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As 2013 came to a close, the California court of appeal in Parker Shattuck Neighbors v. Berkeley City Council (1st Dist., Div. 4, 12/30/13, A136873) ___Cal.App.1st___, 2013, upheld the City of Berkeley’s decision not to require an EIR in connection with a mixed use development project for two reasons: (1) appellants Parker Shattuck failed to identify substantial evidence to create a fair argument that the disturbance of contaminated soil would have a significant effect on the environment; and (2

We close out the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog's weeklong celebration of Earth Day with the two federal programs aimed at cleaning up existing toxic waste sites and preventing the creation of new ones: CERCLA and RCRA.

Actions by Congress and the Biden Administration indicate that regulation of plastic pollution and related activities will accelerate over the coming year.

Michigan's Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (the department) has issued a form General Administrative Consent Order for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations...

On June 29, EPA issued a draft guidance memorandum, “Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in Biosolids.” The Draft Guidance reaffirms EPA’s...

Burning "waste" or "fuel" triggers potentially very difference air emissions limits.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its proposal of new reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for a wide range of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws continue to proliferate in the United States, presenting significant operational challenges for consumer packaged goods companies.

January 19, 2021 – In a pro bono victory, HHR helped New York City's "waste equity law" prevail against another challenge from the waste industry in a state appeals court.

"A long time ago in a [May 19, 1980 Federal Register] far, far away [or so it seems]," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared its authority to regulate all hazardous secondary material.

In Cannons Engineering, the First Circuit famously stated that, when CERCLA consent decrees arrive at the courts of appeal, they do so "encased in a double layer of swaddling."

On March 2, 2026, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) released a discussion document proposing revisions to its 1990 Noise Policy (the Policy)....

New Jersey places EV battery recycling responsibility primarily on the producers of EV batteries that they sell within the state.

Clean Water Act, Discharge Monitoring Report, EPA, NPDES, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, Water

EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers announced on Friday, December 30, 2022, the final, pre-publication version of a "Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States' rule.

On September 27, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) published a draft policy aimed at implementing...

In one of the largest natural resource damage suits tried in the United States in the last several years, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma dismissed on February 17, 2010, claims brought by the State of Oklahoma under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).