At a December 8, 2020, Clean Air Act Advisory Committee meeting, acting Assistant Administrator for Air Anne Austin reportedly stated that EPA would not take further action on the “Begin Actual Construction” guidance that was released for public comment on March 25, 2020. Instead, EPA will defer action while it […]
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update its National Environmental Policy Act procedures, which are currently found in DOT Order 5610.C, “Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts.” The update would be the first substantive re-write of DOT’s NEPA procedures since 1985. The NPRM […]
By: Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. McGregor & Legere, PC In its August 10, 2020, decision in the case of Wellesley Conservation Council, Inc. v. Pereira (AC 19-P-753), the Massachusetts Appeals Court addressed the scope of enforcement options available to the holder of a Conservation Restriction (CR), in particular whether […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update Federal DOE SBIR/STTR Issues Phase I Release 2 FOA Topics On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs office issued topics for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 SBIR/STTR Phase I Release […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final risk evaluation for trichloroethylene (TCE) on November 23, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 75010 (Nov. 24, 2020). Of the 54 conditions of use that EPA reviewed, EPA found that 52 present an unreasonable risk to workers, occupational non-users (ONU), consumers, and bystanders. EPA determined that distribution […]