Category: News

May 5, 2020

NJDEP Extends Site Remediation Program Deadlines During COVID-19 Emergency and Clarifies Remediation is “Essential Construction” – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

COVID-19 UPDATE April 27, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF Special Alert By notice dated April 24, 2020, NJDEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe issued a temporary rule to extend most of the regulatory deadlines and mandatory time frames established under the NJDEP Site Remediation Program for 90 days.  The extension only applies […]

May 4, 2020

Governor Murphy Issues Executive Order 136 Extending NJDEP Statutory Timeframes for Certain Land Use Permits, Utility Reviews, Recycling and E-Waste Reporting – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

COVID-19 UPDATE May 4, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF Special Alert On May 2, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 136, an order extending and pausing the running of certain statutory timeframes applicable to a variety of NJDEP programs under which agency permits or other approvals are issued beginning on March […]

May 1, 2020

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE “ENVIRONMENTAL AMBULANCE CHASER” – DEFENDING CLEAN WATER ACT CITIZEN SUITS – Update from Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.

By: Kevin S. Hennessy, Esq. May 1, 2020 Citizen suits brought under the Clean Water Act[i] (CWA) against public and private entities related to industrial stormwater discharges and the management and operation of public sewer systems have become common place.  The rise in this litigation is fueled by several causes: the […]

May 1, 2020

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

Biobased Products News and Policy Report April 30, 2020 Federal DOE EERE Announces Intent To Issue Funding For Manufacturing Innovation On April 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that it intends to issue a funding opportunity to: Stimulate technology […]

Apr 29, 2020

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

April 29, 2020 Supreme Court Expands Clean Water Act’s Discharge Permitting Requirements for Groundwater Discharges Under “Functional Equivalent” Test  On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion, expanded the applicability of the Clean Water Act’s permitting requirements to require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit if […]