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SB 219 Makes Important Changes to California’s Climate Disclosure Laws
On September 27, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 219 (SB 219) into law, amending two sweeping climate disclosure acts passed just last year—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261). Together, these acts require a wide array of entities doing business in the state to calculate and publicly disclose their carbon footprint and climate risks. SB 219 combines these Acts (now collectively known as the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act or CCDAA) and makes important updates regarding their implementation.
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The Latest on California’s PFAS Laws Regulating Textile Articles and How to Prepare for Upcoming Deadlines
If you are a manufacturer or distributor of products with textile components in the U.S., then you’re likely aware that the effective dates for states’ laws prohibiting the sale of certain consumer products with intentionally-added per- and polyfluor...
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Prospective Purchaser Agreements: Lessees and Subsequent Owners and Operators
Having previously written about the importance of Prospective Purchaser Agreements when purchasing contaminated property in Oregon, I wanted to follow up with two additional and sometimes overlooked details:
1. Although Prospective Purchaser Agreemen...
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New Law Requires Change Orders Be Paid within 30 Days for Private Construction in Washington
The Washington legislature continues its quest to bring private construction in line with the same rules as public work projects. On February 28, the Washington State Senate unanimously approved Substitute Senate Bill 6192, subsequently signed by the governor, which modifies change order prompt payment in contracts.
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Oregon Retainage Law Has Changed—for the Better!
Oregon law about retainage on public and private construction projects changed on March 7, 2024. Contractors now have a workable option to obtain full payment of progress payments, without subtraction of cash retainage.
The good news: no more retaina...
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Breaking Down EPA's Latest Proposed Rules: Expanded Hazardous Waste Definitions and PFAS Listings
On February 8, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published two proposed rules under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) that will expand the regulatory definition of “hazardous waste” and add nine per- and po...
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