Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. A property owner has an actionable 5th Amendment takings claim when the government takes their property without paying for it and so may bring suit in federal court under section 1983 at that time, without “exhausting” state court suits. Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, 862 […]
On December 20, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Draft Systematic Review Protocol Supporting TSCA Risk Evaluations for Chemical Substances (Draft Protocol) for public comment. press release, the Draft Protocol will strengthen EPA’s approach to reviewing and selecting the scientific studies that are used to inform Toxic […]
December 20, 2021 Michael M. Meloy, Esq. and Will Hitchcock, Technical Consultant On November 20, 2021, new regulations implementing the Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) went into effect through publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, including a new set of risk-based cleanup standards for soil and groundwater. […]
Written by Luke H. Legere, Esq. We remind ourselves of the seminal decision in Mahajan v. DEP, 464 Mass. 604 (2013) – in which the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) reversed and remanded a Superior Court decision that Article 97 applied to Long Wharf in Boston – in light of the SJC’s more […]
A Conversation With Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, OCSPP: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) podcast All Things Chemical® is pleased to present “A Conversation with Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, OSCPP.” In this episode, Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, B&C, sits down with Dr. Michal I. Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office […]