Aug 28, 2023

Water Rights Due Diligence – Is There “Legal” and “Physical” Water Available on the Property You Want to Buy? – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

August 23, 2023 Water Rights Due Diligence – Is There “Legal” and “Physical” Water Available on the Property You Want to Buy? When purchasing a parcel of land—whether a primary residence, vacation home, industrial complex, or working ranch—the existence or non-existence of water rights, and the characteristics and elements of […]

Aug 28, 2023

Governor Newsom Suspends Environmental Permitting for Certain Flood Risk Mitigation Activities – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

August 10, 2023 Governor Newsom Suspends Environmental Permitting for Certain Flood Risk Mitigation Activities On August 4, 2023, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-23, the latest in a series of executive orders addressing the impacts of the series of atmospheric rivers that caused a State of Emergency in California in […]

Aug 28, 2023

NSTC’s Sustainable Chemistry Strategy Team Releases Sustainable Chemistry Report – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On August 3, 2023, the Joint Subcommittee on Environment, Innovation, and Public Health Sustainable Chemistry Strategy Team (Sustainable Chemistry ST) of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) published a report entitled Sustainable Chemistry Report: Framing the Federal Landscape. As reported in our January 19, 2021, memorandum, the fiscal year […]

Aug 22, 2023

EPA Will Hold Webinar on Reviews of New PFAS and New Uses of Existing PFAS – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a webinar on September 6, 2023, on its new framework (the Framework) for addressing new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and new uses of existing PFAS under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to EPA, the Framework outlines EPA’s planned approach […]

Aug 8, 2023

Classic McGregor PowerPoint on “Massachusetts Environmental Law From A-Z” Updated and Now Available – Update from McGregor Legere Stevens, PC

Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Firm Senior Partner Gregor I. McGregor has updated his popular PowerPoint covering environmental law from “A to Z.” This means it surveys Massachusetts state and local environmental laws, regulations, bylaws and ordinances, as well as related federal laws and legal doctrines, from Air Pollution to Zoning and everything in […]