Biobased Products News and Policy Report June 4, 2020 Federal EPA Issues Pre-Publication Version Of Its Proposed Anti-Backsliding Determination For Renewable Fuels And Air Quality On May 29, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication version of a proposed anti-backsliding determination that no additional measures are necessary […]
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June 4, 2020 Megan A. Elliott and Bryan P. Franey The Legal Intelligencer In April, the U.S. Supreme Court established a new standard under the Clean Water Act when it vacated and remanded a closely watched U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision that pertained to the federal […]
June 2, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF NewsFlash In a move that puts New Jersey in the forefront of regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the NJDEP on June 1 adopted final maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and groundwater quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) of 0.014 micrograms per liter (µg/l) and for […]
June 1, 2020 Adam R. Podowitz-Thomas MGKF Litigation Blog In an unpublished opinion, Sutton v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., No. A-5545-18T3 (N.J. App. Div. May 27, 2020), the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently affirmed a lower court’s certification of a class seeking damages due to lost property value […]
Jun 1, 2020
Fifth Circuit: Title V doesn’t allow review of NSR permit conditions – Update from Jordan Hiser & Joy
Fifth Circuit: Title V Doesn’t Allow Review of NSR Permit Conditions May 31, 2020 | Eric L. Hiser In a significant win for both EPA and the industrial community, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Environmental Integrity Project v. U.S. EPA, No. 18-30384 (May 29, 2020), upheld EPA’s determination, first announced […]