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Duane Morris LLP | USA | 17 May 2022
DOJ Announces Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy
On May 5, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland made three significant announcements regarding the Department of Justice's (DOJ) approach to…
Mintz | USA | 17 May 2022
EPA's OLEM may not be looking to apply CERCLA to PFAS releases once they're Hazardous Substances but it isn't up to them.
Inside EPA reports that EPA has been looking at "techniques and procedures" to apply CERCLA, also known as the Superfund statute, differently to…
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | USA | 16 May 2022
1,4-Dioxane: A Reason to Reopen Sites?
On April 27, 2022, the cleanup plan for the Dover Municipal Landfill Superfund Site in New Hampshire was reopened to add 1,4-dioxane as a groundwater…
Jones Day | USA | 16 May 2022
Enforcing the Line Between Product Liability and Public Nuisance
Courts are increasingly confronted with attempts by the Plaintiffs' bar to repackage traditional product liability claims as public nuisance claims…
Bergeson & Campbell PC | USA | 13 May 2022
EPA Publishes 2020 CDR Information
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the publication of information collected during the 2020 Chemical Data…
Bergeson & Campbell PC | USA | 13 May 2022
EPA Launches Modernized DfE Logo for Disinfectant and Other Antimicrobial Products
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 11, 2022, that it is launching a new, modern Design for the Environment (DfE) logo…
Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 13 May 2022
DOJ, EPA Prioritize Environmental Justice Enforcement with New Policy Guidance
On May 5th, Attorney General Merrick Garland and EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced the launch of a new Environmental Justice enforcement…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 12 May 2022
U.S. Department of Justice Releases Unprecedented Environmental Justice Strategy
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy that directs the Attorney General…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | USA | 12 May 2022
Brownfields Infrastructure Investment, Jobs Act Boosts Funding: Are Changes Ahead That Should Mind Chesterton’s Fence?
The EPA’s popular Brownfields program received a substantial funding increase in the Infrastructure Investment and JOBS Act. More specifically, the…
Beveridge & Diamond PC | USA | 12 May 2022
Department of Justice Takes Historic Action to Prioritize Environmental Justice in Enforcement: What Does it All Mean and What is Ahead?
On May 5, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced key developments that would elevate environmental justice (EJ) as a key priority for the…
