January 9, 2020 Megan A. Elliott MGKF Litigation Blog Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), a TMDL establishes the maximum amount of each pollutant that an impaired water segment can receive while still meeting identified water quality standards. After EPA receives a proposed TMDL from the state, it has a […]
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to offer you our Forecast 2020. In this detailed and comprehensive document, the legal, scientific, and regulatory professionals of B&C and Acta distill key trends in U.S. and global chemical law and policy, and provide […]
Eric L. Hiser, Esq. On December 20, 2019, EPA published a proposed NSR Corrections Rule to make a number of corrections to the various NSR programs including 40 C.F.R. sections 51.165 (state SIP major source new source review requirements in nonattainment areas (also known as NNSR), 51.166 (state SIP authorized PSD programs, 52.21 (federal PSD […]
January 02, 2020 Zachary J. KoslapMGKF Litigation Blog The adage “you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube” has manifested itself in two recent federal court decisions. Under separate theories, both the Second Circuit and the District Court of the District of Columbia have issued decisions that highlight the […]
Boston Enacts Wetlands Protection Ordinance to Address Climate Change – Update from McGregor & Legere, P.C.
Nathaniel Stevens, Esq. On December 23, 2019, the City of Boston joined the almost two-thirds of the Commonwealth’s 351 municipalities in having more stringent requirements for work in and near wetlands, waterbodies, and floodplains. Unlike many of those other municipalities, the explicit purpose of Boston’s wetlands ordinance is to address […]