Yesterday the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) convened a Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP) to continue work on the state’s Gr
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Plaintiffs Attacking Fiji’s Green Water Sing the Blues
A California appeals court last week affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action in which plaintiffs accused Fiji Water Co. LLC of improperly pr…
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Multi-State Coalition On Chemicals Management Formed
Readers have been following our posts on new state efforts on chemical regulation, such as California’s Green Chemistry initiative. Now comes word tha…
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California Postpones Green Chemistry Regulations
California has postponed final adoption of its green chemistry rules pending further review to address a variety of stakeholder concerns. As readers k…
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Inside Counsel Explores California Green Chemistry Regs
Your humble blogger is quoted in the latest edition of the fine publication INSIDE COUNSEL. See “Proposed Regulation Requires Companies To Go Gr…
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DTSC Green Chemistry Symposium
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH) are hosting a brown-bag symposium, &quo…
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California’s Proposed “Green Chemistry” Regulations Move Forward
California’s proposed “green chemistry” regulation took another step closer to completion last week, as the state Department of Toxic Substa…
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California Takes Next Steps On “Green Chemistry”
Readers know how California’s often extreme statutory and regulatory initiatives can influence toxic tort litigation. Now comes word that California r…
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Safe Chemicals Bill Introduced in Senate
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, introduced this week the “Safe …
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