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MLT Aikins LLP
The government of Alberta has enacted an exemption to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act for Dow Chemical's Path2Zero Expansion Project, making Alberta the only province to provide such an exemption for a project from a private corporation.
Tereposky & DeRose LLP
On 30 December 2023 the Canadian Department of the Environment issued a notice in the Canada Gazette regarding its intention to implement a "Federal Plastics Registry" that was first proposed in 2022.
Luxembourg
MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour
Les paillettes, idéales pour un make-up festif, voient leur éclat s'obscurcir dans l'Union Européenne. Si les paillettes ajoutent un peu d'éclat à notre vie, ces pépites scintillantes sont extrêmement...
MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour
While glitter may be perfect for festive make-up and adds a bit of shine to our lives, these sparkles are extremely harmful to the environment. Regulations governing cosmetics in the European Union...
Singapore
Alvarez & Marsal
Economic development in Singapore is fostering prosperity within the country while also contributing to an uptick in hazardous waste volumes. About 500,000 tons of hazardous waste...
Turkey
Citil Attorney Partnership
The Turkish Constitutional Court has made a significant ruling in the individual complaint of Eşref Demir. The case explores the connection between environmental protection and the state's obligation to safeguard the right to private life.
UK
WTW
Fires can expose airport operators to environmental clean-up costs not covered by general insurance that can run into millions, as highlighted by a recent car park fire at a UK airport.
Steptoe LLP
It is anticipated that 2024 will be the biggest year ever for democracy. Over four billion people – more than half of the world's population across more than 40 countries – will go to the polls.
United States
Mintz
This month, we are excited to feature Aclarity, Inc., a trailblazer in the fight to eliminate PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination.
Holland & Knight
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased regulatory activity with regard to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Jones Day
With Assembly Bill A3556C, New York joins a growing list of states considering or enacting broad bans on the sale and distribution of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS").
WilmerHale
In an article published by The Daily Journal, Partner Davina Pujari, Special Counsel Christopher Rheinheimer and Associate Molly Calhoon Silva discuss the recent charge...
Michael Best & Friedrich
Two months ago, I posted about states banning certain food additives and how doing so can fracture the efforts to create uniformity in the United States food safety system.
AlixPartners
The pace of domestic demand growth in China remains slower than anticipated following a short-lived post-pandemic spending boom.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Echoing recent revisions strengthening the Risk Management Program under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or ​"the Agency")...
Exponent
Following a voluntary 2020 FDA initiative, grease-proofing agents containing certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are no longer on the market in the U.S.
European Union
Ropes & Gray LLP
As part of its broader zero-pollution action plan, and in response to microplastics' recognised long-term negative impacts on ecosystems, the European Union has recently...
Arthur Cox
We looked at ongoing UK litigation about the extent to which a collateral warranty may be considered to be a construction contract for the purpose of referring a dispute to adjudication:
Alvarez & Marsal
As the global chemical industry experiences unprecedented challenges, European manufacturers find themselves in the grip of a prolonged downturn.
Steptoe LLP
Much of the EU regulatory activities in the past 4 years has focused on chemicals, which are acknowledged to be a ubiquitous feature of modern life...
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