Worldwide: Waste Management

The second day of the NAW v. Feldon bench trial examined how Oregon's Extended Producer Responsibility program affects interstate supply chains, with testimony focusing on producer identification challenges, packaging design requirements, fee calculation complexities, and regional distribution networks. Witnesses from wholesale distributors and industry representatives detailed the practical burdens of compliance, while Oregon argued many challenges stem from business decisions rather than statutory deficie

California's SB 54, known as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, was signed into law on June 30, 2022, and became legally effective on January 1, 2023...

On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Draft Guidance Memorandum titled "Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid...

Seventeen state attorneys general and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors have filed a federal lawsuit challenging California's sweeping plastic packaging law, arguing it unconstitutionally regulates interstate commerce and compels political speech. The complaint targets SB 54's mandates requiring all single-use packaging to be recyclable or compostable by 2032, along with escalating recycling rates and producer fees, claiming these provisions reach far beyond California's borders and violat

On 2 June 2026, environmental groups Oceana, National Resources Defense Council, and Californians Against Waste Foundation filed a petition in San Francisco Superior Court challenging regulations adopted by CalRecycle...

A federal court in California examined whether pollution exclusions in commercial insurance policies bar coverage for environmental claims arising from equine operations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the past two months has undertaken an extraordinary level of activity in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulation and technical guidance.

California's Department of Pesticide Regulation has proposed new regulations to harmonize state oversight of pesticide-treated seeds with federal EPA standards, introducing registration exemptions alongside unprecedented reporting...

The Ninth Circuit reminded us that TSCA has teeth—and those teeth may apply to the world of recycling, disposal, wastewater, and biosolids. On May 13, 2026, the Ninth Circuit remanded the U.S. Environmental...