Welcome to the April edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a periodic update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover: EPA is changing the meaning of “waters of the United States.”...more
4/30/2025
/ Clean Water Act ,
Contamination ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Guidance Update ,
Hazardous Substances ,
MassDEP ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sackett v EPA ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (the “Regulation”) which established legally enforceable levels called Maximum Contaminant Levels...more
4/22/2024
/ Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Water
On June 21, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued final regulations addressing nitrogen pollution caused by septic systems on Cape Cod. The regulations will require landowners in “Nitrogen...more
On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it will seek to promulgate new rules for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), also known as “forever chemicals,” in public water...more
3/20/2023
/ Contamination ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Wastewater