ELN Updates
EPA Extends Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of TCE Risk Management Rule – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, PC
July 10, 2025 On June 23, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the postponement of the effective date of certain regulatory provisions of its December 17, 2024, final risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE) until August 19, 2025… Read More.
How to Protect Yourself from Environmental Liability: Key Legal Defenses for Landowners and Developers – Update from Bick Law, LLP
Environmental liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) poses significant financial risks to landowners and developers. Landowners’ and developers’ liability under CERCLA has the potential to be substantial, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) vigorously pursues enforcement actions under CERCLA when warranted. When facing EPA scrutiny,…
Brownfields and Beyond: What the 2002 Amendments Mean for Today’s Real Estate Investors – Update from Bick Law, LLP
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program provides opportunities for real estate investors to revitalize properties that have been disused due to environmental contamination. At the same time, however, the liability provisions of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) can pose substantial risks for those who…
Don’t Get Stuck With the Bill: Understanding CERCLA Liability in Property Transactions – Update from Bick Law LLP
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is a federal statute that establishes requirements for cleaning up vacant and improved properties that have been contaminated with hazardous substances. Enacted in 1980 in response to concerns about widespread contamination within the chemical and petroleum industries, CERCLA continues to play…
Third Circuit Remands 1,4 Dioxane Case to State Court Rejecting the Use of the Federal-Officer Removal Statute – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox
July 10, 2025 MGKF Summer Associate Ella Souder MGKF Litigation Blog In March 2023, the State of New Jersey sued Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) in state court alleging that Dow was responsible for contamination caused by the chemical 1,4-dioxane which was used as an inhibitor in cleaning agents which Dow…
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EPA Proposes RFS Standards for 2026 and 2027, Will Hold Hearing on July 8, 2025 June 18, 2025 The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute….
Environmental Law & Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn
June 18, 2024 The Supreme Court’s NEPA Shift and Its Ripple Effect on Water Law NEPA implementation is evolving. And change is dominating the conversation — as colleagues previously reported. Recently, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (Seven County), the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a D.C. Circuit…
Environmental Law & Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn
CA State Water Board Notices Additional Written Comment Period for Proposed Revisions to its Water Measurement and Reporting Regulations On May 22, 2025, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) provided notice of an additional 15-day written comment period on its proposed revisions to the water measurement and…