Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2024 increases to civil penalties....more
1/11/2024
/ CERCLA ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
OSHA ,
RCRA ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
USEPA ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: ASTM 1527-21 is now in effect. The ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is evaluated every eight years. The most recent update, ASTM E1527 – 21, approved by the United States...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2023 increases to civil penalties....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2022 increases to civil penalties....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: We noted earlier this year that the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) was in the process of updating its Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The ASTM is in the process of updating its Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2021 increases to civil penalties....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Consider this hypothetical. Acme Company’s historic operations has contaminated its property and those of its adjacent neighbors. Acme is undertaking a CERCLA remedy under the oversight of U.S. EPA which...more
4/20/2020
/ Approval Requirements ,
Atlantic Richfield Co v Christian ,
CERCLA ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Land Owners ,
MT Supreme Court ,
Nuisance ,
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Site Remediation ,
State Law Claims ,
Strict Liability ,
Trespass
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced interim guidance for the Agency’s regional offices to “ensure that decisions about new or ongoing cleanup...more
4/16/2020
/ CERCLA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
RCRA ,
Relief Measures ,
Superfund ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has proposed new accidental chemical release reporting requirements that are broad in scope and would cover additional chemicals, threshold...more
1/23/2020
/ CERCLA ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: Under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fully or partially deleted 22 sites from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is modernizing its self-disclosure policy, commonly known as the Audit Policy, through a centralized “eDisclosure Portal” to receive and automatically process self-disclosed civil...more
In a busy day for vapor intrusion, last week the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency made several announcements about vapor intrusion.
First, it announced it had submitted a draft rule to the White House OMB seeking to...more
6/17/2015
/ CERCLA ,
Chemicals ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Mitigation ,
New Guidance ,
NPRM ,
OMB ,
OSHA ,
Petroleum ,
Public Health ,
RCRA ,
Remediation ,
Superfund ,
Underground Storage Tanks ,
Vapor Intrusion