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Recycling
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Consumer Protection Connection
Amended California Battery EPR Bill Now Law
By Sheila Millar, Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva
On September 20, 2026, California Governor Newsom signed California bill SB 501 into law, which modifies provisions of the state’s Responsible Battery Recycling Act (AB 2440 or the Act). AB…
Consumer Protection Connection
Further Delay in SB 343 Legal Challenge
By Sheila Millar, Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva
On September 23, 2026, the Court again postponed the previously scheduled Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) conference and related deadlines in the ongoing litigation involving a First Amendment challenge to SB…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Responding To State Packaging Law Uncertainty
By Stacey Geis, Juge Gregg, Emily Werkmann
In a recently published Law360 article, Crowell attorneys Stacey Geis, Juge Gregg, and Emily Werkmann examine the rapidly evolving legal landscape surrounding state packaging and recycling laws, analyzing the mounting…
Arnold & Porter: News & Perspectives
Stacey Halliday Weighs In on Oregon EPR Ruling for Corporate Counsel
Stacey Halliday, a partner in Arnold & Porter's Environmental practice, was quoted in the recent Corporate Counsel article, "Oregon Ruling Gives a Boost to State Recycling Laws," which examined a…
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | WOTUS, Packaging Producer Responsibility, New York Climate Superfund Law, and Protecting Domestic Mining Act
By Jon Schaefer
Week of August 31, 2026 Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer, but environmental and energy regulators, courts, and policymakers show no signs of slowing down. Last week’s…
Administrative and Regulatory
Oregon's Extended Producer Responsibility Law Upheld Following Constitutional Challenges in <i>National Ass'n of Wholesale Distributers v. Feldon</I>
By K&L Gates
The first federal lawsuit addressing the constitutionality of a state extended producer responsibility (EPR) law has concluded in a decision upholding Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA). Following…
Inside Consumer Protection
California Court Issues a Preliminary Injunction Stopping Enforcement of SB 343, “Truth in Recycling”
By Kevin Poloncarz, Laura Kim, Alexandra Remick, Julia Barrero
On July 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge William Q. Hayes granted a motion for preliminary injunction barring California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the State of California from enforcing SB…
Inside Energy & Environment
California Court Issues a Preliminary Injunction Stopping Enforcement of SB 343, “Truth in Recycling”
By Kevin Poloncarz, Laura Kim, Alexandra Remick, Julia Barrero
On July 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge William Q. Hayes granted a motion for preliminary injunction barring California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the State of California from enforcing SB…
All About Advertising Law
Truth in Labeling Act Could Reshape Environmental Marketing Claims
By Shahin O. Rothermel, Barry Benjamin, Leonard L. Gordon, Richard Starr
Making environmental marketing claims is already difficult. Between California’s evolving requirements, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Green Guides, and a growing number of state laws, even well-intentioned companies can struggle…
Consumer products law blog
SD Cal enjoins California’s SB 343 Truth in Recycling law
By Jeff Margulies (US), Will Troutman (US), Megan Chester (US)
On July 14, 2026, the US District Court for the Southern District of California preliminarily enjoined California Attorney General Rob Bonta from enforcing California Senate Bill 343, California’s Truth in…