May 2022

Court of Appeal Sides with Parties Seeking Attorneys’ Fees for Challenge to California WaterFix Project Siding with public agencies and environmental groups who filed numerous legal challenges to the “twin …

Water Law & Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn Read More »

On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new and amended requirements concerning the assertion and treatment of confidential business information (CBI) claims for information reported to …

Proposed CBI Rule Addresses Purpose of New Part 703 and Requirements for Asserting a Confidentiality Claim under TSCA – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Read More »

May 10, 2022 Bruce S. Katcher, Esq. MGKF Special Alert In a significant step toward increased transparency in the New Jersey Site Remediation Program (SRP), the New Jersey Department of …

NJDEP Seeks to Enhance Transparency of Site Remediation Program Through Direct Online Access to Case Documents – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox Read More »

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD ENDS JUNE 1 May 10, 2022 Katherine L. Vaccaro, Esq. and Michael C. Nines, P.E., LEED AP MGKF Special Alert The City of Philadelphia Air Pollution Control …

Philadelphia Proposes Sweeping Revisions to 40-Year-Old Air Toxics Regulations to Require Health Risk Assessments for Virtually All Permit and License Applications and Renewals – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox Read More »

Posted on May 9, 2022 by: Stephen D. Daly Can plaintiffs in a citizen suit piggyback on existing governmental enforcement action and enforce the same alleged violation under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”)? …

First Circuit Overrules Precedent By Holding That Administrative Enforcement Does Not Bar CWA Citizens Suit – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox Read More »

On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 87 Fed. Reg. 27060. …

EPA Proposes TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Asbestos – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Read More »

Biobased and Renewable Products Update May 5, 2022 Federal EPA Calls For Submissions For The 2022 Safer Choice Partner Of The Year Awards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer …

Biobased Products News and Policy Report -Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Read More »

On April 29, 2022, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing on President Biden’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request for the U.S. Environmental …

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY 2023 Budget Request for EPA – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Read More »

May 2, 2022 Danielle N. Bagwell, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog On April 21, 2022, in Tomas Vera et al. v. Middlesex Water Co. (MID-L-6306-21, Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County), …

New Jersey Judge Certifies Class in PFOA Claims Against Water Utility Company – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox Read More »

April 29, 2022 Brandon P. Matsnev MGKF Litigation Blog In Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. NCR Corporation, the Sixth Circuit confronted a novel question concerning CERCLA’s statutes of limitations: whether a …

Sixth Circuit Finds Declaratory Relief Judgment Sufficient to Trigger 113(f)(1) Claim – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox Read More »