Fifth Circuit: Title V Doesn’t Allow Review of NSR Permit Conditions May 31, 2020 | Eric L. Hiser In a significant win for both EPA and the industrial community, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Environmental Integrity Project v. U.S. EPA, No. 18-30384 (May 29, 2020), upheld EPA’s determination, first announced […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update Federal U.S. Senators Join Forces In Bipartisan Bill Supporting Biofuel Producers On May 21, 2020, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary to establish a renewable feedstock reimbursement program. Aiming to support […]
State Water Board Adopts Regulations for Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program On May 5, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted regulations to update the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, which oversees the accreditation of environmental testing laboratories that test drinking water, wastewater discharges, and hazardous waste cleanup sites for compliance […]
May 22, 2020 Austin W. Manning MGKF Litigation Blog In two recent decisions, courts have continued to preclude “classic” tort claims without proof of a current symptomatic condition and to place substantial limits on medical monitoring clams under state common law. In Benoit v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, No. 17-3941 (2d […]
COVID-19 emergency statutes, orders, rules and policies have upended the traditional schedules for municipal and regional boards and commissions, as well as state agencies, to act on land use applications for zoning, subdivision, wetlands, board of health, and other permits and approvals. This leaves the landowner, developer, builder, lender, investor, […]