Wed Sep 19th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On May 30, 2018 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enacted a final rule updating the definition of solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The change comes as a result of a series of court orders issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the matter of American Petroleum Institute v. EPA (D.C. Cir. No. 09-1038). The case arose when numerous environmental and […]
Mon Sep 10th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
California has recently taken a large step towards ending its dependence on fossil fuels and promoting the use of clean, renewable energy through the passage of Senate Bill 100 (SB 100). Following in the footsteps of Hawaii, where a similar bill was recently passed, Senate Bill 100 aims to transition California’s energy grid to being powered by 100 percent carbon-free energy by the year 2045. While the bill has yet […]
Wed Aug 29th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The upcoming deadline to comply with newly revised California Proposition 65, otherwise known as the, “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,” is August 30th. Proposition 65 (California Health and Safety Code, section 25249.6 et seq.) requires that persons doing business in California must provide a “clear and reasonable warning,” to individuals before exposing them to chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects […]
Thu Aug 23rd, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday released the details of its proposed rule updating the greenhouse gas emission regulations for coal-burning power plants. The proposal, titled the Affordable Clean Energy rule, will replace the Obama administration’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Power Plan. Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which the EPA under the Trump administration has deemed to be “overly prescriptive and burdensome,” sought […]
