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On April 25, 2024, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated regulations for "legacy CCR surface impoundments" at inactive utilities, enforcing stricter standards to prevent leaks and structural issues. This follows a 2018 court decision highlighting the need for stricter oversight. Under this rule, EPA has updated regulations for "legacy CCR surface impoundments" at inactive utilities, enforcing standards to prevent leaks and structural issues.  Read more about these environmental protections: EPA Website - https://lnkd.in/eaBsKyT5 KEMRON is ready to support all your CCR compliance requirements from legacy site identification to ongoing monitoring through remediation. Contact us today! #epa #legacyCCR #environmental

MassDEP recently promulgated regulations requiring projects seeking comprehensive plan approvals within a certain radius of environmental justice populations to conduct a cumulative impact analysis. Massachusetts is the first state to require this form of analysis, which will apply to certain permit applications filed with MassDEP on or after July 1. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #MassDEP #EnvironmentalJustice #EJ

MassDEP recently promulgated regulations requiring projects seeking comprehensive plan approvals within a certain radius of environmental justice populations to conduct a cumulative impact analysis. Massachusetts is the first state to require this form of analysis, which will apply to certain permit applications filed with MassDEP on or after July 1. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #MassDEP #EnvironmentalJustice #EJ

MassDEP recently promulgated regulations requiring projects seeking comprehensive plan approvals within a certain radius of environmental justice populations to conduct a cumulative impact analysis. Massachusetts is the first state to require this form of analysis, which will apply to certain permit applications filed with MassDEP on or after July 1. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #MassDEP #EnvironmentalJustice #EJ

MassDEP recently promulgated regulations requiring projects seeking comprehensive plan approvals within a certain radius of environmental justice populations to conduct a cumulative impact analysis. Massachusetts is the first state to require this form of analysis, which will apply to certain permit applications filed with MassDEP on or after July 1. #TheEnvironmentalLawFirm #MassDEP #EnvironmentalJustice #EJ

It is no secret that New Jersey environmental regulations tend to be the "pickier" of state DEP regulations. For this reason, they created the LSRP program to alleviate some of the responsibilities from those who are not experts with NJDEP to speed up remedial activities. This article explains how now getting NJDEP approval is even more of an obstacle than before. Some steps have been made to speed up this lengthy process, but still lots of work to be done.

A highly anticipated final rule establishing national standards for incidental discharges from vessels into waters of the United States was signed by the Environmental Protection Agency last month. My colleagues Jeanne Grasso and Holli Packer look at the similarities and differences between the requirements in the new discharge standards of performance and the requirements in the still-in-effect 2013 Vessel General Permit in this Mainbrace: October 2024 article. #maritimelaw #maritime #shipping

🎢 Get ready for the Federal Rule-R-Coaster! 🎢 Dive into the process of environmental rulemaking with ELPC's Federal Legislative Director Ann Mesnikoff —from proposal to final regulation. Stay informed and get the scoop on upcoming #Climate and #CleanAir rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The EPA is accepting public comments on the recently released revisions to the Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis. The guidance is the latest example of the Biden Administration’s continued focus on advancing environmental justice. Find an overview of the guidance here: https://bit.ly/3TaFMWK Eleni Kouimelis | Josh Brown | Madalyn Feiger | #EPA #BidenAdministration #environmentaljustice

On 11 June 2024, the Government approved the General Scheme of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024. In this article Jonathan Moore (partner) and Niamh McDonnell from our Planning and Environmental team examines the bill in more detail: https://lnkd.in/e6FgzCur #environmentalprotection #planningandenvironmentallaw #regulatorylaw