RCRA
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Happy New Year from the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog
2016 was a busy year for the Corporate Environmental Lawyer blog, which is now in its sixth year with over 760 posts. In 2016, we had nearly 100 blog posts from 10 different authors and over 6,700 visits to the site. 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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Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt Picked to Lead EPA
Several news outlets are reporting that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
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EPA Finalizes Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule
On October 28, 2016, EPA announced that EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy signed the final Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule. The rule will be published in the Federal Register in the coming weeks, and will become effective six months after it is published. Continue reading
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Chicago: New Industrial Growth Zones Program
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle recently launched an unprecedented effort to generate new industrial investment in Chicagoland neighborhoods. The Industrial Growth Zones program will accelerate neighborhood development in seven designated areas over the next three years by removing longstanding hurdles to development and providing a broad set of services to… Continue reading
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Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing Petition in Novel Aerial Deposition CERCLA Case
The State of Washington and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are trying to expand the reach of CERCLA, but have been blocked, once again, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Continue reading
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California Proposes MCL for TCP
The State Water Resources Control Board has proposed a new maximum contaminant level (MCL) for 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP) of five parts per trillion (ppt). Continue reading
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Companies Publishing More Sustainability Reports
According to the Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A), 81% of S&P 500 Index companies published a sustainability or corporate responsibility report in 2015. Continue reading
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Gold King Mine Spill Update: New Mexico Sues EPA
EPA’s woes over alleged mismanagement of the Gold King Mine spill in August 2015 continue with a new lawsuit filed by the State of New Mexico in federal district court in Albuquerque. Continue reading