On July 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for rehearing in 68th Street Site Work Group v. Alban Tractor Co., Inc., et al., 4th Cir., No. 23-01155, declining the opportunity to potentially...more
PART II -
As detailed in Part 1 of this eAlert, on April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS),...more
4/24/2024
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On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), two of the most common and well-known per- and...more
4/22/2024
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Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known also as Superfund, in 1980 to address the horror of sites like Love Canal where discarded toxic chemicals began...more
US EPA published its temporary policy on enforcement discretion during the coronavirus pandemic on March 26. This update to our previous post on developments related to that policy summarizes additional developments through...more
4/28/2020
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On August 27, 2018, the Department of the Interior (Interior) issued a 60-day advance notice of a proposed rulemaking that would overhaul its regulations for conducting natural resource damage assessments and restoration...more
8/29/2018
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