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Tuesday, August 3, 2021 On April 13, 2021, House representatives introduced the PFAS Action Act 2021, a comprehensive 40 page piece of legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take several significant PFAS regulatory actions. Last week, the bill passed in the House by a vote count of 241-183, with 23 Republican members joining Democrats.  The bill now moves to the Senate. While the House action on the bill received significant media attention, a c...

Strengthening Environmental Justice Through Criminal Enforcement (June 21, 2021). All of these are intended to implement the dictates of Executive Order 14008 and Administrator Regan’s follow-on April 7, 2021 direction that all EPA offices should strengthen enforcement of environmental statutes in pollution-burdened communities. The Cleanup Enforcement Memo sets forth potential specific actions under five general objectives: Require responsible parties to take early cleanup actions Ensure...

Strengthening Environmental Justice Through Criminal Enforcement (June 21, 2021). All of these are intended to implement the dictates of Executive Order 14008 and Administrator Regan’s follow-on April 7, 2021 direction that all EPA offices should strengthen enforcement of environmental statutes in pollution-burdened communities. The Cleanup Enforcement Memo sets forth potential specific actions under five general objectives: Require responsible parties to take early cleanup actions Ensure...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“USEPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) released July 1, 2021 guidance establishing a process on which it will rely upon to advance its’ Environment Justice (“EJ”) goals.  Using authorities granted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”...

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A civil lawsuit between Montana residents and an oil company that dragged on for more than a decade has ended quietly after a judge dismissed the case as

Local officials and community leaders on Wednesday want Congress to designate toxic chemicals that are contaminating drinking water as hazardous materials.

Fourth Circuit rejects predominance arguments and affirms certification of class asserting breach of contract and unconscionable inducement claims. Fifth Circuit rejects conditional certification process in FLSA collective actions, articulating a new standard to make final certification decisions before allowing cases to proceed.

Restoration can improve mining contamination, indicates study Mining involves moving a lot of rock, so some mess is expected. However, mining operations can continue to affect ecosystems long after activity has ended. Heavy metals and corrosive substances leach into the environment, preventing wildlife and vegetation from returning to the area. Fortunately, this damage can be reversed. A team of scientists, including UC Santa Barbaras Dave Herbst, investigated how river ecosystems respond to re...

Frustrated local leaders urge Congress to move faster on regulating PFAS; toxic chemicals are contaminating drinking water