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Brownfield Funding: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Availability of $232 Million in Grant Funding

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release on September 6th, stating it was making available $232 million in grant funding through the federal agency’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Lockesburg...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Lockesburg, Arkansas entered in an August 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

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New Mexico Stiffens Penalties for Air Quality Violations and Tightens Environmental Audit Policy

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On September 4, 2024, the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau (AQB) updated its Civil Penalty Policy, making several key changes to its assessment of civil penalties and administrative compliance costs in...more

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Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Terracon Acquires Flat Earth Archeology of Arkansas

Terracon has acquired Flat Earth Archeology of Arkansas (“Flat Earth”). Flat Earth is stated to provide archaeology and cultural resources management and compliance services to clients in Arkansas and the surrounding...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 9.13.24

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Federal officials announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a three-year-old rule — known as the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (Rule) — targeting air pollution linked to Southern...more

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Nitrogen/Wastewater Treatment Plant: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Filed Challenging Washington NPDES Permit

The Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NWEA”) filed a September 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board challenging a Clean Water Act...more

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Wetlands/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Federal Court Addresses Pleading Issue Associated with the Term "Waters of the United...

A United States District Court (Idaho) (“Court”) in an August 29th Memorandum Decision and Order (“Order”) addressed an issue arising out of a federal government Clean Water Act enforcement action. See U.S. v. Ace Black...more

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Minnesota Aims for Fall 2025 Release of PFAS Reporting System

As Maine struggles to develop a reporting system in the wake of the legislature’s overhaul of the Pine Tree State’s PFAS reporting requirements, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA”) announced that it aims to begin...more

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Luxury and ESG: Navigating the New EU Legal Landscape in the Fashion and Luxury Goods Industry

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Due to the increased importance of sustainability, environmental protection and social factors in recent years, the luxury industry has found itself at a crossroads of tradition and transformation. Once characterized...more

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Producer Fees in State EPR Packaging Programs

The extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) programs for packaging that are currently unfolding in several states impose two primary obligations on producers of covered materials—reporting data and paying fees to a producer...more

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Plastic’s Smoking Gun on the Road to Busan

In the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” a family friend famously tells the title character “I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Plastics. There’s a great future in plastics. Think about it.” Well, those of us engaged...more

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Underground Storage Tanks/Rate Establishment Guide for State Financial Assurance Funds: ASTSWMO Report

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued on August 24, Part One of a document titled: Rate Establishment Guide for State Financial Assurance Funds (“Guide”)....more

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How Much “Climate Justice” Do We Need … How Much Can We Stand?

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How will you and I become extinct? The UN assures us that the weather will be unpleasant whenever it happens. The IPCC has predicted that global “warming”, “heating”, “baking” “broiling” and other Game of Thrones-worthy...more

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US makes critical shift in position on global plastics treaty

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The US has pivoted in its stance on the global management of plastic production and pollution, with significant potential impacts for industry. The shift comes amid ongoing negotiations toward a UN treaty aimed at addressing...more

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In Case You Missed It… The Comment Period on The Federal Government Consultation on Plastic Waste and Pollution from Textile and...

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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a consultation document on July 4, 2024, seeking input from stakeholders on a proposed roadmap for addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel...more

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Environmental Obligations Hiding in Plain Sight

As many contractors know, whenever doing federal projects there might be a nagging feeling in the back of your mind. What exactly does my contract say? What type of plan do I need to address environmental concerns? You...more

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PFAS/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement: Coosa River Basin Initiative and Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Decree

The Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Initiative”) and City of Calhoun, Georgia (“Calhoun”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00068-WMR. ...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addressing...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent an August 7th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to Sue Under the Clean Air Act for Failure to Issue or Deny a...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.09.24

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The city of Fresno announced this week that Shell USA, Dow Chemical, and other oil and chemical companies have agreed to pay the city $230 million to settle the city’s 2007 lawsuit against them for allegedly contaminating...more

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P2N0 - Edition 14 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

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Welcome to the fourteenth edition of P2N0 covering the drive to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero (NZE). P2N0 identifies significant news items globally, reporting on them in short form, focusing on policy...more

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Air Enforcement: Wisconsin Attorney General and Manitowoc Liquid Smoke Manufacturing Facility Enter into Settlement

The State of Wisconsin through its Attorney General (“AG”) entered into a Stipulation of Judgement (“Judgement”) with Kerry Inc. (“KI”) addressing alleged violations of the Wisconsin Air Emission Laws. See State of Wisconsin...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Order Addressing Lynchburg Distillery

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 28th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jack Daniel Distillery, LEM (“Jack Daniel”) for alleged violations of an air...more

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Energy & Sustainability Client Feature – Pascal

This month we are excited to feature our client Pascal, a technology company that has pioneered low-pressure solid refrigerants for use in heat pumps, air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers. Pascal recently raised $8...more

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Arkansas Administration of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (Rule No. 6): Arkansas Pollution Control and...

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) has adopted the following: Petition to Initiate Rulemaking to Approve Amendments to Regulation 6: Regulations for State Administration of the National...more

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Federal Government Publishes Notice Requiring PFAS Information and Updates its Draft State of PFAS and Risk Management Scope...

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On July 27, 2024, the Federal Government published a Notice with respect to certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Canada Gazette under paragraph 71(1)(b) of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999...more

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