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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI “Environmental Justice: Operationalizing TSCA to Fulfill Its Destiny,” By Lynn L. Bergeson For The American College Of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) Blog: The Biden Administration has embraced environmental justice with unprecedented gusto. In its July 2020 Plan to Secure Environmental Justice and Equitable Economic Opportunity, the Biden Administration sets out in broad terms how it intends to use an “All-of-Government” approach to “rooting out systemic racism in our l...

Former Justice Department Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Grant Returning to Hicks Thomas Noted appellate lawyer returns to firm after leading appeals at DOJs Environment and Natural Resources Division News provided by Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflecting a strategic decision to strengthen its defense of corporate clients facing an anticipated increase of new environmental regulation and litigation, Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to welcome...

Feb. 22, 2021, entitled "Long-Term Federal Management of Uranium Mill Tailings: Background and Issues for Congress" by environmental policy analyst Lance N. Larson: SUMMARY In the wake of increasing concerns in the 1970s about human health and environmental risks posed by inactive uranium mill tailings, Congress enacted the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Uranium milling operations generate uranium concentrate, also known as yellowcake uranium, and waste materia...

On January 12, 2021, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the IRS released final regulations under Section 162(f) and Section 6050X of Title 26 of the U.S. Code. Section 162(f), as...

Thursday, February 18, 2021 On February 10, 2021, Minnesota announced its “PFAS Blueprint“, a 191 page aggressive plan with its stated goal being to “protect our communities and environment from [PFAS].” The detailed plan sets out a proposal to bolster regulations regarding PFAS through both legislation and agency rulemaking efforts. The PFAS Blueprint lays out ten priority areas of focus for PFAS, and supporting proposed legislative action to accomplish each priority. If carr...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Minnesota announced a new “PFAS blueprint” on February 10, 2021, calling for increased regulation of the so-called “forever” chemicals through a combination of legislation and agency rulemaking. PFAS chemicals (the blanket term for a large family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in a variety of commercial and industrial products, from nonstick cookware and waterproof clothing to stain-resistant sprays and firef...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In two of our previous posts, we discussed the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Hazardous Substance” Designation Process and the Implications of a Designation on Responsible Parties. Here, in this post, we discuss what a designation of PFOA and PFOS might mean for ongoing investigations and remediations lead by EPA. Current EPA Interim Recommendations for CERCLA and RCRA Sites EPA’s current interim policy...

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Biden-Harris Administration Freezes Rules Pending Review On January 20, 2021, Ronald A. Klain, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, issued a memorandum regarding “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.” 86 Fed. Reg. 7424. For rules that have not yet taken effect, the memorandum directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to consider postponing the rules’ effective dates for 60 days from the date of the memorandum for the purpose of...

This months bookshelf highlights writings illustrating the inconvenient truth that communities of color suffer most, and most severely, when disaster strikes. The COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed again a fundamental truth about the Anthropocene: When disaster strikes, the vulnerable take the hardest punches. Communities of color have suffered much higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and mortality, both because they are disproportionately represented in frontline service positions and bec...

EPA Announces Major Agreement With Developer to Remediate Superfund Site in Nashua, New Hampshire Targeted News Service (Press Releases) NASHUA, New Hampshire, The EPA) has reached an agreement with a local developer, Blaylock Holdings, LLC, ("Blaylock") that will ensure the successful remediation and beneficial reuse of the Granite State Leathers Superfund Site in Nashua, N.H., also known as Mohawk Tannery. EPA encourages public input on the agreement during the public comment period, whi...