U.S. House Passes PFAS Action Act of 2021

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On Wednesday July 21, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021.  The bill, H.R. 2467, passed 241-183 demonstrating its bipartisan support, with twenty-three Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues in supporting … Continue reading →

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More Biogas Projects Set for Arizona

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul Avolta, a renewable energy company focused on originating, developing, owning and operating renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, along with its regional development partner, Atlas Global Holdings, LLC, recently broke ground on a RNG project at the Butterfield … Continue reading →

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Delaware Companies Agree to $50 Million PFAS Settlement

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul In what has been described by some as a landmark environmental justice resolution, on July 13, 2021, Delaware-based companies DuPont, Chemours and Corteva agreed to pay Delaware $50 million according to a settlement reached in connection with … Continue reading →

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Trump Administration’s Clean Water Rule to Remain as Agencies Seek its Revision

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On Wednesday, July 14, 2021, a federal court in South Carolina allowed the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), defining the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction, to remain in place while the U.S. Environmental … Continue reading →

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Environmental Justice Coming into Focus Under Biden’s USEPA

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Amanda Reeve and Lucas J. Narducci In its June 25, 2021 Press Release, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) presented its plan for utilizing $50 million dollars, allocated to the agency under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021/Covid-19 … Continue reading →

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Environmental Justice: A Focus in Criminal Enforcement

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Amanda Reeve and Lucas J. Narducci The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“USEPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) released July 1, 2021 guidance establishing a process on which it will rely upon to advance its’ Environment Justice (“EJ”) goals.  … Continue reading →

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Environmental Justice: A Focus in Air Toxics Data Reporting

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Lucas J. Narducci & Amanda A. Reeve We all have been waiting to see what new course or approach will be taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) in regard to environmental justice.  Rather than a major new … Continue reading →

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ADEQ & Governor Ducey Announce PFAS Funding for Tucson Water

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On June 21, 2021, in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Governor Doug Ducey announced the provision of $2 million in state funding to facilitate the restart of Tucson Water –– a treatment … Continue reading →

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EPA to Collect PFAS Manufacturing Data

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On June 10, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announced three actions demonstrating its commitment to help reduce the potential risks to the public from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). RELEASE Those actions included issuing a … Continue reading →

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EPA to Revisit Clean Water Act WOTUS Rule

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On June 9, 2021, in a move that came as a surprise only for its delay in being announced and not at all in the substance of the announcement itself, the EPA and US Army Corps … Continue reading →

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