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Why this First Nation is Right to Sue the Alberta Energy Regulator over Last Year’s Toxic Tailings Leak

Enviromental Defense

Last year, one of Imperial Oil’s mines in the tar sands leaked toxic industrial waste into the surrounding environment. Instead of informing downstream communities, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) helped Imperial cover up the spill for over nine months. They have failed to put in place rules about how toxic waste should be managed.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Nov. 12 Webinar On Threatened, Endangered Species Policy Updates

PA Environment Daily

Fish and Wildlife Service regulations implementing the federal Endangered Species Act, evolving protections for the tricolored bat and northern long-eared bat, and potential policy implications of the 2024 election. The panelists, Tad Macfarlan and Sam Boden from K&L Gates LLP, will discuss the significance of recent changes to U.S.

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Groups petition US EPA to force reporting of waste incinerator emissions

Environmental News Bits

Environmental Protection Agency to require companies to disclose the chemicals discharged from waste incinerators and plants that claim to recycle plastic waste into fuel.

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Guide to the Recent EPA Actions on PFAS 

Capaccio

In April 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a new regulation to limit the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation On April 10, 2024, the EPA finalized the first-ever national regulation to reduce PFAS in drinking water.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Recognize Kristina Thompson & PennDOT District 5-0 With Walter Lyon Award; Former DEP Secretary David Hess With Karl Mason Award

PA Environment Daily

PAEP presents these awards to Pennsylvanians who made unique and creative contributions to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. The awards were presented at the PAEP annual conference in State College.

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Neighbors’ Tort Claims Even After a Cleanup

E2 Law Blog

A case from the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided earlier this month reminds us that even if the cleanup meets every requirement of the regulators, the neighbor may still have claims for more. West Virginia State University Board of Governors v. Dow Chemical Co. , No 20-1712 (4 th Cir.

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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

CERLCA imposes a joint and several liability scheme that holds certain entities ( e.g. , certain owners and operators, generators, arrangers, and transporters of hazardous substances) liable for the costs or damages associated with environmental remediation. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020.