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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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EPA and States Get Busy on PFAS Waste Regulation

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The Biden administration has prioritized regulating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which are a class of fluorinated chemicals used in products as varied as food packaging and fire-fighting foams because they are...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Western Illinois University Enter into Consent Agreement and...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Western Illinois University (“Western”) entered into a February 11th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Illinois...more

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/Hazardous Waste Disposal: Federal District Court Addresses United States Challenge to Scope...

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (“Court”) in a March 31st Order addressed a dispute regarding a state-issued hazardous waste disposal permit. See United States v. N.M. Env’t Dep’t, No. CV 19-46...more

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Coal Combustion Residuals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces First Approval of a State Program (Oklahoma)

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on June 18th that it was approving the State of Oklahoma’s application to operate a permit program for disposal of coal combustion residuals (“CCRs”) in...more

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