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Superfund Task Force Provides Recommendations and Goals for Superfund Program in Report

Tue Aug 22nd, On Environmental Law, by

In May 2017, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt formed a Superfund Task Force with the goal to streamline and improve the Superfund program. On August 10, 2017, the new Superfund task force provided recommendations on cleaning up sites currently on the NPL in an expedited manner. The task force is cross populated with representatives from the Office of Land and Emergency Management and the Office of Enforcement and […]

More Proposition 65 Reform on the Way?

Wed May 3rd, On Environmental Law, by

On the heels of new Proposition 65 “safe harbor” warning regulations adopted last year by the state, which will impose new and more stringent warning requirements on California businesses beginning August 2018, new legislation has been introduced that, if passed, may help level the playing field for businesses frustrated by the peculiarities of this law.  In particular, the new bill (AB 1583) is designed to improve transparency and reduce litigation […]

Lawsuit Threatens EPA’s RCRA Regulation of Oil and Gas Waste as Solid Waste with Significant Potential Costs to California Residents

Wed Jun 8th, On Environmental Law, by

California produces 218 million barrels of crude oil per year from 50,000 wells. It is the 3rd largest producing state in the U.S. It produces 349 billion cubic feet per year of natural gas from more than 1,500 wells and imports 2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per year from other U.S. states. Because of the unique blend requirements for gasoline in California, the supply sources are limited and […]

Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Puts Spotlight on Aging Infrastructure Across the Country

Thu Mar 10th, On Environmental Law, by

Efforts to stop the natural gas leak at the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon Underground Storage Facility in Porter Ranch, California finally have been completed. On February 18, 2016, the California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) confirmed that SoCalGas successfully has permanently sealed and removed from service the well that had been leaking methane and other natural gas constituents. The leak, which was discovered on […]

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