by Alan Hahn | May 18, 2017 | Blog
In case you missed it, there have been several news stories related to environmental enforcement of late. EPA Substantially Raises the Cost of Non-Compliance In July 2016 and again in January 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bumped the cost of...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog
In late 2008, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a “final rule” exempting air release reporting for animal waste at farms under two environmental regulations: the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the...
by Alan Hahn | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
In late 2015, we discussed some substantive proposed changes to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act – RCRA (Meaningful Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act). As we stated then, these amendments appeared to be helpful to smaller...
by Alan Hahn | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
As we wrote in our February 16th blog, it appears that environmental groups are energized, “funded,” and ready for a battle. In an article in the Connecticut Law Tribune, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (never one to attempt to placate those with opposing viewpoints) seemed...