Megan Caldwell

Megan is an environmental attorney with a national practice. She advises clients on a broad range of issues involving the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the RCRA and other federal environmental laws and their state counterparts, as well as the health and safety requirements under OSHA.

Firm/Organization: Husch Blackwell LLP

Blogs: Cannabis Law Now, Emerging Energy Insights, Food & Ag Law Insights, Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Insider

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Emerging Energy Insights

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service To Propose New Low-risk Framework for Eagle Incidental Take Permitting Process

By Megan Caldwell on January 31, 2019

In December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that the agency will be proposing a streamlined eagle incidental take permitting process for wind energy projects that are considered “low-risk” to eagles. Although this new low-risk framework has not been finalized or formally proposed yet, USFWS has made available a presentation outlining the framework.…

Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Insider

California Proposes Additional Amendments for Proposition 65 Regulations

By Megan Caldwell & Amy Wachs on January 4, 2019

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed further amendments to clarify the new Prop 65 regulations that went into effect August 30, 2018, which focused on how to provide “clear and reasonable” warnings under Prop 65. Under the new regulations, manufacturers, producers, packagers, importers, suppliers, and distributors have primary responsibility for complying with Prop 65 requirements; and retail sellers have responsibility for placement and maintenance of consumer product exposure warnings only in limited situations. OEHHA’s…

Emerging Energy Insights

Is Asbestos Poised to Make a Comeback?

By Megan Caldwell on November 8, 2018

Megan Caldwell was featured in Rock Products discussing the potential for asbestos rock to make a comeback as a result of a recent rule proposed by the Trump Administration. She provides insights into the history, international production and significant new use of asbestos rock. Is asbestos poised to make a comeback? Only time will tell. Read the full article here.…

Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Insider

Are You In Compliance? Reminder that Changes to California’s Proposition 65 Go Into Effect Tomorrow, August 30

By Megan Caldwell on August 29, 2018

As we previously reported, major changes are going into effect tomorrow concerning California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, known as Proposition 65. This law requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in products in their homes or workplaces, that are released into the environment, or that are present at certain public locations. On August 30, new regulations go into effect that impact the obligations of businesses in order to comply…

Emerging Energy Insights

Are You In Compliance? Reminder that Changes to California’s Proposition 65 Go Into Effect Tomorrow, August 30

By Megan Caldwell on August 29, 2018

Food & Ag Law Insights

Coffee Now Served With a Cancer Warning in California

By Megan Caldwell & Megan McLean on April 6, 2018

Coffee sellers in the State of California will now be required to provide cancer warnings on their coffee products. On March 28, 2018, a California State Court issued a Statement of Decision in a Proposition 65 (Prop 65) case that found that Starbucks and other retailers failed to prove that a chemical found in coffee poses no significant harm. Council for Education and Research on Toxics v. Starbucks Corporation, No. BC435759 (L.A. Super. Ct. Mar. …

Cannabis Law Now

California Cannabis Businesses Take Note: Prop 65 Looms Large

By Steve Levine, Megan Caldwell, Amy Wachs & Charles Merrill on March 20, 2018

Cannabis businesses may be surprised to learn that Proposition 65, the California law that seeks to warn consumers of chemicals in the products they buy, may apply to many marijuana products. This law requires all parties in the supply chain, from manufacturers to distributors (but not retailers except in certain circumstances) to place warning labels on products sold in California if those products contain certain levels of one of hundreds of listed chemicals determined to…

Emerging Energy Insights

Trump Administration Actions to Relax Environmental Regulations Should Eventually Benefit Renewable Energy and Transmission Project Permitting

By Megan Caldwell on March 9, 2018

Federal environmental requirements and regulations have been relaxed (or are proposed to be relaxed) since President Trump was elected, but those environmental regulatory changes have not yet realized benefits for renewable energy and transmission project permitting. As mainstream media sources like the New York Times have reported, the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken environmental laws has been somewhat substantial; to date, 67 environmental actions have been targeted by the administration, including 33 that already…

Emerging Energy Insights

Reminder: New Texas Stormwater Construction General Permit Now in Effect

By Megan Caldwell on March 5, 2018

As a reminder, the State of Texas’s new stormwater construction general permit is now in effect. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) has renewed its General Permit to Discharge under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, Permit No. TXR150000, which authorizes discharges from construction sites into surface water in the state. Operators of large construction activities that were covered under the prior permit and continue to operate must now submit a Notice of…

Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Insider

Recent Agency Memoranda Impact Enforcement of Environmental Violations

By Megan Caldwell on February 26, 2018

Attorney Megan Caldwell recently blogged about two recent agency enforcement memoranda impacting the enforcement of environmental violations. Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) have issued memos make changes in how agencies will focus on their roles in regards to enforcement. These changes may affect your company’s approach to compliance with certain agency guidance documents as well as your emphasis on relationships with state environmental agencies versus the EPA. You can read the full blog post on…

Megan Caldwell

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service To Propose New Low-risk Framework for Eagle Incidental Take Permitting Process

California Proposes Additional Amendments for Proposition 65 Regulations

Is Asbestos Poised to Make a Comeback?

Are You In Compliance? Reminder that Changes to California’s Proposition 65 Go Into Effect Tomorrow, August 30

Are You In Compliance? Reminder that Changes to California’s Proposition 65 Go Into Effect Tomorrow, August 30

Coffee Now Served With a Cancer Warning in California

California Cannabis Businesses Take Note: Prop 65 Looms Large

Trump Administration Actions to Relax Environmental Regulations Should Eventually Benefit Renewable Energy and Transmission Project Permitting

Reminder: New Texas Stormwater Construction General Permit Now in Effect

Recent Agency Memoranda Impact Enforcement of Environmental Violations

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