by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog
Following some tweaking and editing as a result of input from stakeholders, Michigan’s Part 201 Rules (the primary environmental cleanup rules in Michigan) have been in a state of flux for a while now. Based on discussions with Michigan Department of Environmental...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog
Arguably, there are dozens of potential pitfalls that you can encounter when you “assess” a commercial property. When the property is an industrial site, there are considerably more of these potential pitfalls that await an unsuspecting buyer/investor. First, when...
by Jeff Bolin, CHMM | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog
There were a couple of items in the environmental news cycle recently that grabbed my attention, both relating to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA Issues Part 1: Big Enforcement The last blog we posted regarding environmental compliance and...
by Alan Hahn | Oct 17, 2015 | Blog
We’ll use this space this week to provide a couple of very brief updates: one relating to a stay to a major water regulation and the other providing some insight regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plans for the next few years. WOTUS Update First,...
by Alan Hahn | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
By December 17, 2015, many municipalities will have a much better idea of how new stormwater regulations will affect them. On (or before) this date, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will propose new stormwater management regulations that will affect smaller...
by Mark Resch | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog
A state-funded financial-assurance program for addressing underground storage tanks (USTs) in Michigan has been nonexistent since the Michigan Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance (MUSTFA) Fund tanked in the mid-1990s. Since this time, there has been much...
