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EPA proposes changes to water permitting for construction and development

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 12 2013

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed revisions to guidelines and work practice standards applicable to stormwater

Ninth Circuit upholds state building code provision under EPCA preemption exemption

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 13 2012

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld energy-efficiency provisions in Washington state’s building code under a preemption-exemption provision in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA

EPA’s authority to remove opt-out provision from lead-based paint renovation rule upheld

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 13 2012

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) authority to remove a lead-based-paint renovation rule provision that allowed contractors to opt out of certain protections against lead exposure

Indicted developer sues EPA for $65 million in damages for alleged due process violations

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 29 2012

A New York developer, who was recently indicted by a federal grand jury for criminal violations of the Clean Water Act (CW A), has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking $65 million in damages, claiming his due process rights were violated

TSCA: home builders challenge EPA lead rule

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 23 2010

A homebuilders coalition has filed a petition for review challenging an EPA lead renovation, repair and painting rule issued May 6, 2010

Insurer must defend claims based on insured’s use of non-pollutant floor sealer

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

A federal court in Missouri has determined that a floor-sealing product used by a construction cleanup company was not a "pollutant" and that the

New York’s high court requires city construction authority to amend eis

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 2 2012

The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that the New York City School Construction Authority (NYCSCA) has violated the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) by failing to include information on long-term maintenance and monitoring in an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a project partially located on a Brownfield site

Lead: EPA lead certification rule effective April 22, 2010

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 19 2010

An EPA rule issued in 2008 and effective April 22, 2010, requires contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb paint in homes, child-care facilities and schools built before 1978 to be trained and certified by an EPA-accredited provider

Endangered Species Act: homebuilders sue DOI over interpretation of listing decision

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 11 2010

A homebuilders association has sued the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over the agencies' interpretation of criteria used to list a species as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA

Newmoa white paper promotes recycling of gypsum wallboard

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 22 2010

The Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA), with the assistance of an EPA grant, has published a white paper to promote the recycling of gypsum wallboard from construction and demolition projects in the northeastern United States