By: Kevin S. Hennessy, Esq. May 1, 2020 Citizen suits brought under the Clean Water Act[i] (CWA) against public and private entities related to industrial stormwater discharges and the management and operation of public sewer systems have become common place. The rise in this litigation is fueled by several causes: the […]
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Biobased Products News and Policy Report April 30, 2020 Federal DOE EERE Announces Intent To Issue Funding For Manufacturing Innovation On April 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that it intends to issue a funding opportunity to: Stimulate technology […]
April 29, 2020 Supreme Court Expands Clean Water Act’s Discharge Permitting Requirements for Groundwater Discharges Under “Functional Equivalent” Test On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion, expanded the applicability of the Clean Water Act’s permitting requirements to require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit if […]
Apr 29, 2020
EPA Publishes Draft Risk Evaluation of Perchloroethylene – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On April 27, 2020, EPA released the draft risk evaluation of perchloroethylene. According to EPA, it reviewed 68 conditions of use and preliminarily found unreasonable risk to workers, occupational non-users (ONUs), consumers, bystanders, and the environment from certain uses. EPA notes that if its final risk evaluation finds there are unreasonable […]
The Massachusetts Legislature has enacted a legal framework for municipal boards, including conservation commissions, to receive and process applications, conduct meetings and hearings, make and issue decisions, take enforcement actions, and otherwise function during the state of emergency declared by Governor Baker on March 10, 2020.1 The legislation is Chapter […]