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What Your Company Needs to Know Regarding Green Marketing

Arnold Porter

This program discusses key standards governing environmental marketing claims, as well as the evolving litigation and enforcement landscape impacting environmental marketing.

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What the Foam?!

Ocean Conservancy

Plastic foam is ALSO not recyclable, compostable or biodegradable. The good news is momentum to eliminate this material in the last decade has increased tremendously with many national, state and local governments phasing out plastic foam. It’s enough for anyone to have a WTF moment! America seems to be having a WTF moment, too.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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EU to Ban Greenwashing and Much More

Greenbuilding Law

The new rules aim is to protect consumers from misleading advertisements and help them make better purchasing choices, but many suggest they go too far as a prior restraint by government prohibiting free speech or other truthful expression before it happens (. yes, a uniquely American tenet). What will be banned? likely by the end of 2026).

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Sustainable Pittsburgh, Plastics Collaborative Release Whitepaper On Reducing Single-Use Plastics

PA Environment Daily

While something like a banana peel will biodegrade and return to the earth, plastic waste merely breaks into smaller and smaller pieces known as microplastics. A “circular” economy is built on reusing, repairing, and remanufacturing products, and returning biodegradable materials to the earth.

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Urban Ocean Summit Successfully Supports Cities

Ocean Conservancy

City Opportunity Statement Summaries: Can Tho, Vietnam: Vietnam aims to reduce 75% of marine plastic debris by 2030 by eliminating single-use plastics and non-biodegradable plastic bags from all coastal tourism areas. These statements also included project outlines and anticipated support needed to carry out the plans.

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GAO Science and Tech Spotlight Describes Benefits of Synthetic Biology and Challenges Ahead

Brag

Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a “Science & Tech Spotlight” on synthetic biology on April 17, 2023. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton The U.S. GAO notes that the synthetic biology market could grow from about $10 billion in 2021 to between $37 billion and $100 billion dollars by 2030.