Environmental
Mar. 21, 2012
It’s not easy being green: The winding path of California’s Green Chemistry Law
Whether the theory of green chemistry will ever match its practice is an open question. By Olivier F. Theard of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
While the brave new world of "green chemistry" regulation may not yet have arrived, the winds of change are blowing. In 2008, California passed AB 1879, requiring that the Department of Toxic Substances Control develop rules to ensure that consumer products were safer. After four years, dozens of meetings and thousands of pages of public comments, the department still has yet to adopt enforceable standards. To be fair, the departmen...
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