Clean Energy Law
JULY 16, 2019
The July 2019 notice asserts that CERCLA confers significant discretion on the agency. Although the statute requires EPA to determine the level of financial responsibility necessary to protect against the level of risk, it imposes no particular methodology for that determination. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem. What’s Next?
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 5, 2019
This blog is based on a talk given to the Climate Change: Response and Resilience Leadership Forum at Columbia University on November 20, 2019, sponsored by RenaissanceRe. By Michael B. We know that, mostly as a result of climate change, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe.
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Law Columbia
MARCH 14, 2024
These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites. Constitution.”
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Concern Over President’s Choice to Head Federal Wildlife Agency – Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit. More News: Billions for Climate Protection Fuel New Debate: Who Deserves It Most – The New York Times.
Arnold Porter
AUGUST 26, 2021
EPA promulgated the challenged rule in 2019 in response to the Ninth Circuit’s issuance of a writ of mandamus in 2017. The bill also would establish a grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for assistance to community water systems affected by PFAS to pay for capital costs associated with treatment technologies.
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
GAO Report Identified Decline in EPA’s Chemical Assessment Processes Since 2019. The risk evaluation’s conclusions that consumer uses do not present an unreasonable risk could preempt state-level restrictions on 1,4-dioxane in personal care, cosmetic, and cleaning products such as restrictions enacted by New York in 2019.[[N:N.Y.
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
The Biden-Harris transition included the five final rules, along with the 2019 proposed rule,[[N: Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) , 84 Fed. 36728 (July 29, 2019).]] N:The pre-publication version of the notice is available here.]] Pennsylvania.
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