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California Proposes To Regulate Nanomaterials as Chemical Substances
October 12th, 2010
Nanotechnology, the study of the controlling of matter on an atomic and molecular scale, promises a number of benefits to society. If current trends in manufacturing are any indication, this emerging technology is here to stay. The August 21, 2008 Pr…
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California Releases Proposed Green Chemistry Regulation
September 16th, 2010
On September 14, 2010, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) released the Green Chemistry Proposed Regulation for Safer Consumer Products, also known at the “Green Chemistry” regulations. DTSC’s adoption of the regu…
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Ninth Circuit Defines “Current Ownership” for Purposes of CERCLA Liability
August 5th, 2010
In Dept. of Toxic Substances Control v. Hearthside Residential Corp., No. 09-55389 (9th Cir. July 22, 2010), the Ninth Circuit has clarified the issue of whether “owner and operator” status under CERCLA is defined at the time cleanup costs are in…
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Recently Adopted California General Permit for Construction Storm Water Discharges Becomes Effective July 1, 2010
June 2nd, 2010
On September 2, 2009, the California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Quality adopted Order 2009-0009-DWQ, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit For Storm Water Discharges Associated With Cons…
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EPA Issues Final Rule on Facilities Requiring New Greenhouse Gas Emission Permits
May 18th, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week announced a final rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large stationary sources such as power plants and oil refineries. EPA’s phased-in approach will shield relatively smaller…
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California’s State Water Board Issues New Coastal Power Plant Cooling Water Policy
May 12th, 2010
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…
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Proposed Federal Legislation Seeks To Protect Wildlife Corridors
April 29th, 2010
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…
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