Recent actions by the Biden Administration and members of Congress indicate that plastic pollution will remain an area of primary focus in the coming year. Although passage of a broad standalone bill addressing plastic pollution is unlikely in the next legislative session, regulatory actions and other targeted legislation may haveContinue Reading
GSA performs numerous administerial and supportive functions on behalf of the federal government, including procuring goods and services for other agencies. Every year, GSA facilitates the spending of tens of billions of dollars on federal procurement. GSA also maintains the GSA Schedule, a series of pre-negotiated contracts that other agenciesContinue Reading
Currently, TCEQ annually calculates a compliance history score for regulated entities based on the preceding five years. The current classifications are unsatisfactory, satisfactory or high performers—or unclassified if no compliance information is available for the site. But annual compliance history calculations may not timely reflect emergency events. The new rule,Continue Reading
One emerging ESG factor is a company’s strategy for plastic management or its “plastic footprint,” meaning how much plastic a company uses (both in its products and incidental to operations), what portion of that plastic is made from virgin feedstocks as opposed to recycled or plant-based plastic, the type ofContinue Reading
