The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the usual procedures, rules, and regulations for land use permitting. Since March 2020, Massachusetts cities and towns, and legal counsel and clients, have seen new legislation that says how municipalities can accept, review, grant, deny, and enforce their permits. Executive Orders and revisions changing state […]
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on FDA’s Foreign Drug Manufacturing Inspection Process On June 2, 2020, the Senate Committee on Finance hosted a full Committee hearing entitled “COVID-19 and Beyond: Oversight of the FDA’s Foreign Drug Manufacturing Inspection Process.” Witnesses represented the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Government […]
United States Environmental Protection Agency Announces Final Rule Revising Section 401 of the Clean Water Act On June 1, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule revising license and permit issuance rules under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. This new rule comes in […]
Philadelphia, PA (June 8, 2020) –Members of the Air Quality Practice Group of Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, the environmental, energy and land use law firm based in the Philadelphia region, contribute a chapter covering air regulation for the recently released New Jersey Environmental Law Handbook. MGKF co-authors include […]
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 […]