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Just announced! B&D Principals Erika Spanton and Drew Silton, leaders of our Water group, will host a webinar on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. This discussion will cover the EPA’s recent initiatives to expand NPDES stormwater permitting requirements in Region 1 and Region 9. Don’t miss this chance to gain critical insights—learn more at the link below. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #StormwaterPermits #EnvironmentalCompliance

EPA published a final rule revising the regulations for decaBDE and PIP (3:1) on November 19, 2024. Notable components of the final revised rules include extensions to compliance deadlines, the 0.1% de minimis threshold for unintentional presence of both substances, various adjustments to exclusions, new mandates for workplace safety, and a prohibition on water releases of decaBDE. Authors: Ryan Carra, Mark Duvall, Robert Denney, Emily Schwartz #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #EPA #decaBDE

The Katahdin Counsel Recognition Program named Principal Graham Zorn as a 2024 honoree. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court created the Program in response to a proposal by the?Justice Action Group to focus the public's attention on the critical role that?pro bono publico?plays in maintaining a vibrant civil justice system.?To receive this honor, an attorney must have completed at least 50 hours of pro bono work in a year. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #ProBono #ProBonoPublico

Last week, B&D was pleased to sponsor the American Bar Association's Environment, Energy, and Resources Section's inaugural Environmental Justice Symposium at Howard University School of Law. In addition, B&D Principal Julius M. Redd and former B&D Chair Benjamin F. Wilson were featured panelists at Thursday night's EJ Career Roundtable. It was an honor to share insights with the next generation of professionals that will shape environmental law and policy. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #ABA #EnvironmentalJustice #BDLawEJ

On November 20, 2024,?EPA Region 9?published?in the Federal Register its?Final Designation?of stormwater discharges from CII properties consisting of five or more acres of impermeable surfaces in two watersheds in the Los Angeles County area: the Alamitos Bay/Los Cerritos Channel Watershed and the Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles/Long Beach Inner Harbor Watershed. The action responds to two September 15, 2015, petitions requesting action and a federal court order in Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. Pruitt, 320 F. Supp. 3d 1115 (C.D. Cal. 2018). Authors: Erika Spanton, Drew Silton, Richard Davis, Julia Li, Abby Barnicle #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #EPA #Stormwater

Did you miss last month's webinar, Understanding the Impact of the EU Battery Regulation on the Battery Value Chain? See Michael Oettinger, Senior Associate with Produktkanzlei, and Of Counsel Claire Schachter delve into the complexities of the EU Battery Regulation and provide insights on its implementation in the EU in our on-demand program. Click the link to view the full webinar on-demand. https://lnkd.in/gYKQE8-2 Michael Oettinger?states, "The primary obliged entity according to the regulation is the so-called manufacturer. The manufacturer is responsible for compliance with all sustainability, safety, labeling and conformity assessment obligations. The role of the manufacturer has not been there under the old battery regime in the European Union. Under the old battery regime?in the European Union, the responsible entity was the so-called producer and the producer had to be determined on a member-state level because the producer was and still is responsible for extended producer responsibility requirements."

Principal Mark Duvall recently spoke with E&E News on fluoride in drinking water in “Pipe dream? RFK Jr.’s fluoride push could take years.” The article discusses HHS Secretary Nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement that President Trump would sign an executive order in January advising all water utilities to remove fluoride from drinking water. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #Fluoride #Water

Next month, Tim A. Pohle, Claire Schachter, and Lauren Lankenau will present a B&D webinar, Navigating Greenwashing and Green Marketing Risks as the Aviation Sector Gains Altitude. Attendees will learn how airlines, aircraft?and aircraft engine manufacturers and lessors, and other aviation companies, can continue to communicate their sustainability efforts to consumers, investors, and regulators while minimizing their regulatory and litigation exposure. Learn more in the link below!

On October 31, 2024, the EPA Region 1 provided notice of two proposed actions pursuant to its “residual designation authority” (RDA) under the CWA that would broadly regulate stormwater discharges from thousands of previously unregulated properties across Massachusetts. Authors: Erika Spanton, Richard Davis, Drew Silton, Julia Li, Abby Barnicle #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #EPA #CleanWaterAct #Stormwater

Beveridge & Diamond’s Carbon Markets Roundup covers domestic and international issues of note in mandatory and voluntary markets, as well as related regulatory programs aimed to reduce GHG emissions or further GHG removals, sequestration, and storage. Read the 2024 edition in the link below! Authors: Eric Lee Christensen, Brook Detterman, Louis Manzo, Claire Schachter, Leandra Ansah, Deepti Bansal Gage, Kirstin Gruver, Lauren Lankenau, Audra Gale, Dorje Wu (2024 Summer Associate) #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #CarbonMarkets