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U.S. Steel says its Clean Air Act permit already covers the issue, but a town that suffered months of smelly, harmful emissions after a plant fire says residents deserved additional disclosure. Mon Valley Works is an integrated steelmaking operation under the U.S. Steel umbrella that includes the Clairton Plant, Edgar Thomson Plant, Irvin Plant and Fairless Plant. (Photo via Courthouse News courtesy of U.S. Steel) PHILADELPHIA (CN) — Environmentalists urged the Third Circuit on Friday to expa...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: While news stories and campaign rhetoric can frequently create expectations of immediate shifts after a change in administration, most changes happen slowly in the federal government, and constraints on resources means that many areas of environmental regulation and permitting policy will remain unchanged in the early years of the new administration. EPA’s Risk Management Program (“RMP”) Regulation RMP regulations govern safety ...

On December 18, 2020, EPA released for public comment its new Interim Guidance on Destroying and Disposing of Certain PFAS and PFAS-Containing Materials That Are Not Consumer Products (available here). Specifically, the new interim guidance outlines the current state of the science on techniques and treatments that may be used to destroy or dispose of the group of chemicals collectively referred to as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and PFAS-containing materials from non-consumer pr...

SCV Water Seeks Public Input On Removal of Hazardous Material In Water Wells The Santa Clarita Water Agency (SCV Water) is asking for the public’s input on the Engineering Evaluation Cost Analysis (EE/CA) of removing perchlorate and volatile substances from the Saugus Formation Aquifer, officials said Tuesday.   As part of this effort, SCV Water is seeking input on the removal of these substances during a 30-day public comment period from Jan. 26 to Feb. 24, 2021, according to officials. �...

January 19, 2021 Share On January 12, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury released final regulations regarding the ability of taxpayers to deduct certain payments made to or at the direction of governments under Section 162(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. 1  Section 162(f) generally prohibits the deduction of amounts paid to governments, agencies and certain nongovernmental entities in relation to the violation of any law or the investigation into the potential v...

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari in Guam v. United States (No. 20-382), a case involving liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The case gives the Court an opportunity to better delineate the boundary between “cost recovery” claims under section 107, and “contribution” claims under section 113. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 9607, 9613(f). The Court will specifical...

Agriculture your username January 18, 2021 Environmental lawsuits, frequently spearheaded by advocacy organizations trying to protect the enjoyment of wildlife and endangered animals, are filed fairly consistently in federal court according to Docket Alarm analytics. The data shows that filings under the Environmental Matters PACER Nature of Suit tag occurred an average of 1.3 times each day during the last two years.  These environmental lawsuits are filed fairly consistently although there a...

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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: PFAS regulation is one of the hot environmental topics and a key issue to watch during this next year. In this series of posts, V&E will address the increasing regulatory attention concerning a group of chemicals known as PFAS and the potential impacts this may have on affected industries. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are not usually the first among topics we think of in relation to presidential elections and campa...