Environmental and Natural Resources

Forever Chemicals (PFAS) Start New Decade With Flurry of Scrutiny

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul and Michael C. Ford The first few weeks of 2020 have seen regulatory and litigation attention heaped upon what have come to be known as “forever chemicals” or Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which encompass more than … Continue reading →

Tagged EPCRA, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, TRI, Trump veto

Trump Proposes Rules to Expedite Infrastructure Projects

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On January 9, 2020, in one of the more significant environmental proposals of the current administration, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed updates to its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National … Continue reading →

Tagged CEQ, infrastructure, NEPA, trump

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Youth Climate Change Suit

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On January 17, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1, thirty-two page decision, authored by Arizona’s former Vice-Chief Justice Andrew Hurwitz, dismissed a climate change lawsuit brought by 21 … Continue reading →

Tagged climate change, Eve of Destruction, Greta Thunberg, Ninth Circuit

Pinal Active Management Area Stakeholders Address Projected Water Deficit

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Chris Colyer

by L. William Staudenmaier In November 2019, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) released the results of an updated groundwater model that projects a groundwater availability deficit over the next 100 years in the Pinal Active Management Area (AMA) … Continue reading →

Tagged Active Management Area, ADWR, AMA, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Pinal County, water

EPA Seeks Comment on Further PFAS Regulation

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul and Chris Colyer As previously reported in this blog, on December 4, 2019 EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking information on whether to include certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the … Continue reading →

Tagged EPA, EPCRA, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS

PFAS: The Forever Chemicals Gaining Regulatory Attention

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Chris Colyer

By Patrick Paul & Chris Colyer Although EPA announced an “action plan” on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) back in February, subsequent actions have been limited, that is, until recently. First created in the 1940s, PFAS are most commonly utilized … Continue reading →

Tagged Arizona, EPA, perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, polyfluoroalkyl

DOJ Announces New Drone Policy

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Chris Colyer

by Kelly A. Daly Calling it “a paradigm-shifting technology with far-reaching social impact,” on November 27, 2019, the Federal government announced the issuance of the new Department of Justice Policy on the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (the “Policy”) governing … Continue reading →

Tagged Department of Justice, DOJ, drone, UAS

New Rules Influence Groundwater Development in Park City, Utah and the Snyderville Basin

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Chris Colyer

In September, the Utah State Engineer’s Office adopted a new Groundwater Management Plan for the Snyderville Basin and Park City. The new Management Plan affects, among others, those considering purchasing water rights, changing existing water rights, or pursuing new development … Continue reading →

Tagged Division of Water Rights, groundwater, groundwater management, Park City, Snyderville Basin, State Engineer, Utah

Bird Trouble: Trump Administration Plans for Greater Sage Grouse Shot Down by Federal Court; States Take a Shot Too

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Chris Colyer

by John W. Andrews The greater sage-grouse is a chicken-like bird that is currently found in 11 western states. For more than 25 years, there has been considerable controversy concerning whether to list the greater sage-grouse for protection under the … Continue reading →

Tagged Endangered Species Act, ESA, sage grouse, Western Watersheds Project

Log It or Lose It: New Economic Opportunities Open as the Forest Service Changes Its Management Tactics in Northern Arizona

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Chris Colyer

by Farris Gillman, Lucas Narducci, and Patrick Paul Opportunity for business in Arizona is booming. In a May 2019 ranking in Chief Executive Magazine, Arizona jumped to seventh best state to do business. Arizona is well known for its mineral … Continue reading →

Tagged 4FRI, Arizona Logging, Arizona Timber, Forest Management, Forestry

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