Wed Apr 3rd, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP In March 2019, a group of senators introduced legislation to classify all Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). If this bill is approved, cleanups pertaining to PFAS chemicals […]
April 3, 2019 The Federal Government Challenges the State Water Board’s Amended Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan On March 28, 2019, the United States Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior (collectively, “Federal Government”) filed lawsuits in both federal and state court challenging the State Water Resources Control […]
On March 25, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally weighed-in on the murky and often misunderstood topic of label claims for plant regulators and plant biostimulants in posting its Draft Guidance for Plant Regulator Label Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants in Docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0258. EPA issued the notice of […]
On March 27, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a signed final rule that will establish final significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 13 chemical substances that are the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN). The final rule is significant because the […]
Regulatory Taking Claim Appeals Court Verdict Reversal Written by Michael J. O’Neill, Esq. Smyth v. Conservation Commission of the Town of Falmouth, from the Massachusetts Appeals Court on February 19, 2019, reversed a $640,000 jury verdict against the local board on a claimed “regulatory taking” of plaintiff’s property. Real estate […]