Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Climate Change: Council on Environmental Quality Issues Interim National Environmental Policy Act Guidance
The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published in the January 9th Federal Register a document titled: National Environmental Policy act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (“Interim Guidance”) See 88 Fed Reg. 1196. CEQ was established in 1970 (as part…
94th Arkansas General Assembly/Environmental/Social Justice or Governance Scores or Metrics: Providing the State Treasurer Divesture Power to Address Discrimination
Senate Bill 41 (“SB41”) has been filed in the 94th Arkansas General Assembly which would provide that the Treasurer of the State of Arkansas: . . . shall divest the state of stocks, securities, or other obligations if a financial services provider or an investment manager discriminates without a…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Proposed Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order Addressing Chattanooga Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 13th proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Avion Properties LLC (“Avion”). See Case No. UST22-0128. The Order addresses a facility (“Facility”) that is stated to own three underground storage tanks (“UST”) in…
Common Enemy Rule/Water Law: Federal District Court Addresses Claim by Adjacent Landowner Against City Official
Co-Author: Maddy Goolsby The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (“Court”) addressed in a July 6 Memorandum issues arising out of stormwater moving from a property to an adjacent parcel at a lower elevation. See Hartman v. Borough, No. 1:21-CV-01735, 2022 WL…
Investigating and Remediating PFAS Contamination: Washington State Department of Ecology Issues Draft Guidance
The Washington State Department of Ecology (“WSDE”) issued a December 2022 document titled: Draft Guidance for Investigating and Remediating PFAS Contamination in Washington State (“Guidance”) See Publication No. 22-09-058. The Guidance states its purpose is to provide direction for investigating…