by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Amidst the COVID-19 situation, it seems that everything else has taken a back seat. And, depending upon who you talk to, the response to the COVID-19 situation is somewhere between “too draconian” to “too lackadaisical.” As the saying goes, “Time will tell.” If you...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Jan 30, 2020 | Blog
In a debate that is nearly as old as the foundation of our major environmental protection laws, we have a new chapter. Not surprisingly, the most recent attempt to define jurisdictional waters in the United States is being met with both praise and derision. As we...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Sep 24, 2019 | Blog
At last count, there were something like 20 different pieces of federal legislation to address per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Some of this legislation appears to be well grounded, some may be more for political reasons, and some, if passed, would (in my...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog
Have we finally reached the conclusion to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) saga related to reporting manure emission from livestock agriculture (for more...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) looks very different under the current administration when compared to almost any other President. One of the ways the EPA has taken on a different look is how they view environmental compliance (see...
