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The Aerojet General Corp. Superfund site (“Site”), located in Sacramento County, is 5,900 acres and located roughly ½ mile from the American River. Aerojet acquired the property in 1953 to develop, manufacture, and test liquid and solid propella… Read More

On June 23, 2010, DTSC released its anxiously anticipated draft regulations implementing AB 1879, the 2008 Green Chemistry Initiative law intended to “accelerate the quest for safer products.” California Health & Safety Code section 25252 (AB… Read More

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg has introduced legislation, called the Cleanfields Act of 2010, to provide incentives for the private sector to develop clean energy projects on contaminated sites. In addition, Sen. Lautenberg introduced the Cleanfields I… Read More

On May 18, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and California signed an agreement to work together on applications for ocean energy projects off California’s coast. The Federal Power Act authorizes FERC to license non-federal, ocean ener… Read More

On May 4, 2010, the State Water Resources Control Board (“Board”) approved the Water Quality Control Policy (“Policy”) to implement a provision of the federal Clean Water Act aimed at coastal and estuarine power plants’ cooling water intake… Read More

In their Clean-Up Information website, the EPA reported that a wind turbine has recently begun operating at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) on Cape Cod, MA, and will produce 25-30% of the energy used by the remediation treatment. The Air… Read More

New federal legislation aimed at protecting the country’s wildlife corridors was introduced last week by U.S. Representatives Rush Hold (NJ-12) and Jared Polis (CO-2). Wildlife corridors, expanses of land in which animals can freely move about and… Read More

Under new legislation introduced by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, recovery efforts for threatened and endangered species would benefit from voluntary contributions from landowners. Crapo, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subc… Read More