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UPDATE: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Releases Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook

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On March 18, 2024, we issued an alert addressing Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (VDEQ’s) recently proposed Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Version 1.0 (Handbook). The proposed Handbook is available...more

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VA DEQ’s 2022 Flood of Stormwater-Related Guidance - Part II: Proposed Technical Memorandum

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​​​​​​​Virginia’s construction stormwater discharge permit program appears to be undergoing major transformation over the next six to nine months, and reception to these changes from stakeholders is likely to vary given the...more

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DEQ's 2022 Flood of Stormwater-Related Guidance for VA - Part I

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​​​​​​​The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is poised to unleash in 2022 a flood of new stormwater-related regulatory actions and related procedural and technical guidance for development projects and...more

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EPA and States Get Busy on PFAS Waste Regulation

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The Biden administration has prioritized regulating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which are a class of fluorinated chemicals used in products as varied as food packaging and fire-fighting foams because they are...more

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L’Ontario publie des projets de règlement visant à mettre en place le nouveau programme d’évaluation environnementale

Le 26 novembre 2021, le ministère de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs (le « ministère ») a publié quatre projets de règlement dans le but de clarifier les circonstances dans lesquelles un projet...more

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Ontario Releases Draft Regulations to Implement New Environmental Assessment Regime

On November 26, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (the Ministry) released four draft regulations that offer project proponents greater clarity about whether their projects will need to undergo an...more

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PFAS Update: Significant Expansion of PFAS Regulation Under RCRA

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In a letter to the Governor of New Mexico on October 26, 2021, the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA would initiate two important rulemaking efforts to regulate PFAS...more

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Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments (2020-2021): May 20th Arkansas Environmental Federation...

I undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar held by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20th titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2020-2021...more

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Organic Waste Regulations Proposed - CalRecycle Taking Comments on Landfill Regulations Required By SB 1383

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery issued proposed regulations to reduce organic waste in landfills as required by Senate Bill 1383. The bill directed CalRecycle to adopt regulations to reduce...more

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EPA Finalizes Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources and Food, Drug & Device/FDA Groups explain how the EPA’s final rule on how to dispose of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals will affect health care facilities, reverse distributors,...more

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Proposed Revisions to China Solid Waste Law: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Comments

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) submitted August 17th comments on China’s proposed revisions to its solid waste law (“Law”). The country is proposing to revise its Law for the stated purpose of...more

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EPA Proposes Hazardous Waste Rule for Pharmaceuticals

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A pre-publication draft of a proposed rule by EPA may clarify hazardous waste requirements for obsolete or defective pharmaceuticals. EPA proposes a new Subpart P entitled “Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals” to 40 CFR Part 266...more

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EPA’s New Draft Hazardous Waste Rules Promote Flexibility, but Devil is in the Details

On August 31, 2015, EPA released two proposed hazardous waste rules under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) that will be soon be available for public comment after they are published in the Federal Register....more

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