This old coal power plant will be transformed into a 15-minute neighborhood
For more than four decades, a massive coal power plant sat on the shore of Lake Ontario in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, with hulking towers that were visible from miles away.
Over the duration of this year’s conference, delegates and other notable persons from the worlds of politics, business, and finance announced various pacts and initiatives, some better received than others.
Biden signs infrastructure bill into law
President Biden officially signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law on Nov. 15. The bill, which had been the center of partisan debate for much of Biden’s presidency, was passed by Congress Nov. 5.
Revised Phase I ESA Standard Released – ASTM-E1527-21
On November 1, ASTM International (ASTM) released a revised standard for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESAs).
COP26 made net zero a core principle for business. Here’s how leaders can act
Momentum has shifted: net-zero commitments are the norm. But demand for solutions and systems to meet them outstrips the supply. To respond, businesses should focus on five fundamentals.
EPA’s PFAS Plan Likely To Generate News, If Not Fixes, in 2022
The Biden administration has laid out an ambitious roadmap to confront pollution from PFAS, a family of chemicals with potential health effects found in products throughout our consumer and industrial economy, including fast food wrappers and grease-resistant pizza packaging.
PFAS Update: Significant Expansion of PFAS Regulation Under RCRA
In a letter to the Governor of New Mexico on October 26, 2021, the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA would initiate two important rulemaking efforts to regulate PFAS substances under the RCRA framework...
The New Phase I ESA Standard, and What You Need to Know
Over the next few weeks and months, you’ll likely be hearing much discussion about the imminent revised and updated ASTM E1527 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) standard.
EPA Announces Plans to Regulate PFAS under RCRA
Focus on Forever provides timely updates, legal insights and observations, and actionable tips to navigate the constantly evolving legal challenges involving PFAS.
As the PFAS Panic Continues, EPA Tries to Keep Up with the States
EPA has released its risk assessment for GenX, one of the hundreds of "forever chemicals" known collectively as PFAS that are ubiquitous in our environment owing to decades of use in everything from fire suppressants to pizza boxes.
