To continue combating environmental contamination, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued new regulations this week, which take immediate effect for four Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more
The process to revise regulations in Pennsylvania is often long and involved, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) revision to its Act 2 Chapter 250 regulations to incorporate cleanup...more
At its July 29, 2021 meeting, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“Department”)’s Public Water System Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Board voted to recommend that the Department proceed with a draft...more
On August 5, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued new guidance on contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). New Jersey’s regulated...more
On March 12, 2021 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) announced the results of the second round of testing public water systems for PFAS. PFAS were not detected in 65% of the 114 water systems...more
It’s hard to find a relevant regulatory agency in the United States that isn’t regulating per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). EPA describes PFAS presence in the environment as “one of the most pressing issues...more
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently issued a summary of several groundwater guidance documents in an effort to address deficiencies that delay the issuance of Ground Water Remedial Action...more
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (collectively “EGLE”) issued a July 26, 2019, report titled: 2018 PFAS Sampling of Drinking Water Supplies in Michigan (“Report”) - See Project No....more
A new environmental issue could have a major impact on airports. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is in the process of performing investigations at a number of federal, state, and local facilities...more
Pierce Atwood LLP offers this summary of Maine Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) standards as a convenience in evaluating PFAS and tracking Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulatory and Maine...more
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is currently tracking approximately 19 sites with known contamination with PFOA and PFOS. Nine are federal Superfund sites and three are addressed under the...more
The Eastern District of New York filed a Safe Drinking Water Act complaint this week against the City of New York and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, seeking to require the City to cover the Hillview Reservoir...more
In the final week of March 2019, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took two unusually broad actions regarding contamination caused by poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On March 25, 2019,...more
If you were thinking that PFAS were important, but you’ve been unsure just how big a deal they are, you need look no further than the Statewide PFAS Directive issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. ...more
On Friday afternoon March 22, 2019, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced in a memorandum to licensed facilities that land apply, compost, or process biosolids (i.e., wastewater treatment sludge)...more
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MDEP”) stated in a January 28th letter to the Conservation Law Foundation Massachusetts and Toxics Action Center that it would: . . . initiate the process,...more
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) announced in an August 3rd news release what it described as the issuance of: . . . a first-of-its-kind “Watershed Permit” to four towns sharing the Pleasant...more
On May 23, 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services (DFS), announced a program to inventory and dispose of pre-2003 firefighting...more
After the NJ Supreme Court Finally Closed the Door on The Statute of Limitations Defense To NJ Spill Act Contribution Claims, Laches Emerges as a Possible Backdoor Defense. The Bergen County Superior Court issued a...more
The Pierce Atwood Environmental and Land Use Practice Group is pleased to provide the 2015 Summary of Key Maine Environmental Legislation enacted or carried over in the First Regular Session of Maine's 127th Legislature...more
On October 3, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) unveiled a new draft policy that would strengthen its compliance and enforcement protocols for both unconventional and conventional oil and...more
For many years, both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have wrestled with the practical question of how solvent-contaminated wipes should be...more
The Remedial Action Guidelines (RAGs) are useful – if conservative – default cleanup guidelines used by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). DEP proposed changes in 2012, and has just proposed changes...more