May 4, 2023 Diana A. Silva MGKF Special Alert On March 31, 2023, after a 60-day extension, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) final rule designating the Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) went into effect (the “Final Rule”). As […]
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On April 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a virtual public preparatory meeting for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) members, ad hoc reviewers, and the public to comment on and ask questions regarding the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions to be used […]
May 2, 2023
EPA Releases Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (Draft Strategy) for public comment. 88 Fed. Reg. 27502. EPA states in its April 21, 2023, press release that the Draft Strategy includes “ambitious actions to eliminate the […]
April 28, 2023 Dylan G. LaMorte MGKF Litigation Blog The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., is best known for setting forth a comprehensive mechanism to cleanup hazardous waste sites under a restoration-based approach and for imposing liability on potentially responsible parties. What […]
April 25, 2023 Biden Administration’s Definition of “Waters of the United States” Goes Into Effect in Select States While Regulatory Uncertainty Continues Controversy over the Clean Water Act definition of “waters of the United States” persists as the Biden Administration’s new rule goes into effect in 24 states, but is […]