In January 2024, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) released the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Version 1.0 (Handbook). The Handbook provides guidance to implement construction stormwater...more
Virginia’s construction stormwater discharge permit program appears to be undergoing major transformation over the next six to nine months, and reception to these changes from stakeholders is likely to vary given the...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) announced a checklist titled: Preparing Post-Construction Cleanup Sites for Natural Disasters (“Checklist”) The Checklist was...more
The National Waste & Recycling Association and Solid Waste Association of North America (collectively “Associations”) have jointly issued two documents addressing closed Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) landfills and the issue...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a report titled: Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2015 Fact Sheet (“Report”)... ...more
On October 2, 2015, we posted about the District of Massachusetts' denial of class certification in a case in which we represent a building products company that sold allegedly defective decking. We're pleased to announce...more