Brandon Rattiner

Brandon Rattiner focuses his practice on energy, environmental, and technology issues. He advises clients on a variety of policy, regulatory, litigation, and business matters, and he has experience with a wide range of environmental and natural resources statutes and agencies. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Rattiner worked for various Colorado civic organizations and as U.S. Senator Mark Udall’s Denver Area Regional Director.

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On Day 1, President Biden Creates Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases

The gears of the administrative state are whirling as President Biden refocuses federal agencies on fighting climate change. Yesterday’s Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (“EO”) shows just how seriously the incoming Administration views this reorientation, and it identifies a tool central to its … Continue Reading

EPA Issues Emergency Approval for First-Ever Residual Antiviral Product

By Thomas Brugato and Brandon Rattiner on August 25, 2020 Posted in COVID-19, EPA, Pesticide

For the first time ever, EPA has approved a pesticide making residual antiviral claims under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The approval may be a significant boon in the fight against COVID-19, but it also raises several key questions about EPA’s broader approach to combatting the novel coronavirus.… Continue Reading

Kisor v. Wilkie Creates Significant Uncertainties Regarding Deference to EPA

By Thomas Brugato and Brandon Rattiner on July 2, 2019 Posted in EPA

The Supreme Court’s much-awaited decision in Kisor v. Wilkie will have significant ramifications for the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and environmental law. While the decision upheld the concept of Auer deference, which instructs courts to defer to agencies’ interpretations of their own regulations, it also imposed a number of limitations and restrictions on when Auer … Continue Reading

EPA and CARB Begin Reexamining Heavy-Duty Vehicle Regulations

By Kevin Poloncarz, Jake Levine and Brandon Rattiner on December 10, 2018 Posted in Advanced Vehicles, Climate Change, EPA

On November 13, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched its Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI), which will decrease nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by updating the existing NOx standard for heavy-duty trucks. EPA’s announcement comes just as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) updated its Heavy-Duty On-board Diagnostic (HD OBD) requirements and prepares to implement … Continue Reading