PFAS/Lithium/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Initial Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Data
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 17th news release providing the first set of data collected under the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (“UCMR 5”). EPA states that the data will improve its understanding: . . …
Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement/Monitoring for the Agriculture/Forest Sectors: U.S. Department of Agriculture Report/RFI
The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has published what is described as a draft interagency report titled: Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Monitoring for the Agriculture and Forest Sectors (“Report”) The Report is described as outlining a draft…
Tenth Circuit Holds that ERISA and Medicare Part D Preempt Oklahoma PBM Law
On August 15, 2023, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down its opinion in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Mulready (Mulready) holding that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and Medicare Part D preempted certain provisions of Oklahoma’s Patient’s Right…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Petition to Object to Colorado Oil and Gas Production Facilities
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) and four other environmental organizations filed an August 7th Petition to Object (“Petition”) to initial Clean Air Act Title V permits issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) for the following oil…
Sewage Sludge Incinerator/Wastewater Treatment Plant: Class Action Complaint Filed in United States District Court Against Woonsocket, Rhode Island Facility Operators
Plaintiffs Maurice Doire and Joshua Hoye, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, filed a Class Action Complaint and Jury Demand (“Complaint”) on July 26th in the United States District Court of Rhode Island against Synagro Woonsocket, LLC, (“SW”) and Jacobs Engineering Group…