Category: News

May 8, 2020

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

Term 91 Curtailments Expected; Other Water Rights Curtailments UnlikelyDuring the May 5, 2020 State Water Resources Control Board Meeting, Staff and Board members provided an update on prospective water rights curtailments for 2020. … Read More Written by Ellen M. Simmons

May 8, 2020

Supreme Court Rules A Clean Water Act Permit Can Be Required for Groundwater Discharges – Update from McGregor & Legere, PC

By: Olympia Bowker, Esq. May 7, 2020 On April 20th, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al., No. 18-260, 590 U.S. __ (April 23, 2020), ruling that the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) may require a permit when a point […]

May 8, 2020

GAO Updates Priority Recommendations for EPA – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On May 5, 2020, GAO released a report updating its open priority recommendations for EPA.  In its April 2020 report, GAO identified seven additional priority recommendations for EPA, concerning management of climate change risk and ensuring cybersecurity at EPA, bringing the total number of open priority recommendations to 21.  For more information […]

May 7, 2020

Biobased Products News and Policy Report – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biobased Products News and Policy Report May 7, 2020 Federal Russian Federation Extends Deadline For Submissions To New Chemical Inventory The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation formally announced that the May 1, 2020, deadline to submit substances and mixtures to its chemical inventory is extended to […]

May 6, 2020

FIRM ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS CONDUCTING MEETINGS AND HEARINGS, AND DECIDING WETLAND MATTERS, DURING COVID-19 CRISIS – Update from McGregor & Legere, PC

The Massachusetts Legislature has enacted a legal framework for municipal boards, including conservation commissions, to receive and process applications, conduct meetings and hearings, make and issue decisions, take enforcement actions, and otherwise function during the state of emergency declared by Governor Baker on March 10, 2020.1 The legislation is Chapter […]