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 Alan Hahn | Aug 24, 2016 | Blog
The lead article in The Environmental Forum, May/June 2016, was related to increased criminal liability for environmental regulatory offenses. The article includes a sidebar from John C. Cruden, Assistant Attorney General in Charge of the Environment and Natural...
by Alan Hahn | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog
Earlier this year, The Environmental Protection Agency introduced the “EJ 2020 Action Agenda” (EJ 2020), which is the EPA’s strategy for implementing environmental justice through the year 2020. It’s worth a reminder to say that Environmental Justice is not a rule or...
by Alan Hahn | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog
There are several proposed changes to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. Some of the changes are minor, while some are more significant and may warrant a closer look, if not concern. General Overview of NPDES Proposed Changes There...
by Alan Hahn | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog
While much of the nation’s environmental enforcement attention has been on Volkswagen’s Clean Air Act violations and their class action settlement of more than $10 billion, it’s the other enforcements that might be of greater interest. If you follow our newsletters...
by Alan Hahn | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog
When the United States House of Representatives passes environmental/chemical safety legislation 403-12, the Environmental Protection Agency supports it, and it receives accolades from groups as diverse as the American Chemistry Council and the Environmental Defense...