Planned Updates to Washington’s Dangerous Waste Regulations
The Washington Department of Ecology is planning several amendments to state dangerous waste regulations.
PFAS Concerns Trigger Regulatory and Legal Responses
Concerns about rising health risks from a group of chemicals called PFAS in water supplies are spurring responses from both federal and state lawmakers...
The Wonderful Land of OZ: An Overview of Opportunity Zones
Opportunity Zones (or OZs) may be the most talked about provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...
IRS Needs to Clarify Synergies Between Opportunity Zones and Brownfields
Tax benefits available under the opportunity zone program create an enticing incentive for investors interested in developing properties located in economically-depressed communities...
SF Regional Board attempts to clarify vapor intrusion approach
The San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board recently issued a fact sheet summarizing changes to its approach to remediating environmental impacts...
Developers: Why you should care about Local Strategic Planning Statements
With NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Robert Stokes’ desire to end spot rezonings, and Labor’s recent moves to prohibit pre-gateway reviews...
EPA Releases Updated CERCLA Common Elements Guide
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)...
Who will decide the future of the South Philly refinery?
Sylvia Bennett felt her bed shake when the explosion rocked Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in June...
Manufacturers, Airports And More Take Note, North Carolina Ratchets Up PFAS Testing
Current or past sources of emerging contaminants should be aware that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality...
Priority List Could Survive End of EPA Superfund Task Force
The EPA will focus on promoting redevelopment of Superfund sites and community relations after the end of its reform-focused task force...