The United Kingdom (UK) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a UK REACH: Grandfathered Registrations Notified Substances List. According to an item in the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) October 1, 2021, UK REACH eBulletin, the list contains the names and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)/European Community (EC) numbers […]
September 30, 2021 Stephen D. Daly MGKF Litigation Blog The Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in American Premier Underwriters v. General Electric Company addressed the sometimes murky question under CERCLA of whether the manufacturer of a product is liable as an “arranger” or “operator” when it sells a product that releases hazardous substances […]
September 27, 2021 Federal Agencies Head Back to the Drawing Board on Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Rules…Again Wetlands management and related federal permitting is changing –AGAIN. If you or your organization seek wetlands or related permitting, then the latest changes in for “navigable waters” impact both regulators and the regulated […]
September 23, 2021 Jill Hyman Kaplan, Zachary J. Koslap and Bruce S. Katcher MGKF Special Alert In light of the lengthy and ongoing process for adopting regulations to implement the new landmark New Jersey Environmental Justice Law (the “EJ Law”), the Commissioner of NJDEP issued an administrative order on September 20, 2021 […]
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on EPA Nominees for Assistant Administrator for Mission Support and Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance On September 15, 2021, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees, including Amanda Howe, nominated for Assistant […]