In these days of working from home and managing countless other demands on our time, we offer this post to help you decide whether to add the latest Clean Water Act (CWA) cases and rules to your must-see legal watch list....more
5/13/2020
/ Clean Water Act ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Inland Waterways ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Navigable Waters ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States
On October 9, 2019, President Trump issued two executive orders regarding agency guidance – one focused on the development of new guidance and the other on the appropriate use of guidance in enforcement actions. And EPA is...more
Over the summer, EPA published a policy document to enhance cooperation between it and the many state agencies that enforce federal environmental programs. ...more
9/9/2019
/ Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Policy Statement ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
This is the last of our three-part series of predictions for 2019. First Matt provided our thoughts and predictions in the labor/employment arena. Last week, Jeff gave our outlook for corporate compliance and litigation. ...more
1/25/2019
/ Clean Water Act ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Manufacturers ,
Navigable Waters ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Safety Inspections ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is considering a plan to restrict the agency’s use of scientific data to only that data which is publicly available. The move would prevent EPA from using private studies, dubbed “secret...more
In a shift of federal policy with potentially sweeping implications for civil enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced it will no longer rely on guidance documents as the basis for bringing...more
In our 2018 outlook, we told you about the trend towards cooperative federalism—EPA’s plan to “rebalance the power between Washington and the states to create tangible environmental results for the American people.” Early in...more
2/9/2018
/ Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Interim Guidance ,
OECA ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Violations ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
As we previously reported, the current administration set out to make Superfund reform a priority. Shortly after taking over as EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt convened a task force to provide recommendations for...more
This post is the last in our three-part series about what manufacturers can expect in 2017. In my humble opinion, we saved the best for last – Environmental, Health & Safety.
Citizen Science -
With increasing...more
2/1/2017
/ Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Manufacturers ,
NGOs ,
OSHA ,
PCBs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Trump Administration ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety