The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued important guidance (EPA's Guidance) on June 15, 2020, clarifying the recently amended exemption of state and local governments from the definition of an "owner"...more
• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites.
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2/21/2018
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Agency Consolidation ,
BFPP ,
Bonds ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Budget Cuts ,
Categorical Exclusions ,
CEQ ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Review ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Grants ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Flood Control ,
Incentives ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
NAAQS ,
National Priorities List (NPL) ,
NEPA ,
NHPA ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Railroads ,
RCRA ,
Risk Management ,
Rural Development ,
Section 404 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Storm Water ,
Strategic Planning ,
Superfund ,
TIFIA ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wastewater ,
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act ,
Water Supplies ,
WIFIA
The Trump Administration unveiled significant rollbacks in funding for federal agencies when it released its Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again on March 16, 2017. The President's proposed budget priorities would...more
3/25/2017
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Bureau of Land Management ,
Chesapeake Bay ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Climate Change ,
ENERGY STAR Program ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
NOAA ,
OMB ,
Superfund ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
United Nations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy on Dec. 1, 2016, signed a pre-publication version of a proposed rule that seeks to establish financial responsibility requirements for approximately 221...more