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Hazardous Substances State and Local Government Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

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2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges: National Municipal Stormwater Alliance Comments Addressing...

The National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (“NMSA”) submitted April 4th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more

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Transitioning Fund-Financed Site Remedies: ASTSWMO Announces A Guide for Project Managers

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) has published a document tilted: Transitioning Fund-Financed Site Remedies from EPA to the States: A Guide for Project Managers...more

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PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2025 Q1 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, states exempt PFAS products – except the states that don’t, defendants can remove PFAS...more

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Southern California Fire Cleanup Considerations for Landowners

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Affected landowners may be able to avail themselves of certain protections under state and federal environmental laws. In the aftermath of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025, a cleanup effort is...more

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Death Knell Inches Closer for Connecticut’s Transfer Act

In a move much anticipated by the real estate, environmental, financial, and business communities, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) released this week its Release-Based Cleanup...more

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PFAS/Emerging Contaminants Handbook

PFAS Chemicals: The Bad News, The Worse News, Then Perhaps Some Hope. The story of PFAS chemicals and their effects is disturbing, on many levels. Like so many “helpful” things that turn out to be evil, PFAS chemicals...more

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Not more than one (PFAS) drop per 5 olympic pools! EPA sets stage for turbulent patchwork of local PFAS regulations

In March 2023, the Administration took another major step in its strategic roadmap to combat and hold PFAS users accountable for PFAS contamination by proposing new rules establishing the first-ever national drinking water...more

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Recent EPA Guidance Spells Out Superfund Liability Protections Available to Local Governments

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State and local governments are in a unique position when it comes to facilitating the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties within their jurisdictions and can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods...more

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New Ohio Law Protects Purchasers of Contaminated Property

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Purchasing contaminated property in Ohio became a little less risky this week. Purchasers can now obtain protection under both federal and state law from costly remediation orders imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

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Washington State Legislature Increases Hazardous Substance Tax, Providing Additional Funds to Address Contaminated Sites

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In the waning hours of the 2019 session, the Washington Legislature narrowly passed SB 5993, which increases the tax on petroleum that primarily funds the state’s contaminated site cleanup program, protects the funds from...more

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