Wed Mar 1st, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On February 28, 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, E. Scott Pruitt signed a Notice of Intention to Rescind the Waters of the United States rule, promulgated by EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the Clean Water Act. The Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Douglas W. Lamont, will sign the document today, March 1, 2017. The […]
Wed Feb 22nd, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed its fate and transport model and issued a report for the Gold King Mine release. The report focuses on pre-existing river conditions, the movement of metals through the river system, and the effects of the metals on water quality. The mine had a catastrophic release of acid mine draining, including high levels of iron and aluminum, into the Animas River system. The release […]
Wed Feb 15th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) issued a press release on January 13, 2017, along with the publication of its accomplishments in 2016, documenting one of the most successful years in its history. The ENRD achieved record successes in environmental enforcement, natural resource damages, criminal penalties, and Lacey Act trafficking cases. The Department worked to restore the Gulf following the Deepwater Horizon release, prosecuted Volkswagen in […]
Mon Feb 13th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Bick Law LLP published an article in Law360. Click here to read the article.
