Please join Troutman Sanders for a discussion of recent congressional efforts to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The discussion will begin with a presentation by Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention on the EPA’s view of the need for and scope of TSCA reform, followed by a panel discussion of industry experts and congressional staff.
Going ‘Green’? FTC Says You’d Better Mean It
(Reposted from Corporate Counsel by Marlisse Silver Sweeney from March 28, 2014) –
If your company is “going green” this year, or at least advertising to customers that it is, Ronald Urbach in Madison Avenue Insights warns that it’s not as easy as composting.
Last year, “the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) alone settled 14 separate enforcement actions based on what it considered to be misleading or deceptive environmental marketing claims,” he says, adding that “green claims” were also the subject of many attorney general investigations, private litigation and self-regulatory actions.
Troutman Sanders Lawyers Author Environmental Compliance article in Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel (March 17, 2014) Troutman Sanders Partners Randy Brogdon and Brooks Smith penned an article that was featured in a March 17 posting of Corporate Counsel magazine. The article, entitled “Environmental Compliance and Commitment From the Top, From the Experts,“ discusses the increasing focus on environmental compliance
Partner Randy Brogdon Quoted in Law360 Article
Law360 (March 5, 2014) TS Environmental Partner Randy Brogdon was quoted in a recent article in Law360 about how the proposed $300 million 2015 budget cut may affect regulated businesses in the wake of the EPA’s ambitious climate change agenda.
DC Partner Peter Glaser Comments on the Supreme Court’s Review of EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Permitting Program
Marketplace (February 24, 2014) – Peter Glaser, an Environmental Partner in Troutman Sanders’ Washington, D.C. office, offered comment during a Feb. 24 Marketplace broadcast on National Public Radio as to whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to require stationary sources like power plants to obtain permits for their greenhouse gas emissions.
TS North Carolina Partner Sean Sullivan Discusses 10 Northeast States Petition to the EPA to Regulate Air Pollution
Law360, New York (February 07, 2014, 4:13 PM ET) – Sean Sullivan, an Environmental Practice Partner in Troutman Sanders’ North Carolina office, authored an article in Law360 shedding light on 10 states recent petition to the Environmental Protection Agency to allow the states more control in regulating air pollution. The 10 Northeast states are asking the EPA to require 9 other Northern and Mid-Atlantic states to join the “Ozone Transport Region” which would then have more authority restrict air emissions in the 9 upwind states.
Partner Peter Glaser is a Guest Contributor on SCOTUSblog
DC Environmental and Natural Resources Partner, Peter Glaser, was the Feb. 4 guest contributor on The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Blog. The site is holding an online symposium on regulating greenhouse gas (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court will begin hearing oral
Randy Brogdon Quoted in Law360 article
In a January 29 Law360 article, environmental allies say the Obama Administration’s support for natural gas emphasized in the President’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 28 implied a commitment to hydraulic fracturing, a low carbon pollution tool that is often opposed by environmental groups. Several environmental attorneys weighed in on what the Administration’s position signals for natural gas development as well as the controversial technique.
Troutman Sanders Helps Establish the National Water Quality Trading Alliance
Troutman Sanders has joined with a national consortium of leaders from the business, governmental, non-profit and regulated community to establish the National Water Quality Trading Alliance to focus on enhancing and expanding market-based opportunities for improving water quality.
What to Watch in 2014 – Clean Air Act Regulations
Mack McGuffey has recently authored an article summarizing the events likely to make news in 2014 with respect to regulations under the Clean Air Act, including EPA’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, two high-profile cases currently under review by the Supreme Court, and others.