November 2, 2023 Draft California Water Plan Update 2023: A Brief Overview Every five years, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) prepares the California Water Plan, a statutorily mandated strategic plan to guide the management and control of the state’s water resources. The main purpose of the 2023 California […]
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Nov 2, 2023
EPA Proposes to Amend TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
EPA announced on October 19, 2023, a proposed rule that would amend the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under TSCA. Published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2023, the proposed rule states that the purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance […]
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. of McGregor Legere Stevens PC on November 15 will present on Local Climate Action to the Massachusetts Society of Municipal Conservation Professionals (MSMCP). This will build on the popular 2022 and 2023 Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) presentations on the […]
Oct 31, 2023
District Court Finds Mine Reclaimer Liable for Past CWA and SMCRA Violations – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox
October 30, 2023 Jessica D. Hunt, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog In Kanawha Forest Coalition, et al. v. Keystone WV, 2:22-cv-00367, 2023 WL 6466210 (S.D. W.V. Oct. 4, 2023), the Honorable Joseph R. Goodwin of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Charleston Division granted summary judgment […]
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, approved by the voters in 1972, established a right to a clean environment including its natural, scenic, historical, and aesthetic qualities for the citizens of the Commonwealth. This codified and expanded what the Legislature may enact […]