Category: News

Aug 4, 2017

Ramsey Kropf Joins Somach Simmons & Dunn

Ramsey was the Deputy Solicitor in the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Department of the Interior where she was the principal advisor to the Solicitor for all water resources law issues. She’s handled the West’s biggest challenges, working on policy and litigation on everything from Indian water rights and […]

Aug 4, 2017

Heather F. Collins, M.S., Joins Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Heather F. Collins, M.S., has joined our firms as a Regulatory Consultant. Ms. Collins has nearly two decades of experience developing, implementing, and managing environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) compliance for global chemical and chemical […]

Aug 4, 2017

Biobased and Renewable Products Update

Published August 3, 2017 On July 26, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its analysis of the upstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the production of sugar beets for use as a biofuel feedstock. EPA considered a scenario in which non-cellulosic beet sugar is extracted for conversion […]

Aug 3, 2017

California Supreme Court Determines that CEQA Applies to Railroad Projects Undertaken by State Agencies

In a decision that could have lasting impacts on future litigation over California High Speed Rail, the California Supreme Court held last week that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is not preempted by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA). The case, Friends of the Eel River […]

Jul 27, 2017

“TSCA Reform: One Year Later” Conference Elicits Frank and Productive Discussion from Government, NGO, and Industry Speakers

On June 27, 2017, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWU) held a day-long “TSCA Reform: One Year Later” conference at the GWU campus exploring the federal government’s implementation of […]