Category: News

Mar 8, 2022

Nexus Between Prior Owner of Contaminated Property and Discharge Required for Liability Under New Jersey Spill Act – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

March 7, 2022 Danielle N. Bagwell, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog In Borough of Edgewater v. Waterside Construction, LLC, et al., 2022 WL 557903 (D.N.J. Feb. 24, 2004), Plaintiff Borough of Edgewater (“Edgewater”) brought Spill Act claims relating to PCB contaminated material which was used as fill in a public park project.  […]

Mar 8, 2022

EPA Will Extend Compliance Dates for Articles Containing PIP (3:1) – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on March 4, 2022, that EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan signed a final rule on March 3, 2022, that will amend the regulations applicable to phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)) promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA states that it […]

Mar 7, 2022

Biobased Products News and Policy Report – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biobased and Renewable Products Update March 3, 2022 Federal U.S. Senator Capito Joins Forces With Colleagues In Letter To EPA Administrator Regan Regarding EPA’s SRE Denials Under RFS On January 27, 2022, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and […]

Mar 7, 2022

PADEP Publishes Much Anticipated Technical Guidance Document Addressing Vanadium in Clean Fill – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

March 3, 2022 Michael M. Meloy, Esq. and Will Hitchcock, Technical Consultant Effective as of February 26, 2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) published a new Interim-Final Technical Guidance Document (TGD) titled Utilizing Published Data in Performing a Background Demonstration and Equivalent Site Evaluation for Naturally Occurring Vanadium.  This […]