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 […]
June 4, 2020 Megan A. Elliott and Bryan P. Franey The Legal Intelligencer In April, the U.S. Supreme Court established a new standard under the Clean Water Act when it vacated and remanded a closely watched U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision that pertained to the federal […]
June 2, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF NewsFlash In a move that puts New Jersey in the forefront of regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the NJDEP on June 1 adopted final maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and groundwater quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) of 0.014 micrograms per liter (µg/l) and for […]