by: Nijam Franzetti LLP The Environmental Law Institute asks you to please SAVE THE DATE for an afternoon program with special guest Cathy Stepp, Region 5 Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The program will be held Monday, May 14th from 4:00-6:00, at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 South Plymouth Court, […]
Apr 30, 2018
OAQPS Lays Out NSR Policy Priorities
OAQPS Lays Out NSR Policy Priorities Posted by Eric Hiser, April 30, 2018. At a recent briefing, Anna Marie Wood, Director, Air Quality Policy Division of OAQPS, laid out the Trump Administration’s priorities for NAAQS and various implementation issues, including NSR. Topics that the Administration hopes to address include: the […]
Apr 30, 2018
Judge Rules Coffee Requires Prop 65 Cancer Warning
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle recently ruled that coffee requires Prop 65 cancer warnings due to the likely presence of acrylamide. Judge Berle ruled that the coffee companies failed to satisfy their burden of proving that the consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health. If the […]
On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” (Science Rule) that EPA states is intended to “strengthen the transparency of EPA regulatory science.” 83 Fed. Reg. 18768. EPA states in the preamble that “[t]he proposed regulation provides that when EPA develops […]
Apr 30, 2018
Illegal Discharge of Sewage
Illegal Discharge of Sewage – In a case of first impression, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals overturned criminal convictions based on the “continuing violation” theory in the case of a man convicted of illegal sewage disposal. Tony Gorski and Peter Hershey handled the successful post-conviction appeal after the man was […]