Aug 29, 2023 No Funny Business: USEPA and Army Corps Rule Revision Conforms to Supreme Court's Sackett Decision By David Crass Today, USEPA and the Army Corps released revisions to its 2023 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUs) rule to conform it to the United...
Aug 23, 2023 USEPA's Updated Enforcement Initiatives Announced By David Crass ICYMI enjoying the beach or your favorite lake, every four years USEPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) announces...
Jun 05, 2023 Food Supply Continues to Test Safe for PFAS (Mostly!) By David Crass The United State Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently released two additional data sets that show the domestic fresh and processed...
May 25, 2023 SCOTUS Significantly Restricts EPA's Wetland Authority By Michael Best In a landmark decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court severally restricted EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate...
Jan 23, 2023 If you wanted proof that PFAS is everywhere, check this out: freshwater fish allegedly contain more PFAS than a month's worth of drinking water. By Paul Benson A study authored by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization that analyzed data from the United...
Jul 15, 2022 Regulating the 'Occult' Movement of Groundwater By Elizabeth Simonis We have now reached a point where surface water and groundwater regulation may have finally begun to converge. These regulatory changes...
Apr 11, 2022 Biden Administration Doubles Down on Nutrient Reduction Strategies By David Crass Last week, USEPA HQ's Office of Water(OW) issued a vital policy memorandum signaling OW's ongoing commitment to national nutrient...
Mar 22, 2022 Thank you America's Farmers! By David Crass Please join me in recognizing and celebrating America's Farmers, the hardest working people who feed the World every day of the year, on...
Mar 10, 2022 EJScreen Ver. 2.0 By David Crass The Biden Administration's focus on Environmental Justice (EJ) issues continues as two recent releases reveal. USEPA released an updated...
Mar 10, 2022 $1 Billion Available for "Climate-Smart" Commodities By David Crass USDA recently announced details of its "Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities" program, the funding of which will be awarded in two...
Dec 09, 2021 Woe to Us By David Crass On a day that will live in infamy for other reasons, USEPA and the Army Corps published its proposed rule turning back the clock on the...
Nov 17, 2021 Elevate Your Brand in Today’s "Trust Gap" World: Public Relations Answers the Call By Michael Best First, the bad news: "to do what is right" based on its annual online survey of more than 33,000 respondents in 28 countries. The...