The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), also known as the Superfund law, imposes strict, joint and several, and retroactive liability. Over time, many companies and their legal...more
11/30/2020
/ Atomic Energy Act ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Defense Strategies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NPDES ,
Pollution Exclusion ,
Site Remediation ,
Superfund
On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a regulation intended to reduce the ability of individual states, Native American tribes or interstate regulatory agencies to veto federal permits for...more
6/11/2020
/ Certification Requirements ,
Clean Water Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Navigable Waters ,
New Rules ,
Pipelines ,
Section 401 ,
States Rights ,
Tribal Lands
In January 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) finalized a regulation that narrowed the scope of their regulatory jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
In doing so,...more