Tag:EPA

Big Decisions: Rise of the Conservative Majority on the Supreme Court

During the United States Supreme Court’s recently concluded term, the nation saw major changes on keystone issues such as reproductive rights, environmental regulation, First Amendment rights, guns and more.

Paul Seby on Representing North Dakota in SCOTUS EPA Ruling

According to Paul Seby, the ruling has a nuanced place in conversations around national climate change policy.

10th Circuit Says Navajo Nation Members Late in Filing Gold King Mine Spill Lawsuit

The 10th Circuit on Tuesday said hundreds of plaintiffs missed the deadline to bring state claims in a lawsuit over the Gold King Mine spill.

Settlement with Mining Companies at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site Finalized

The EPA on April 29 announced the approval of a consent decree settlement regarding the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site in San Juan County, Colorado.

Federal Government and Colorado Enter Into Proposed Settlement with Mining Company After the Gold King Mine Spill

Colorado and multiple federal agencies reached a proposed settlement with Sunnyside Gold Corporation to clean up an area of abandoned mines.

CDPHE Investigation: Special Attorneys General Find Inconsistency in Modeling, Some Validity in Employee Claims

Special attorneys general have determined that allegations against the CDPHE about hiding air quality standard violations are unsubstantiated, and noted that there is validity in some points raised by a trio of CDPHE employees who wrote a letter outlining the allegations to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General.

CDPHE Whistleblower Investigation: Special Attorneys General Find Claims of False Data ‘Unsubstantiated’

Special attorneys general have determined that allegations against the CDPHE about hiding air quality standard violations are unsubstantiated, and noted that there is validity in some points raised by a trio of CDPHE employees who wrote a letter outlining the allegations to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General.

U.S. Judge’s Decision in Long-Running Hawai’i Clean Water Act Case May Launch Era of New Permit Requirements for Dischargers of Pollution to Groundwater

A long battle over a Hawai’i local government’s pollution to the ocean via groundwater ended late last week with a federal judge’s order making clear that the discharges are illegal if not authorized by regulators.