Apr 30, 2018

EPA and ACS GCI Seeking Applicants for Safer Choice Partner of the Year and Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

ACS GCI Announces Opening of 2018 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards; EPA Announces Opening of 2018 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards We are pleased to report that on April 20, 2018, the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) announced the opening of the 2018 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards.  […]

Apr 30, 2018

Tenants Gain Improved Liability Protections Under CERCLA

    New Superfund amendments make clear that a tenant at an industrial or manufacturing site can claim the bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP) defense to liability  and escape what would otherwise be strict, joint and several owner/operator liability when leasing a previously contaminated property. Tenants now can assert an actual […]

Apr 20, 2018

Northrop Wins Final Toss Of Water Pollution Row At 2nd Circ.

By Danielle Nichole Smith Law360 (April 19, 2018, 6:25 PM EDT) — The full Second Circuit won’t reconsider a panel’s finding that a water district brought its water contamination claims against Northrop Grumman too late, the court said Thursday, rejecting the district’s contentions that the court’s ruling flouted precedent and would […]

Apr 20, 2018

Biobased and Renewable Products Update

  Biobased and Renewable Products Update April 19, 2018 DOE DOE Releases Co-Optimization Of Fuels & Engines FY17 Year In Review On April 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of the Co-Optima FY2017 Year in Review.  The Co-Optima initiative is accelerating the introduction of efficient, […]