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Executive Order Signed to Waive CEQA and Coastal Act Requirements
In response to Southern California’s widespread fire devastation and concerns about how bureaucratic red tape might adversely impede recovery efforts, the Governor’s Office has issued an executive order to streamline the reconstruction of destroyed or substantially damaged homes and businesses. The order suspends permitting and review requirements under the...
USEPA Announces Final Drinking Water Standards for Six PFAS
In much anticipated news for followers of PFAS, or so-called "forever chemicals," USEPA announced today final, enforceable drinking water standards (MCLs) for six PFAS, including PFOS and PFOA at 4 parts per trillion. EPA "expects that over many years the final rule will prevent PFAS exposure in drinking water...
Proposed Rule Adding Vapor Intrusion Component to Hazard Ranking System Published in the Federal Register Today
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule in the Federal Register which would add a vapor intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System, the system EPA uses to evaluate sites for placement on the National Priorities List (“NPL”). We forecasted and discussed the publication of this...
Proposed Rule Adding Vapor Intrusion Component to Hazard Ranking System Will Likely Appear in Federal Register This Month
A proposed rule that would add a vapor intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System (“HRS”), the primary screening tool for the CERCLA National Priorities List (“NPL”), is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register this month. NPL listing is a prerequisite for designation as a federal Superfund site...