In its public consultation on the review of the Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, the European Commission suggests the possibility of “establishing an EU Market Surveillance Authority” to improve enforcement against products that do not comply with EU legislation regulating the environmental and safety requirements of products (“product legislation”).
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California AG Targets Plastic Bag Manufacturers for Misleading Recyclability Claims
By Laura Kim & Taylor Kay on
Posted in Environmental Enforcement, Environmental Marketing
On October 17, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced enforcement actions against seven plastic bag manufacturers for allegedly violating state environmental and consumer protection laws through explicit and implicit claims that plastic bags sold in California were recyclable. This comes at the conclusion of an investigation of these plastic…
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Posted in Chemicals, Pesticides, & Plastics, PFAS
On October 20, 2023, EPA released a final rule under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (“EPCRA”) relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). The Rule makes important revisions to EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”) program relating to 189 specified PFAS.
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Posted in PFAS
On September 28, 2023, EPA released a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TCSA”) mandating reporting relating to past manufacturing of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Below are key takeaways companies that may be subject to these reporting requirements should keep in mind.
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Posted in Environmental Enforcement
Last year, Covington predicted an increased focus on environmental enforcement under the Biden Administration. Recent statements by key environmental leadership have confirmed this, further sharpened Administration priorities, and track renewed focus by DOJ more broadly on combating corporate malfeasance. In the coming year, regulated entities should prepare for increased criminal enforcement, including consideration of conduct within their supply chains. They should also expect increased scrutiny of their environmental compliance programs, including the potential for corporate monitorship if DOJ deems a company’s compliance program to be inadequate.
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The Road to Paris 2015: EU Emissions Trading Scheme and its Application to Non-EEA Airlines – Enforcement on the Rise?
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Europe is stepping up enforcement of its climate change rules against foreign airlines. Recently, a Belgian authority competent for the enforcement of the EU Emissions Trading System (“ETS”) on airlines flying to and from Brussels, collected a fine of €1.4 million. The fine was imposed on Saudi Arabian Airlines for…
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