Wed Mar 23rd, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On March 17, 2016, SeaWorld Entertainment announced that its current population of killer whales will be the last generation of orcas at SeaWorld, and that it will begin phasing out theatrical orca shows in favor of “new, inspiring, natural orca encounters.” The orca shows will end in San Diego in 2016, and will end by 2019 in San Antonio and Orlando. This announcement comes nearly three years after the release […]
Thu Aug 20th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Residents along the Animas River in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, have deemed their river a “crime scene.” EPA and its contractors could be criminally responsible for violating the Clean Water Act as a result of the recent toxic spill in Colorado to the Animas River caused by EPA workers. CWA is the primary Federal statute governing the restoration and maintenance of the “chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the […]
Fri Aug 14th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On August 5th, a team from EPA was investigating an abandoned mine called the Gold King, located near Durango, Colorado. The Gold King mine had been abandoned in 1923, but EPA had been investigating a leak from the mine of contaminated water. EPA was implementing a project to cap a nearby mine, which required the installation of a drainage pipe at the Gold King Mine. To do so, a worker […]
Mon Aug 3rd, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
This summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has enhanced its focus on vapor intrusion, which occurs when vapors from underground contamination (soil or groundwater) rise into the indoor air of overlying buildings. First, EPA submitted a draft rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in a renewed effort to add vapor intrusion to the pathways evaluated under the Hazard Ranking Scoring (HRS) System for National […]
