Mon Jan 11th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Can PRPs avail themselves of the divisibility defense to avoid CERCLA’s joint and several liability in the complex setting of a contaminated river sediments Superfund site, following the Fox River Litigation. In May 2015, the Eastern District of Wisconsin district court agreed with NCR that its liability for a portion of the site was divisible, and not joint and several. Then, in October 2015, the same court reversed its holding […]
Fri Jan 8th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
By 2017, SeaWorld Entertainment will have a new orca experience in a more natural setting to focus on its conservation efforts. As a result of this decision, SeaWorld will not be pursuing the $100 million project to double the size of the whale tanks and the splash zone. The announcement made on November 9, 2015, follows a recent ruling by the California Coastal Commission to preclude SeaWorld from breeding orcas […]
Mon Jan 4th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The State Water Board has been asked to approve a water right change petition to allow the construction of the California WaterFix Project. The California WaterFix Project includes water conveyance facilities consisting of three new water diversion intakes along the Sacramento River between Clarksburg and Courtland and two 30-mile-long, 40-foot-diameter tunnels to convey water to the Projects’ existing pumping facilities near Tracy. Water would be diverted from the Sacramento River […]
Wed Dec 16th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
In response to stakeholder comments, on November 27, 2015, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) withdrew proposed regulations to amend Proposition 65 safe harbor warning requirements and issued a new, revised set of proposed regulations. While the new proposal addresses some of the many concerns expressed by stakeholders, it still falls far short of reducing the uncertainty and burdens businesses face when attempting to comply with Proposition 65’s […]