by admin | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
First Circuit Rules Puerto Rico Municipal Ordinances Are PreemptedThe court determined that the ordinances could not be enforced to the extent they directly conflicted with commonwealth law as promulgated by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board. By Karen...
by admin | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
So, You Live under a Rock? Does the Clean Water Act Apply to Your Water Down There?The circuits are split on whether the reach of the CWA extends to groundwater. By Karen Aldridge Crawford Unless you live under a rock, you have likely heard the news and...
by admin | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
DO AIR EMISSIONS CONSTITUTE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE? THE 9TH CIRCUIT’S ANSWER IS “NO”.Posted on August 27, 2014 by Karen Crawford On August 20, 2014 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Center For Community Action and Environmental Justice;...
by admin | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
NEW CHANGES TO CISWI FINAL RULE REFLECT EPA’S RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FROM THE REGULATED COMMUNITYPosted on March 21, 2013 by Karen Crawford The EPA issued its long-awaited CISWI Rule in the Federal Register on February 7, 2013. 78 FR 9112. The final rule, entitled...
by admin | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
The EPA set forth a temporary policy regarding enforcement of environmental legal obligations as regulated entities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. By Karen Aldridge Crawford Share: We are monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as it relates to law and...
