CERCLA
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World Water Day: Wednesday, March 22, 2017–Jenner & Block Announces Special Water Series
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water. Continue reading
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Trump Administration: 2017 Insights
This week I published an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Trump election puts environment into less than green state. In this article, I discuss my thoughts on environmental issues during the transition from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration. Continue reading
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Gay Sigel, Steve Siros, and Allison Torrence Speak at March 7 CLE Program
Jenner & Block Partners Gay Sigel, Steve Siros, and Allison Torrence will speak at the upcoming program Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues in 2017: What to Expect From the Trump Administration, hosted by Jenner & Block’s Environmental, Workplace Health & Safety Practice Group on Tuesday, March 7 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 p.m. Continue reading
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Trump Overturns Stream Protection Rule
Last week, President Trump repealed the stream protection rule designed to halt water pollution caused by mountain top removal mining. Using the Congressional Review Act authority, he stopped implementation of a rule that would have limited the placement of mining waste in streams and drinking water sources, as well as the amount of waste generated… Continue reading
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Scott Pruitt Confirmed by Senate to Lead EPA
Friday afternoon, Scott Pruitt was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 52 Senators voted for Mr. Pruitt’s confirmation, while 46 Senators voted against him. Continue reading
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Trump Administration Issues Freeze on New and Pending Rules – Halting Dozens of Recent EPA Rules
Last Friday, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus issued a memorandum directing all agencies, including EPA, to freeze new or pending regulations. The freeze effects regulations at a variety of stages of finality. Continue reading
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CFATS: New DHS Outreach
CFATS: New DHS Outreach. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to implement recent changes to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. Continue reading
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U.S. EPA Says Sorry But We Don’t Have to Pay for Gold King Mine Spill
On Friday, January 13, 2017, notwithstanding its previous promises to take full responsibility for the Gold King Mine environmental spill, U.S. EPA, with guidance from the United States Department of Justice, concluded that it was not legally liable to pay compensation for administrative claims for the Gold King Mine disaster under the Federal Tort Claims… Continue reading
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EPA Proposes Notice of Intent to Proceed with Rulemaking for CERCLA Financial Responsibility Requirements for the Chemical Manufacturing, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, and Electric Power Industries
Yesterday, on January 11, 2017, the EPA issued a notice of intent to proceed with rulemaking regarding whether and to what extent financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA section 108(b) should apply to the Chemical Manufacturing, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, and Electric Power Industries. Continue reading
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U.S. EPA Issues Final Rule Adding Vapor Intrusion to NPL Site Scoring System
On December 7, 2017, U.S. EPA published a final rule which added “subsurface instrusion” or “SsI component to CERCLA’s Hazard Ranking System (HRS). Continue reading