Written by Caroline E. Smith, Esq. The Massachusetts Department of Environment Protection (“MassDEP”) has amended its Septic System (“Title 5”) Regulations (310 CMR 15.000) and its Watershed Permit Regulations (314 CMR 21.00). These new regulations were promulgated in tandem and took effect the same day—July 7, 2023. There are some stressed […]
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Firm founder and senior partner Gregor I. McGregor will present at this year’s American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting in Denver, August 3-5, a survey of 100 years of the Regulatory Taking Doctrine since the seminal court case Pennsylvania Coal v. Mahon in 1922. He is part of a […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 16, 2023, a 60-day public comment period on the draft Guidelines for Cumulative Risk Assessment Planning and Problem Formulation (draft CRA Guidelines). 88 Fed. Reg. 39424. According to EPA, the draft CRA Guidelines describe steps for the planning and problem formulation […]
Jul 11, 2023
EPA’s Email Does Not Constitute A Final Agency Action, Tenth Circuit Finds – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox
July 7, 2023 Jessica D. Hunt MGKF Special Alert In Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company, LLC v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 22-9530 (10th Cir. July 5, 2023), the Honorable Scott M. Matheson, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed a petition for review filed […]
Jun 29, 2023
Sixth Circuit Holds Government Was Not An “Operator” of Refineries Under CERCLA – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox
June 29, 2023 Danielle N. Bagwell MGKF Litigation Blog On June 23, 2023, in MRP Properties Company LLC v. United States, No. 22-1789, 2023 WL 4141227 (6th Cir. June 15, 2023), the Sixth Circuit decided that despite having directed production at refineries during World War II, the United States government did not […]