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State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2025

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PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties.  See the attached graphics, updated through the second quarter of 2025.  We will continue to update these graphics on a quarterly basis....more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

NJDEP Proposes to Revamp its Remedial Action Permit Process

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To follow up our prior Environmental Blog discussing the proposed amendments to the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) 2.0, another significant change relates to the remedial action permit (RAP) framework, aiming to...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program: Budget Updates and Looking Ahead to an Extension

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Governor Cuomo’s FY 2022 Budget provides relief to participants in the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) that risk losing their Tangible Property Tax Credit due to pandemic-related and other delays....more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

PADEP Responds to COVID-19: How to Ask PADEP for a Temporary Suspension of Environmental Compliance Obligations

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) recently announced the availability of a process for requesting temporary suspensions of environmental permitting and...more

Williams Mullen

EPA Issues COVID-19 Guidance on Enforcement Discretion

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Among the challenges faced by manufacturers and other regulated parties in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing compliance with environmental laws. For weeks, manufacturers and other regulated entities have asked...more

Dentons

FAQs: Environmental Compliance & COVID-19

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Many of our clients have some state or federal environmental compliance obligations. We understand there is concern with how COVID-19 will impact your business, facility, or municipality, including your compliance...more

Dentons

Environmental Compliance Precautions

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Even with guidance from EPA and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announcing enforcement discretion during the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses, facilities, or municipalities should consider implementing certain...more

Downey Brand LLP

California Supreme Court Holds Medical Marijuana Zoning Ordinance is a Project Subject to CEQA

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Every CEQA analysis begins with the threshold question of whether the activity is a “project” as defined by Public Resources Code section 21065 and 21080. In Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego, the...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California Supreme Court Clarifies CEQA’s Most Fundamental Question: What is a “Project?”

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Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego - In a long-awaited decision, the California Supreme Court held this week that whether an activity is a “project” subject to environmental review under the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

PFAS to Drive Environmental Enforcement in 2019

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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of manmade chemicals that have been used in various manufacturing processes throughout the past century, have made headlines around the country due to emerging...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine’s “Wicked Good” Voluntary Cleanup Program

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Maine’s Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) was enacted in 1993 to encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of Maine’s contaminated properties....more

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