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State AG Pulse | The State AG: Both Advocate & Influencer
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AI Law in the Commonwealth of Virginia - Recent Developments
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Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is soliciting proposals for currently unavoidable use (CUU) designations under the state’s statute regulating the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more
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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is gearing up for a massive regulatory effort aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the residential heating sector and the commercial and industrial...more
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On October 13, 2021, Ohio EPA issued its water quality certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the 41 nationwide permits (NWPs) that are currently set to expire on March 18, 2022. NWPs offer a...more
After commencing a regulatory review effort in February 2021, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has issued proposed amended Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) regulations...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and KB Trading, Inc. (“KB”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act regulations addressing: ....more
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On January 7, Governor Murphy signed into law the Brownfields Redevelopment Incentive Program Act (the Brownfields Act) as part of the broader New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 (the Recovery Act) (A4/S3925). The...more
The Permit Extension Act of 2020, which New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on July 1, 2020, will have a significant impact on pending real estate projects – both those that have received government approvals and...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently vacated an air permit issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the construction of a new compressor station proposed by Algonquin...more
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s latest action creates several statewide environmental standards for three PFAS contaminants: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and...more
On March 9, 2020, Governor DeSantis issued statewide Executive Emergency Order EO 20-52 for COVID-19 that expired on May 8, 2020. On May 8, the Governor issued a renewal and ratification of EO-52 in EO 114 that will expire on...more
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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has published a proposal for an extensive regulatory overhaul of its remediation standards for contaminated sites, codified at N.J.A.C. 7:26D....more
On April 21, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued two Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Alerts providing guidance to DEP-regulated entities that may be experiencing compliance...more
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published its final rule on April 6, 2020 approving Category One status for 600 of the 749 miles of New Jersey streams and lakes that it had originally proposed for...more
Nearly a decade has passed since the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI) first reported on soil and fill providers circumventing New Jersey state laws restricting the use of recycled soil and fill materials. ...more
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