On July 23, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure.” Released alongside “America’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan,” the Order reflects a...more
8/11/2025
/ California ,
CERCLA ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Data Centers ,
Drinking Water ,
Energy Consumption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hazardous Waste ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Superfund
A report published last week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that the former Exide Technologies battery recycling plant and surrounding properties in southeast Los Angeles County qualify for...more
7/15/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
Batteries ,
California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
CERCLA ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Oil Wells ,
Recycling ,
Regulatory Mandates ,
Superfund ,
U.S. Navy ,
Warehouses ,
Water Resources Control Board
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to protect composting, recycling, and garbage facilities from cleanup cost liability if they receive and manage solid waste or biosolids containing PFAS compounds....more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering expanding the number of per- and polyfluoroalklyl substances (PFAS) compounds classified as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more
4/24/2023
/ California ,
CERCLA ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
PFAS ,
State and Local Government ,
State Bans ,
Storm Water ,
Wetlands
Relying on the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to block recently adopted executive branch regulations, Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s planned protections for...more
4/3/2023
/ California ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Water Act ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Drinking Water ,
Drought ,
Joe Biden ,
PFAS ,
State and Local Government ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States
State issues proposal to ban hydraulic fracturing -
The Bakersfield Californian – May 24 -
California oil regulators last Friday publicly released a draft rule that would ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as...more
Clean Water Act covers some groundwater discharges, U.S. Supreme Court rules -
The New York Times – April 23 -
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 6-3 decision that federal Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction...more
4/24/2020
/ Atlantic Richfield Co v Christian ,
California Endangered Species Act ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Functional Equivalent ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
Permits ,
Point Sources ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Superfund ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States
Environmental and Policy Focus -
State Supreme Court rules in state’s favor on Delta property rights -
Sacramento Bee - Jul 21 -
The California Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that the state has the right to...more
8/1/2016
/ Air Pollution ,
Aircraft ,
CA Supreme Court ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
ICAO ,
International Litigation ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pollution Control ,
Right of Entry ,
Southern California Gas Company ,
Tribal Lands
In This Issue:
Environmental and Policy Focus California oil land auction draws widespread criticism; New air pollution standards restrict soot particles; Air Resources Board approves carbon offset registries; EPA...more