Critical Oversight in EPA’s PFAS Rules: Ignoring a Key Contaminant Source
A recent study conducted by Harvard found that unmonitored PFAS can accumulate and last for centuries.
Environmental Justice for All of Government
President Biden recently created a White House Office of Environmental Justice to coordinate EJ efforts across all federal agencies. EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel...
When Should PFAS Be Part of Your Environmental Due Diligence?
USEPA Proposes Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for PFAS compounds in Drinking Water. On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) proposed to amend the...
Adaptive reuse could help address Wisconsin’s affordable housing shortage
Developers in Oshkosh convert historic elementary school into 31-unit low-income housing development
UGA researchers find improved treatments for removing ‘forever chemicals’
University of Georgia researchers in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the College of Engineering are wrapping up the final year of a study to develop improved, cost-effective treatment systems with advanced technologies for removing polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances from water, wastewater...
Office landlords squeezed by falling occupancy rates, refinancing difficulties
LOS ANGELES — The failure of several large lenders earlier this year and the banking turmoil that followed have fueled worries for owners of office space such as Boston Properties and Vornado Realty Trust...
Sackett Decision Provides Clarity, Substantially Restricts Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Scope
In its May 25, 2023, decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) with regard to the Clean Water Act (CWA)...
The Real Estate Crash is Entering its Next Stage
The situation is deteriorating at the same rapid pace as in 2008. Check these charts...
Maine receives EPA’s largest brownfields cleanup investment
The United States EPA is lending more than $16 million to Maine to help clean up polluted brownfields sites. The money comes from President Joe Biden’s Investing in America Agenda...
Investigating 3M and PFAS pollution: How the Mississippi River Ag & Water desk collaborated
When radio reporter Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco traveled to the Iowa-Illinois border in early November, he found many residents unaware. They hadn’t heard that their drinking water might be contaminated with PFAS...