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Breaking News: Supreme Court Stays OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination Standard

Just about an hour ago, the Supreme Court reinstated a nationwide stay of OSHA’s temporary emergency standard related to COVID-19, including the vaccination/testing requirements that were scheduled to be enforced…

California Tweaks Proposed Revisions to Limit Use of Prop 65 "Short Form" Warnings (Updated)

Almost a year after initially proposing revisions that would substantially curtail use of the popular "short form" warnings under Proposition 65 (see my prior blog post for more details ), the California Office of…

New EPA Nationwide Recycling Strategy Highlights "Extended Producer Responsibility" Programs in Advancing the "Circular Economy"

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) final National Recycling Strategy, released yesterday, includes prominent mention of "extended producer responsibility" (EPR) as a prime example of programs that…

EPA Proposes Extension Until 2024 for Compliance with Problematic PBT Rule

As the U.S. EPA embarks on a full review of regulations addressing the sale, distribution and use of five "persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic" (PBT) substances, the agency already is proposing to extend until 2024…

The Prop 65 Annual Conference: Notes from the Front 2021

(Virtually - once again) Live from San Francisco, Kelley Green Law Blog is reporting today from the Prop 65 Clearinghouse 2021 Conference ... the largest annual gathering of stakeholders from the full spectrum of…