Closed Landfills/PFAS: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Announces Sampling Results
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA”) addressed in a March 18th news release per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) groundwater sampling results at a number of closed landfills. Groundwater is stated to have been sampled at 59 closed landfills in 41 Minnesota counties. PFAS consist…
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Sources and Delivery from the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin: Updated USGS Study
A USGS study has been released titled: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Sources and Delivery from the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin: An Update Using 2012 SPARROW Models (“Study”) The authors of the Study are Dale M. Robertson and David A. Saad. The Study calculates total nitrogen and total…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: March 31st Meeting (Teleconference)
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Stormwater Management: New Jersey Builders Organization Challenges Municipal Ordinance
Co-Author: Donta Dismuke The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Court”) addressed in a March 3rd Order a challenge to a stormwater management ordinance (“Ordinance”). See Builders League of South Jersey v. Borough of Haddonfield, 2021 WL 806933. The Builders League of South Jersey…
Affordable Clean Energy Rule Vacatur/Biden Administration/Energy Mix and Grid Resilience: Stuart Spencer (Mitchell Williams)/Franz Litz (Consultant) March 16th Webinar
Stuart Spencer (Mitchell Williams) and Franz Litz (Consultant) undertook a March 16th webinar titled: ACE No More: Analyzing the D.C. Circuit’s Vacatur and Remand of EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, the Biden Administration’s Clean Slate to Regulate Carbon Dioxide, and Musings on the…