Legal Alerts

March 27, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher COVID-19 Update On March 26, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued an e-mail through its SRRA List Serv in apparent response to inquiries from various non-retail businesses (regulated entities and environmental service providers) as to how Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 107 applies to them.  While […]

Biobased Products News and Policy Report March 26, 2020 Federal DOE Announces BERAC Virtual Meeting On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The meeting will be held digitally via webcast on April 16, 2020, from […]

March 26, 2020Todd D. Kantorczyk, Zachary J. Koslap and Michael Nines, P.E., LEED APMGKF NewsFlash On March 17, 2020, EPA finalized the “TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Revisions Under TSCA Section 8(a)” rule (CDR Rule), which amends requirements related to Chemical Data Reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).  The […]

March 26, 2020 Megan A. Elliott MGKF Litigation Blog In 2015, a pipeline in Santa Barbara County, California ruptured and leaked oil, some of which made its way to the ocean and eventually washed up on local beaches. A class of plaintiffs brought an action in federal district court against […]

COVID-19 UPDATE March 25, 2020 Garrett D. Trego MGKF Special Alert As state governments and the federal government issue new guidance, advisories, and orders regarding economic shutdowns and exemptions on a daily basis in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, many responsible parties and their environmental consultants and contractors are left […]