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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is updating its Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) and Chemical Bulk Storage (CBS) rules.   The PBS and CBS programs regulate facilities storing small to large quantities of petroleum and other chemicals, and related spills and releases of petroleum and hazardous substances.  The purpose of the updates is…

As discussed in one of our earlier blogs, back in  March 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its controversial Enforcement Policy outlining certain situations where EPA would not pursue enforcement actions for specific instances of noncompliance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the suspended obligations related to routine monitoring and…

Late last night, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) released guidance confirming that site remediation work may continue under Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 122 (EO-122), which shut down all non-essential construction projects as of Friday, April 10 to help prevent community spread of COVID-19.

As anticipated in our blog last week, NJDEP…

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) just released its new Guidance for Sampling and Analysis of PFAS Under NYSDEC’s Part 375 Remedial Programs January 2020.  Click here for background about PFAS chemicals and why regulators are taking action.

The guidance provides sampling protocols for PFAS in soils, sediments, solids, monitoring wells,…

Yesterday, was a big day for climate change policy in New Jersey.  Official announcements were made on plans to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050 and to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 2006 levels.  The announcements also included plans to address sea level rise and chronic flooding in development projects, and…