Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors.
Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more
4/17/2020
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EPA continues its regulation of PFAS by shifting focus to the importation of certain PFAS-containing articles.
- EPA goes for the low-hanging fruit by using TSCA to restrict the importation of long-chain PFAS that already...more
2/28/2020
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Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver.
EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more
10/1/2019
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