Category: News

May 15, 2020

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

Biobased and Renewable Products Update May 14, 2020 Federal Mayors Submit Letter To EPA Administrator On RFS Uphold And Proposed Waivers On May 11, 2020, a total of 70 Mayors from various cities in the United States submitted a letter to Andrew Wheeler, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, criticizing […]

May 13, 2020

NJDEP Commissioner McCabe Orders Extension of Regulatory Public Comment Periods – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

COVID-19 UPDATE May 12, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF NewsFlash Under Executive Order 136 issued May 2, 2020, Governor Murphy extended and paused the running of certain statutory time frames applicable to a variety of NJDEP programs under which agency permits or other approvals are issued beginning on March 9, […]

May 11, 2020

Third Circuit Finds U.S. Government Not Liable as an Operator under CERCLA for Former Chromite Defense Site – Update from Manko Gold

May 11, 2020 Maria C. Salvemini MGKF Litigation Blog On May 4, 2020, the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion affirming the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey’s decision that the United States Government (the “Government”) is not liable as an operator under the Comprehensive Environmental […]

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 […]