7+ hour, 3+ min ago  (209+ words) New York State officials announced that 16 additional municipalities will receive free technical assistance through the state's Drinking Water Source Protection Program. The program, led by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health in partnership with other state…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (501+ words) Enviro Tech Chem. Servs. , Inc. v. Safe Foods Corp. , Appeal No. 2024-2160 (Fed. Cir. May 4, 2026) In its only precedential patent opinion last week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's determination that asserted claims of Enviro Tech's U. S. Patent No. 10, 912, 321 were invalid as…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (656+ words) On May 1, 2026, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it released the draft Fungicide Strategy (Strategy) as part of EPA's obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). .. .By: Bergeson & Campbell, P. C. EPA…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (489+ words) Home / NSW councils, agencies to divvy up $1. 2 million in funding to ease anti-dumping burden Councils and agencies will receive a helping hand in their ongoing battle to crack down on illegal dumping of household and commercial waster. 19 projects will share…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (598+ words) On April 29, 2026, the California Sixth Appellate District unanimously affirmed a 2023 defense judgement issued by the trial court in the case of Jones v. Monsanto Co. in which the plaintiff, Bruce Jones, alleged that glyphosate exposure from decades long use of Roundup…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (800+ words) Part three of the three-part series will discuss common claims bought under the Right to Farm Act. (N. J. S. A. 4: 1 C-1 et seq.). In Part One we provided an overview of the Right to Farm Act and in Part Two we discussed the eligibility…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (198+ words) In a January 2025 nationwide class-action suit, consumer plaintiffs alleged a leading smartwatch maker was using perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHx A) in its fluoroelastomer sports band products for its smartwatches and that it did not warn consumers of risk. The smartwatch maker then…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (121+ words) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on May 11th a guidance document titled: Guidance on Streamlining Title V Operating Permit Reviews (Guidance). The Guidance is transmitted from the Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Aaron Szabo to the EPA…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (704+ words) States are continuing to fill perceived gaps, especially in consumer product regulation, creating a patchwork of differing definitions, deadlines, and compliance obligations. Litigation also continues to expand across environmental, personal injury, and consumer product fronts. This Insight, the second of…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (690+ words) Under EPA's New Source Review (NSR) program, an owner or operator must obtain a permit prior to commencing construction of a new major source or a major modification to an existing source. The NSR permitting process can be lengthy, often…...