On October 20, 2021, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on “Evaluating the Federal Response to the Persistence and Impacts of PFAS Chemicals on our Environment.” The sole witness called before the Committee was the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for the Office […]
October 20, 2021 Spencer A. Hill, Jr. MGFK Litigation Blog On October 12, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted summary judgment to Defendant Schumacher & Seiler, Inc. (“S&S”) and dismissed Plaintiff 68th Street Site Work Group’s claim for contribution under CERCLA. See 68th Street Site Workers Group […]
Oct 15, 2021
EPA Denies Petition to Reconsider “Project Emissions Accounting” Rule – Update from Hiser Joy
On October 12, 2021, EPA Administrator Regan denied the January 22, 2021, petition for reconsideration and stay of the Project Emissions Accounting rule sought by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), the Sierra Club, and the Adirondack Council (collectively Environmental […]
Ninth Edition of GHS Includes Revisions to Chapter 2.1 (Explosives) and Decision Logic On September 14, 2021, the United Nations (UN) published an electronic version of the ninth revised edition (Rev 9) of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) available for free for consultation purposes. […]
Oct 14, 2021
PFAS Litigation: Emerging Trends for the Latest Emerging Contaminant – Update from Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP
Thomas A. Bloomfield, Samantha R. Caravello, Nicholas M. Clabbers,Sarah C. Judkins, and Sara V. Mogharabi Firm Attorneys Publish PFAS Litigation Article inABA Natural Resources & Environment Magazine Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell attorneys published an article on PFAS litigation that will be of interest to entities whose properties have PFAS impacts […]