JUNE 25, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on June 25, 2024, that it will soon publish a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register, beginning a 60-day public comment period…. READ MORE ABOUT THE FIRMB&C® helps companies making and using chemicals […]
by Lauren D. Brooks June 25, 2024 An expected surge of litigation related to “forever chemicals” continues to pick up speed after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized new PFAS limits for drinking water. The EPA rule, published April 10, requires public water systems to remove the majority of per- and […]
On June 20, 2024, the Sacramento County Superior Court stopped the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) from undertaking further geotechnical investigations implementing the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) until DWR files a certification of consistency with the Delta Stewardship Council as required under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of […]
by Michelle Diffenderfer and Katherine L. Hupp Federal Defendants and Plaintiff environmental nonprofit organizations have now filed their respective Notices of Appeal of the D.C. District Court’s decisions regarding Florida’s assumption of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 Dredge and Fill permit program. Florida appealed the vacatur of its 404 Program almost […]
Jun 19, 2024
New McGregor Slideshow Surveys Federal-State-Local Environmental Law Developments 2023-2024
Firm principal Gregor I. McGregor on May 22, 2024 presented his PowerPoint survey of important legal developments at the Annual Municipal Law Conference co-hosted by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) and Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association (MMLA). Over 110 attorneys and other professionals were in attendance who work for, with […]