by Mark Resch | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
Note: This is the second in a two-part series on environmental due diligence (i.e., Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessment or ESA). See Environmental Liability Protection Basics: Environmental Due Diligence (aka Phase I Environmental Site Assessment). ...
by Alan Hahn | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog
Several years ago, April 5, 2016, to be precise, we shared news about expanding the applicability of the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rules to hazardous substances. As is the case with many environmental regulations, there has been a change. How...
by Alan Hahn | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
During a recent live-stream presentation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, mentioned that the U.S. EPA will soon be turning 50 years old (the agency was formed on December 2, 1970). Administrator Wheeler also presented many...
by Alan Hahn | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog
Failure to submit required environmental reports can be financially consequential, not to mention the potential public relations challenges associated with an environmental violation. These violations can occur at small/medium-sized companies with no or limited...
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 Alan Hahn | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog
In a recent policy document (July 11, 2019), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided clarification with respect to their approach to environmental protection and compliance. This approach is a significant departure from how the Agency (and...
