As EPA continues to review potential regulations for PFAS contamination in drinking water, some state regulatory bodies have decided not to wait for the federal government to act. North Carolina is the latest state to...more
President Biden issued an Executive Order on April 21, 2023 titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All” (the “EO”). The EO continues the Administration’s emphasis on environmental justice by...more
EPA’s Proposed Rule - Wilmington, North Carolina was the setting for EPA Administrator Michael Regan’s announcement of a new regulatory proposal for so-called “forever chemicals” under the Safe Drinking Water Act...more
In November, Democrats won control of the House of Delegates and kept control over the Commonwealth’s Senate. Now, Democrats control both the Executive and Legislative branches of government in the Commonwealth of Virginia....more
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Associate Director (Office of Air Quality) Stuart Spencer undertook a January 24th presentation to my University of Arkansas Law School Environmental Law class titled: ...more
Most companies know that the environmental impacts of their operations are regulated by the federal government (primarily the US Environmental Protection Agency) and various state governments (in Oregon, primarily the Oregon...more
Time to Pay More: EPA Increases Maximum Civil Penalties - Remember the days when the maximum civil penalty EPA could assess for a violation of environmental law was $25,000 per day? Those days disappeared 26 years ago...more