To EPR Packaging Compliance

United States Environment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Global Trade Talks Podcast: Frustration On The Ground

Worldwide International

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

EPA's PFAS Rulemaking Trajectory: Key Updates Across CERCLA, TSCA, RCRA, SDWA And CWA

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

The Impact Of The Hong Kong Convention On Ship Recycling 3 Months In

United States Transport

HK

Holland & Knight

EPR Update: Developments And Delays

United States Environment

GG

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

USCIS Announces Changes To The Naturalization Test

United States Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

W

WilmerHale

Recent Federal Developments For September 2025

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and Chemical Watch are pleased to present FIFRA Fundamentals, a two-day course taught by professionals from B&C's renowned Federal Insecticide, Fungicide...

Worldwide Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Monthly Federal Developments Memorandum

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and Chemical Watch are pleased to present FIFRA Fundamentals, a two-day course taught by professionals from B&C's renowned Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act...

Worldwide Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Georgia Court Rules That Groundwater Is A Pollutant In CGL Policies

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia recently confirmed that stormwater is considered a pollutant for purposes of the standard pollution exclusion contained in a Commercial General Liability...

United States Environment

PD

Phelps Dunbar LLP

Upcoming Tennessee Rule Changes Will Create Clarity And Cost Savings For Managing Contaminated Soil On Construction And Development Sites

On 13 August 2025, the Tennessee Underground Storage Tanks and Solid Waste Disposal Control Board voted to adopt new regulations for managing contaminated soil at redevelopment sites

United States Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Exemptions Likely For The TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

SB 54 Update: California Releases New Guidance Documents For Plastic & Packaging EPR Law

United States Environment

GG

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Vermont's Agency Of Natural Resources To Implement Nation's First Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Program

United States Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

EPA Relaunches Comprehensive Guidance Document Website

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Comprehensive Guide To Trump's Executive Actions On ESG, DEI & Environmental Policy

United States Energy

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

More Than Risk Management: How Environmental, Health, And Safety (EHS ) Due Diligence Can Create Value

United States Environment

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

EPA Contemplating Purported Termination Of All $7 Billion In Solar For All Grants

United States Environment

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Manifest No More? DTSC Aims To Cut Red Tape For Onsite Waste Transfers

United States Environment

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

EC Begins Public Consultation On Draft Act To Improve Chemical Recycling

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

5 Key Takeaways From The House Energy And Commerce Hearing On Recycling

United States Energy

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

EPA Contemplating Purported Termination Of All $7 Billion In Solar For All Grants

According to recent reporting, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") is currently drafting grant termination letters purporting to cancel all 60 grants—totaling a combined $7 billion...

United States Environment

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Manifest No More? DTSC Aims To Cut Red Tape For Onsite Waste Transfers

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is proposing a long-awaited regulatory shift that could significantly ease compliance burdens for hazardous waste generators operating across...

United States Environment

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

EC Begins Public Consultation On Draft Act To Improve Chemical Recycling

The European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on July 8, 2025, on a draft act that will establish rules for calculating, verifying, and reporting on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles.

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

5 Key Takeaways From The House Energy And Commerce Hearing On Recycling

On July 16, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee's Environment Subcommittee convened a hearing to explore the state of recycling in the United States.

United States Energy

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Regulation Of Advanced Recycling Is At A Crossroad

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership Of Produced Water In Oil And Gas Operations

In a first-of-its-kind ruling with major implications for both the energy and environmental sectors, the Texas Supreme Court, in Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating, LLC (June 27, 2025)...

United States Energy

D

Dykema

What's Happening At TCEQ: An Update From Chairwoman Brooke Paup

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...

United States Environment

B

BakerHostetler

CalRecycle Releases Latest Draft Of Regulations For California's Plastic & Packaging EPR Law

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...

United States Environment

GG

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Nuclear Regulatory Commission Procedural Issue

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.

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

China And Europe Diverge On Classification Of Black Mass From Recycling Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Worldwide Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Basel Convention Parties Begin Work On The Control Of Waste Textiles

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

PHMSA Seeks Feedback On Reform Of Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations By August 4, 2025

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

European Commission Proposes To Postpone The Due Diligence Obligations For Batteries

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

TSCA Citizen Suit And Public Nuisance Claims Dismissed By EDNY

United States Environment

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Maryland And Washington Join Growing List Of States With Packaging EPR Laws

United States Environment

GG

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

California Prosecutors Aggressively Pursue Compliance With Medical And Hazardous Waste Disposal Requirements

United States Environment

JD

Jones Day

Washington State Enacts EPR Program For Packaging And Paper Products

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

GeTtin' SALTy Episode 53 | GeTtin' SALTy & Beyond: Exploring Extended Producer Responsibility Laws (Podcast)

United States Tax

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

First-Person Perspective: Key Developments In California's Plastic Laws

United States Environment

GG

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Pennsylvania DEP Accepting Applications For $320M RISE PA Program

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Recent Federal Developments For Advanced Nuclear Technologies

United States Energy

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

NY's Superfund Law Poised For Overhaul: Aligning With CERCLA And Accounting For Environmental Justice

United States Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EPA Announces Major Actions On PFAS And The TSCA New Chemical Program

United States Environment

WR

Wiley Rein

New York Proposes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

See more

Latest Videos

See more

May A Court Take Judicial Notice Of Gravity? (Video)

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

CCRs Dodge A Hazardous Waste Bullet: EPA Regulates Under RCRA Subtitle D

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More