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On October 6, 2014, U.S. EPA published a final rule amending the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule, 40 CFR Part 312, to remove the...
Tags: Brownfields, CERCLA, Due Diligence, Environment
We've commented previously on the contamination claims related to Pavillion, WY. The Casper Star-Tribune has an update for us:...
Tags: Energy, Environment
On August 4, 2014, two Ohio residents filed a complaint in federal court alleging that Ohio EPA violated the Clean Water Act in...
Tags: Citizen Suit, NPDES, Clean Water Act, ohio epa,
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that an Ohio brine hauler will be serving time in prison for dumping brine down a stormwater...
Tags: Energy, Environment
SitNews is reporting on a recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska finding that a National...
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If you haven't heard of this yet, now is the time. From Forbes: "The U.S. House of Representatives should be applauded this week...
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According to this news release, the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office recently issued a report finding "no instances where...
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The Denver Post is reporting on a recent court decision striking down a ban on hydraulic fracturing approved by the voters of the...
Tags: Energy, Environment
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently published a peer-reviewed study on the life-cycle of methane...
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On July 14, 2014, U.S. EPA extended the comment period for a proposed rule regarding the disclosure of chemicals used in the...
Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Environmental, EPA, Environment
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