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EPA Consent Agreement Sets Schedule for Hazardous Substance Spill Response Rulemaking (**Updated**)

EPA has agreed, in a draft settlement, to conduct a rulemaking regarding the establishment of regulations to address potential "worst case" spills of hazardous substances similar to the existing "Facility Response…

Ring in the New Year with California's Cleaning Product Disclosure Requirements

As of January 1, cleaning products sold in California must comply with the website disclosure requirements of the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017. By New Year's Day, manufacturers (broadly defined…

New York Mandates First in Nation Feminine Product Ingredient Disclosure

With the signature of Governor Andrew Cuomo last Friday, October 11 (not coincidentally also the United Nations' "International Day of the Girl"), New York became the first state to require manufacturers of tampons and…

The FOIA Charade: A Brief Case Study

With the release last month of proposed new EPA regulations on how the agency intends to handle responses to requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), critics have raised concerns about provisions that…

New York Further Delays Enforcement of Cleaning Product Disclosure Program

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) announced last week that it will not begin enforcement of the Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program until January 2, 2020. Previously,…