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February 13, 2020
Plastic is a remarkable material that has forever changed our societal expectations regarding the quality of our food, water, health care, safety and products that improve our lives every day. But all good things remain good within limits. For many years now there has been growing recognition that, because plastic does not degrade like natural […]
January 24, 2020
Consider listening in to the free National Academy of Sciences (NAS) “Emerging Technologies to Advance Research and Decisions on the Environmental Health Effects of Microplastics, A Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions,” Workshop and Webcast, Jan. 27-28, 2020. Mary Ellen Ternes, Partner, E&W Law LLC, will be setting the legal landscape for policy […]
October 17, 2019
Mary Ellen Ternes to lead the American College of Environmental Lawyers in 2020 Reposted from Vanderbilt School of Engineering Mary Ellen Ternes, BE’84, was elected at the organization’s annual meeting on Oct. 11, 2019. She will lead the ACOEL as president in October 2020. Ternes is recognized nationally in the fields of chemical engineering, environmental […]
October 12, 2019
This week, EPA proposed long-awaited changes to the Nation’s lead and copper rule that no doubt will result in a healthier national population – focusing first on the most vulnerable communities and children – and will help to avoid future water crisis such as Flint, Michigan. The proposal takes a multi-pronged approach to address a […]
August 25, 2019
In a recent memo to EPA Regional Offices, the head of EPA’s Enforcement Office, Susan Bodine, directs the agency’s regional offices to work closely with states to reduce the number of significant noncompliance across the U.S. involving sources permitted under the federal Clean Water Act. The text of the memo begins, The purpose of this […]
June 6, 2019
For Immediate Release June 6, 2019 Contact: Brent Fewell, 202-664-9297 Earth & Water Law Group Welcomes Craig Bromby Washington, D.C., June 6, 2019 – Earth &Water Law, LLC (part of the Earth & Water Law Group) announced today the firm’s opening of its office in Raleigh, North Carolina. With over 40 years of experience in […]
June 5, 2019
News Releases from Headquarters›Water (OW) EPA Issues Memo to Increase the Agency’s Compliance with Clean Water Act Deadlines 06/03/2019 WASHINGTON (June 3, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking an important step toward ensuring the Agency is meeting its statutory obligations and carrying out the cooperative federalism principles embodied in the Clean Water Act (CWA). In a […]
May 20, 2019
For Immediate Release May 20, 2019 Earth & Water Law Group Welcomes Law Partner, Angela Morrison, And Expands to Florida Washington, D.C., May 20, 2019 – Earth & Water Law announced today the firm’s opening of its office in Tallahassee, Florida. Angela Morrison, Esq., joins the Earth & Water Law team today and will helm […]
December 3, 2018
We are likely to see an increase in these types of criminal negligence prosecutions by DOJ/EPA, involving companies who fail to provide sufficient oversight over employees who collect, monitor and report environmental quality reports to the state regulatory agency or to EPA. The company in the present case admitted to failing to meaningfully supervise the […]
July 18, 2018
According to the GAO report, Nationwide, school districts vary in terms of whether they have tested for lead in school drinking water, with many not testing. According to our survey of school districts, an estimated 43 percent tested for lead in school drinking water in at least one school in the last 12 months, while […]