Category: News

Oct 26, 2020

Southern District of Texas’s Opinion Offers a Look Behind the CERCLA Allocation Curtain – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

October 26, 2020 Maria C. Salvemini MGKF Litigation Blog On August 19, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued what it hoped was “the third, and should be the last, opinion in these environmental pollution cases arising from World War II and the Korean […]

Oct 26, 2020

EPA Issues “Project Emissions Accounting” Rule – Update from Jorden Hiser & Joy

On October 22, 2020, Andrew Wheeler, EPA Administrator, signed the final rule adopting the “project emissions accounting” approach to Step1 of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and major nonattainment area new source review (NNSR) programs.  The final rule provides that both increases and decreases resulting from a proposed project […]

Oct 26, 2020

Environmental Law & Policy Alerts – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

October 21, 2020 President Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish Water Subcabinet  Efficiency in federal water issues is a goal sought by many different users across all political and user spectrums.  On October 13, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order creating a Water Subcabinet to promote coordination across federal agencies […]

Oct 22, 2020

NJDEP Releases Global Warming Response Act 80X50 Report – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

October 22, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF Newsflash On October 15, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) released New Jersey’s Global Warming Response Act 80X50 Report (the Report), outlining the agency’s plans and recommendation as to how the state should achieve the Act’s stated goal of reducing the state’s […]

Oct 22, 2020

United States Found Not Liable As Operator Under CERCLA For Shutdown Order – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

October 22, 2020 Stephen D. Daly MGKF Litigation Blog In a split decision that could have ramifications for future lawsuits involving the present pandemic, a majority panel in the Ninth Circuit held that the United States was not liable under CERCLA as an “operator” at the Lava Cap Mine Superfund […]