EPA Releases “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) Replacement Rule Proposal Today, on December 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced EPA’s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) release of their highly anticipated proposed replacement definition of “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) that […]
Dec 10, 2018
Department of Water Resources Withdraws California WaterFix Project from Consideration by Delta Stewardship Council
December 7, 2018 Department of Water Resources Withdraws California WaterFix Project from Consideration by Delta Stewardship Council This afternoon the Department of Water Resources (DWR) withdrew its Certification of Consistency for the California WaterFix from consideration by the Delta Stewardship Council (Council). Bowing to pressure from Council members, Council staff, […]
Dec 7, 2018
Biobased and Renewable Products Update
Biobased and Renewable Products Update December 6, 2018 Federal DOE ARPA-E OPEN 2018 Program Announces Funding For New Projects On November 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced the latest open funding opportunity for 40 new projects (OPEN 2018). The funds add up […]
Citizen Suit Dismissed for Lack of Allegation of Harm and Attorneys Fees Awarded The U.S. District Court for Maryland granted the defense Motion to Dismiss a Citizen Suit action filed by ShoreRivers, Inc. under the federal Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation & Recovery Act. The Court agreed that the Plaintiff […]
Ken Podpeskar concentrates his practice on compliance counseling, spill reporting, remediation, auditing, property transfers, and solid and hazardous waste issues. Before becoming an attorney, Ken worked as an engineer for eight years at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Prior to joining The Environmental Law Group, Ken was a partner at […]