Microplastics are rapidly emerging as one of the most complex and challenging contaminants in today’s regulatory landscape. With new regulations on the horizon, understanding their nature and legal implications is critical for environmental professionals.
This session provides a clear explanation of what microplastics are and why regulating them is uniquely difficult. Panelists will review the current status of microplastics regulation in the United States, touch on international perspectives, and analyze how existing environmental laws - such as CERCLA and state discharge laws - may apply to microplastics contamination. The discussion will also explore potential future regulatory approaches, including possible new laws, drawing comparisons to the evolving PFAS regulatory experience.
Rather than reacting after regulations are in place, this session will help you understand where things are headed… and how to start preparing now.
If PFAS reshaped how you think about risk and liability, this session will help you get ahead of the next major wave of environmental compliance before it arrives.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand why microplastics are uniquely difficult to define and regulate
- Evaluate how existing laws may apply—and where gaps exist
- Anticipate future regulatory and liability implications
- Prepare early for the next wave of emerging contaminant oversight
Moderator:
- Mark S. Heinzelmann, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Speakers:
- Kegan A. Brown, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Jaana Pietari, Ph.D., Principal, Ramboll
- Sunila Gupta, Chemical Market Leader, Montrose Environmental
Time: 12-1 p.m. ET
Location: MGM Springfield, 1 MGM Wy, Springfield, MA 01103
*This event is open to the public but requires a registration fee.
