by Mark Resch | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog
One of the staples of environmental consulting continues to be the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). Like other environmental standards, Acts, and regulations, the Phase I ESA has changed over the years. The first Phase I ESA standard was issued in 1993...
by Alan Hahn | Nov 8, 2021 | Blog
Agriculture is increasingly facing more environmental pressure from regulators, activist groups, and private citizens. In some cases, it is the farmers bringing legal action against an entity that has affected their farm. Below, we very briefly share some recent...
by Dragun Corporation Staff | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog
The White House has released their three-year plan to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Will this roadmap get us any closer to action? Eight Agencies Involved As an indication of the widespread impact of PFAS is the number of agencies involved in...
by Dragun Corporation Staff | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog
About one year ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) along with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts became aware of a previously unknown, potential per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issue. Fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers...
by Dragun Corporation Staff | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog
The Maui Decision seems destined to be just a footnote in environmental regulatory history. It was just over a year ago that we started to roll the language of the Maui Decision into our lexicon. Most notably, the term “functional equivalent” (See “Clean Water Act:...
by Dragun Corporation Staff | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog
Decades come and decades go, but there remain some constants: the never-ending debate over the definition of jurisdictional waters or Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and how to address excess nutrients affecting surface waters. There is much more to discuss with...
