May 3, 2024 On April 29, 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced that it is launching a pilot program across 10 counties to improve the process for obtaining an individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for construction stormwater discharges. An individual NPDES permit is typically required […]
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May 02, 2024 State Board Completes Three-Day Workshop Regarding Proposed Bay-Delta Voluntary Agreements The State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Board) three-day workshop to evaluate the proposed Voluntary Agreements, held from April 24 through 26, was the latest step in the State Board’s process to update the Water Quality Control […]
May 3, 2024
EPA Designates Two PFAS Chemicals as CERCLA Hazardous Substances – Update from Bick Law, LLP
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized a new rule designating two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”). Read […]
May 3, 2024
New PM2.5 SIL Released – Update from Hiser Joy
Posted by Eric L. Hiser, 4 On April, 30, 2024, EPA released “Supplement to the Guidance on Significant Impact Levels for Ozone and Fine Particles in the Prevention… Read more here.
Apr 30, 2024
EPA Issues Asbestos Part 2 Draft Risk Evaluation – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
EPA Issues Asbestos Part 2 Draft Risk Evaluation, Preliminarily Determines That Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk to Human Health On April 16, 2024, EPA announced the availability of and requested public comment on a draft document titled “Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated […]