EPA To Begin Superfund Adaptive Management Pilot Program
Under the Trump Administration, EPA has expressed a renewed focus on the Superfund program and making sure that site cleanups operate optimally. The Superfund Task... Read more.
EPA Finalizes TSCA Fees Rule; Estimates Chemical Manufactures to Pay $20 Million Annually in Fees
On September 27, 2018, Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler signed the final Fees Rule, setting out the fees EPA will impose on industry to pay for the costly TSCA review... Read more.
EPA Finalizes Unprecedented NPL Listing
On September 13, 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took the final, unprecedented step of adding a contaminated site to the Superfund... Read more.
Pipeline Company Found Guilty for 2015 California Coastal Oil Spill
Last week, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney and California Attorney General obtained guilty verdicts against Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. regarding... Read more.
Chicago’s Trump Tower Sued for Violation of the Clean Water Act
In a recently filed lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court, the State of Illinois accused Trump International Hotel & Tower of violating multiple clean water laws... Read more.
EPA e-Manifest Rules Go Into Effect June 30th
Beginning on June 30, 2018, EPA will launch its new Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) System.... Read more.
White House Cites National Security Concerns as Administration Moves to Save Coal and Nuclear Power Plants
A combination of stagnant power consumption growth and the rise of natural gas and renewable power sources has resulted in the displacement and potential closure... Read more.
EPA Air Chief Supports Draft House Bill Revising CAA ‘Modification’ Definition
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has introduced a discussion draft of a bill that proposes to revise the definition of “modification” in the Clean Air Act... Read more.
Fracking Industry Warns of “Devastating Effects” from Pennsylvania Court Ruling
On April 2, 2018, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a potentially groundbreaking decision by holding that trespass and conversion claims arising from hydraulic... Read more.
Can Blockchain Technology Disrupt Renewable Energy Finance?
In 2016, the world underwent its largest ever annual increase in renewable power by adding an estimated 161 gigawatts of capacity in renewable power generation.... Read more.