A group of public health and environmental advocacy organizations has filed a lawsuit in the Second Circuit challenging the EPA’s partial ban on methylene chloride, a chemical found in paint removal products. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that the commercial...
The EPA has released guidance on a new rule that prohibits the manufacture, processing, or distribution of a the chemical methylene chloride, a solvent that is present in paint and coating removal products. The agency released this rule under the authority of the...
In the January / February 2019 issue of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Section Review, CMBG3's Suzanne Englot write on the issue of an attorney's role as not only a problem solver, but also one who can help spot problems before they arise, thereby preventing...
Congratulations to CMBG3's Suzanne Englot, whose article (Reducing Risk In Environmental Liability Policies) was published on January 7, 2019 in the PropertyCasualty360 online journal. PropertyCasualty360 is an online publication that is targeted to insurance buyers...
In 1984, the United States Supreme Court in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., determined that, “where legislative delegation to [an] agency on particular question is implicit rather than explicit, [a] court may not substitute its...
On August 8, 2017, a split D.C. Circuit Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot use the Clean Air Act to try to force companies to use alternatives for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in various products. The ruling is being heralded as a victory...
In June 2017, a New Hampshire-based recycling and renewable energy company, its manager, and its operator were sued by the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for allegedly damaging protected wetland resources, illegally transporting and storing...