by Alan Hahn | Jun 5, 2020 | Blog
In May, President Donald Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO), “Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery.” This is an ambitious and bold EO that is likely to have both strong support and strong opposition. This administration’s policies...
by Alan Hahn | May 28, 2020 | Blog
When it comes to water regulation, much of the focus has been on waters of the United States and “contaminated” water from a private property (industry, agriculture, etc.) reaching a “defined” US water. The debate of that definition has raged for decades and...
by Alan Hahn | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog
In our March Environmental Compliance Tip, we shared that reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is required for the 2020 reporting year (in July 1, 2021). That means this year, 2020, is when you should start...
by Alan Hahn | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog
Environmental enforcement has trended downward for sometime. As we pointed out last fall, there has been a steady decline in federal inspections (conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]) since 2012. For example, in 2012, there were 20,077 inspections,...
by Alan Hahn | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog
In a move that seems out of step with the Trump Administration’s general (federal) anti-regulatory approach to governance, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended their use of Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). While this is somewhat surprising, there...
