by Alan Hahn | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog
This past year was a year of transition at the federal level as a new administration began to shape their vision for environmental management. As this new vision unfolded, we saw significant, and potentially substantive, changes for the regulated community. Notable...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog
Resolving to solve impasses that have delayed progress on a short list of Superfund Sites, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released their list of sites that will be, “targeted for immediate and intense action.” We mentioned this new focus...
by Alan Hahn | Nov 29, 2017 | Blog
Admittedly, the exciting work in “our world” is peer reviewing complex soil and groundwater projects and providing litigation support for those projects. Emerging and developing issues such as vapor intrusion and per- and poly-flouoroalkyl substances are also real...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog
One of the areas that is getting attention under the new administration is the Superfund program (a.k.a., The Comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act, CERCLA). Having a long history in the environmental business, I have witnessed what was generally a...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Oct 27, 2017 | Blog
The direction of the EPA under the new administration has been on the mind of the regulated community, as well as environmental groups, for several months. Following the submittal of the Draft FY 2018-2022 EPA Strategic Plan, we are getting a better idea of this...
by Alan Hahn | Aug 17, 2017 | Blog
The 2016 proposed amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) were substantial. Some of these changes are helpful, and we discussed those positive changes last fall in one of our blogs. However, as is often the case with regulatory changes, it’s...
