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Environmental Response Trusts: Surrogate for Federal and State Regulators?

Acoel

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Elliott P. A common result of corporate bankruptcies is the creation of environmental response trusts or “ERTs”. ERTs are created to address environmental issues for which the bankrupt company has responsibility. Similarly, time is the enemy of relationships with regulators.

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Protecting Public Health Is Complicated. But Science Can Help, and the Time Is Now.

Union of Concerned Scientists

It was a big step towards providing adequate health protections, but Environmental regulations need to look at people, not just pollutants—and the way to get there is by assessing cumulative impacts. But the requirements in the rule were developed considering that one carcinogen from that one type of facility.

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California Coastal Commission Concurs With BOEM’s Consistency Determination for Morro Bay WEA

Clean Energy Law

In the first half of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has moved swiftly toward the first offshore wind lease sales in California , currently anticipated to occur in the fall. At its June 2022 meeting on the Morro Bay WEA, the Commission considered whether to concur with BOEM’s Consistency Determination.

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Chile’s Lithium Boom: A Green Revolution or Environmental Ruin?

Law Columbia

This blog explores how Chile is navigating this complex terrain, examining the environmental impacts of lithium mining, the legal and political responses to social resistance, and the deeper tensions between economic ambition, Indigenous rights, and ecological stewardship. At the regulatory level, oversight has also intensified.

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PFOA and PFAS take another step towards becoming full-fledged members of the CERCLA family of hazardous substances

Environmental News Bits

On January 10, 2022, U.S. EPA forwarded to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a proposed rule that seeks to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).

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Permitting CO2 Pipelines: Overcoming State and Federal Barriers to CO2 Pipeline Networks

Law Columbia

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law ’s latest paper, Permitting CO 2 Pipelines: Assessing the Landscape of Federal and State Regulations , assesses the legal framework for developing CO 2 pipelines to support DAC Hub projects. law surrounding CO 2 pipelines is characterized by glaring governance gaps.

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Greenberg Traurig’s David G. Mandelbaum Chosen as a City & State PA ‘Fifty Over 50’

E2 Law Blog

Mandelbaum, a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice , has a career that spans four decades. A fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, he has worked on matters concerning the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act since 1993 and has spoken and written on the subject.

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