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Louisiana bill aimed at closing Tulane Environmental Law Clinic dies in Committee

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 27 2010

The Louisiana Senate Commerce Committee has reportedly shelved a bill (S.B. 549) that would have shut down the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic

All things legislative and regulatory

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 18 2010

During a March 9, 2010, hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health, several chemical industry executives testified that they favored reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) amid growing public awareness about exposure to chemicals through products and environmental emissions

New law sets formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 22 2010

President Barack Obama (D) has signed into law an amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act that sets formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products sold in the United States as of January 1, 2013

Flea and tick collars to carry cancer exposure warning in California

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 6 2011

A California court has approved a consent judgment between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and a number of makers and retailers of flea and tick collars

Crocs agrees to pay penalty for selling unregistered antimicrobial shoes

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 6 2011

Crocs, Inc. has entered a consent agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that requires it to pay a $230,000 civil penalty for marketing certain shoe products in 2009 and 2010 with the claim that they killed or controlled bacterial growth

Small companies break into “green” toy market

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 6 2011

Massive toy recalls in recent years have reportedly prompted small American businesses to venture into the "eco-friendly" toy market as a way to help consumers avoid toxic products

DOD warns EPA chemical toxicological assessment vulnerable to challenge

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 2 2010

In comments submitted on a final draft toxicological review, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has apparently warned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its August 11, 2010, Integrated Risk Information System assessment for 1,4 dioxane is vulnerable to a Data Quality Act (DQA) challenge

Cancer Panel report says environmental chemicals causing “grievous harm”

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 13 2010

Described by the media as "landmark" and "extraordinary," the President's Cancer Panel newly issued 2008-2009 Annual Report claims that the National Cancer Program has not adequately addressed the "true burden of environmentally induced cancer."

EPA welcomes FDA to chemical screening collaboration

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 22 2010

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has welcomed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to a federal agency collaboration that involves chemical testing

Federal court disallows third-party insurance claims for environmental costs; Iqbal and Twombly implicated

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 28 2011

A federal court in California has ruled that an insurance company cannot recover payments made to a policyholder for environmental response costs as a matter of federal law, except in certain limited circumstances