Environmental and Natural Resources

United States Liable as an Owner Under CERCLA for Contamination on Navajo Reservation Land

By Maribeth M. Klein Last week, a United States District Court in Arizona held that the United States was an “owner” of Navajo Reservation Trust Land for purposes of CERCLA liability.  See El Paso Nat. Gas Co. v. United States, 2017 WL 3492993 (D. Ariz. Aug. 15, 2017).  After entering into an Administrative Order on […]

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LW
Former Proposals Specialist

Trump’s Executive Order Requires Hard Look at National Monument Designations

By Maribeth M. Klein By executive order, President Trump directed the Department of Interior to review national monuments designated since 1996 under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Antiquities Act grants the President authority to designate “historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest” on federal lands as national […]

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LW
Former Proposals Specialist

Deadlines for EPA’s New General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Industrial Activities Approaching Fast

by Maribeth M. Klein On June 4, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for stormwater discharges from industrial activities. EPA’s MSGP only applies in areas where EPA remains the NPDES permitting authority, such as: Idaho, New Mexico, Massachusetts, New Hampshire; the […]

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LW
Former Proposals Specialist