The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its proposed rule establishing National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for certain PFAS compounds. The final rule sets Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL)...more
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On December 2, 2020, EPA published its final decision declining to impose financial assurance requirements under section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more
In a case of first impression, this week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the owner of a Canadian smelter was not liable as a person who “arranged for disposal” of hazardous substances when it emitted those...more
Today EPA issued a final rule regulating coal combustion residuals (CCR) as solid waste under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This ends years of speculation regarding whether EPA might decide...more
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) proposed hazardous substance reporting obligations on Friday, October 31, 2014. These regulations would implement Environment Article §7-222(d), amended in 2008, requiring...more