by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog
In our April 28th blog, So Now…How Clean is Clean?, we “introduced” the changes to Michigan’s Cleanup Criteria under Part 201 of Public Act 451. In that blog, we mentioned that the vapor pathway received considerable attention. We now have some additional details...
by Alan Hahn | May 12, 2016 | Blog
From time to time, we use this blog to take a brief look at environmental enforcement action across the United States. Here are a few observations. County Government hit with MS4 Violations Salt Lake County, Utah, owns and operates a municipal separate storm sewer...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog
In the nearly 30 years that Dragun has been advising clients on environmental assessment and cleanup matters, we have often used the analogy of a pendulum as it relates to cleanup criteria. Over a period of years, with new toxicological data (and other factors), the...
by Alan Hahn | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog
Last September, we discussed the forthcoming Municipal Separate Stormwater System (MS4) Phase II requirements for smaller communities (those with populations of less than 100,000). On January 6, 2016, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the proposed...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog
The genesis for many new environmental regulations in the United States is legal action by environmental groups citing application of existing environmental laws. The pending regulation regarding hazardous materials is just the most recent example. On February 16,...
by Alan Hahn | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog
In June of 2015, Michigan’s Governor, Rick Snyder, Ontario’s Premier, Kathleen Wynn, and Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, Mary Taylor, signed the Western Basin of Lake Erie Collaborative Agreement. What is the agreement, and how might it affect those in the Western Basin...