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. Equally important, it declared the conservation of natural resources […]
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Written by Michael J. O’Neill, Esq. For anyone contemplating using a right-of-way to reach a Great Pond in Massachusetts, two must-read Appeals Court decisions are Kubic v. Audette, 98 Mass. 289 (2020) (Kubic I) and Kubic v. Audette, 102 Mass. App. Ct. 228 (2023) (Kubic II). They explain the principle of ownership of accreted land bordering […]
Mar 30, 2023
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY 2024 Budget Request for EPA – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On March 28, 2023, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA Administrator Michael Regan was the Committee’s only witness. As reported in our March 14, 2023, blog item, […]
March 30, 2023 Bryan P. Franey, Esq. and Jessica D. Hunt, Esq. MGKF Special Alert Updated March 30, 2023 with posted hearing datesIn mid-March EPA proposed regulations to establish new maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and new and revised maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs) for six PFAS compounds: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic […]
March 28, 2023 Brielle A. Brown MGKF Litigation Blog EPA’s Clean Air Act (“CAA”) rulemakings directed at power plants are often the target of regulatory challenges in federal court. EPA’s latest rulemaking regulating Hazardous Air Pollutant (“HAP”) emissions from coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units (“EGUs”) is unlikely […]