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- in Massachusetts Soils Study by @ to help understand PFAS background levels in Mass. Also fini… . David McCay
- Mass. Interagency Task Force recommends phasing out PFAS in consumer products, expand PFAS regulation, enhanc… . David McCay
- Interagency Task Force report issued on 4/20. available at malegislature.gov/Commissions/De…. David McCay
- Attending @'s Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee meeting this a.m. prominently on the agenda. Updates to come.... David McCay
- Solutions for soil disposal problems? @ relying on private sector to propose projects to receive soils. My… . David McCay
- And not a shocker from @: disposal of soils become bigger and bigger problem. Affecting redevelopmen… . David McCay
- From @: latest @ toxicity data could result in significantly lower PFAS regulatory limits, even lo… . David McCay
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Tag Archives: Clean Water Act
A Classic Distinction Between Legal Remedies and Equitable Remedies: 1st Circuit Overturns Decades-Old Precedent On Citizen Enforcement of Clean Water Act
The First Circuit recently overturned a thirty-one year old decision on citizen enforcement of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The now-overruled decision is North and South Rivers Watershed Ass’n v. Town of Scituate, 949 F.2d 552 (1st Cir. 1991), in … Continue reading
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EPA Issues Interpretive Statement: Groundwater Discharges are Not Subject to the Clean Water Act
In a not-so-stunning development, the EPA on Monday issued an Interpretive Statement putting to rest speculation on EPA’s position as to whether groundwater discharges are subject to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The answer: “No.” EPA’s 57-page … Continue reading
A Landfill Is Not a “Point Source” Under the Clean Water Act, So Says the 4th Circuit and D.Mass.
Two recent rulings address the issue of whether a landfill is a “point source” under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (CWA), Sierra Club v. Virginia Electric et al and Toxics Action Center et al v. … Continue reading
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