by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
We wanted to bring you up to date on a couple of environmental regulatory issues that we have previously shared. Spill Plans for Hazardous Substances The first update is in regard to the spill prevention regulations for hazardous substances. The Spill Prevention...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog
Over the years, we’ve worked with several of our clients that were involved in mergers/acquisitions/divestitures with locations in Canada. So we read, with interest, an August 2016 article by the Osler law firm, Recent Trends in Cross-Border Canada-U.S. M&A...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog
In our April 28th blog, So Now…How Clean is Clean?, we “introduced” the changes to Michigan’s Cleanup Criteria under Part 201 of Public Act 451. In that blog, we mentioned that the vapor pathway received considerable attention. We now have some additional details...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog
In the nearly 30 years that Dragun has been advising clients on environmental assessment and cleanup matters, we have often used the analogy of a pendulum as it relates to cleanup criteria. Over a period of years, with new toxicological data (and other factors), the...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog
The genesis for many new environmental regulations in the United States is legal action by environmental groups citing application of existing environmental laws. The pending regulation regarding hazardous materials is just the most recent example. On February 16,...