Wed Feb 7th, On Firm News, by Bick Law LLP
Kim Bick will be a panelist for an ABA “Cost Recovery Under California’s HSAA: New Cases Clarify the Right to Sue and Causation” webinar on March 6th at 1:00pm. Register here to attend!
Wed Feb 7th, On Firm News, by Bick Law LLP
Kim Bick will be a panelist for an ABA “Cost Recovery Under California’s HSAA: New Cases Clarify the Right to Sue and Causation” webinar on March 6th at 1:00pm. Register here to attend!
Thu Jan 18th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), commonly known as Superfund, requires the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to periodically update its National Priorities List (“NPL”). The NPL is the list of sites of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States. The NPL guides EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation. EPA has announced that, on […]
Wed Apr 26th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in concert with other environmental organizations in California and Maryland (collectively “NRDC”), recently filed two lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Fourth and Ninth Circuits, asking the courts to review and set aside the EPA’s denial of two petitions to require privately-owned commercial, institutional, and industrial (CII) sites to obtain Clean Water Act (CWA) permits. Specifically, the lawsuits allege that the […]
Wed Apr 19th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The period for California legislators to introduce bills for consideration during the first half of the 2017-2018 Legislative Session recently closed, and there are several notable environmental regulatory proposals for companies in the oil and gas industry. Here are some of the highlights: New Reporting Requirements to DOSH Under the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990 (the “Act”), petroleum refineries in California are required to submit […]