EPA Issues SNURs for 107 Chemicals
By Steven M. Siros The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("U.S. EPA") is expected to issue a direct final rule imposing significant... Read more.
Sequestration To Cut $716 Million From U.S. EPA Budget
By Steven M. Siros If budget sequestration takes effect on January 2, 2013, U.S. EPA will face a $716 million budget cut. According to a September... Read more.
Environmental Contractor Unable to Ditch CERCLA Claims
On September 4, 2012, a federal judge denied Arcadis U.S. Inc.'s ("Arcadis") request for summary judgment in a CERCLA lawsuit relating to the disposal of contaminated... Read more.
States Implement Controversial U.S. EPA Short Term TCE Exposure Limit
Several states have begun to implement U.S. EPA Region IX's proposed Interim Removal Action Level ("RAL") of 15 ug/m3 for trichloroethylene ("TCE") in indoor air.... Read more.
Will New TCE And PCE Risk Values Make It Harder For Sites to Be Listed On The NPL?
Recent changes to EPA risk values for trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethyle (PCE) have raised the bar for listing sites contaminated with these constituents... Read more.
California Issues Final Draft Of Green Chemistry Regulations
On July 27, 2012, California Department of Toxic Substances Control ("DTSC") released what might be the final draft of California's green chemistry regulations that... Read more.
TSCA Reform: What Lessons Can We Learn From REACH?
By Steven M. Siros On Thursday, July 26th, Jenner & Block's Environmental and Workplace Health & Safety Law practice will host "TSCA... Read more.
NAS Concludes No Link Between Fracking And Groundwater Contamination
On July 9, 2012, the National Academy of Sciences ("NAS") released a study that found no direct link between hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and contamination... Read more.
D.C. Circuit Vacates U.S. EPA Interim Final NOx Rule
On June 12, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down a U.S. EPA interim final rule that provided for the payment of nonconformance penalties... Read more.
U.S. EPA Ordered To Issue Proposed Particulate Rules By June 7th
On May 31, 2012, a federal district court ordered U.S. EPA to issue its proposed rule for review of the national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter... Read more.