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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

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In construction, environmental regulations generally focus on stormwater, waste disposal, hazardous waste handling, and air quality. However, the EPA does have the authority — and responsibility — to determine liability for hazardous waste pollution and hold Potentially Responsible Parties (PRP) accountable. Under 42 U.S.C.

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Former Accountant Testifies That SCANA Execs Misled Regulators About Nuke Project

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Summer nuclear project, according to testimony that marked the start of South Carolina Public Service Commission hearings on the nuclear expansion. SCANA utility executives lied about the true status of the now-canceled V.C.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. HB 619 Maryland law and regulations are today silent with regard to PFAS including PFOA. Nor does it in any other way prohibit or even regulate PFAS chemicals.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. HB 619 Maryland law and regulations are today silent with regard to PFAS including PFOA. Nor does it in any other way prohibit or even regulate PFAS chemicals.

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Climate Change Disclosures by Public Companies

Green Building Law Update

In recent weeks this law firm has received more inquiries than at any time in recent years about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s disclosure requirements for public companies as they apply to climate change matters. if only as an indirect consequence of buildings accounting for 72% of the electricity consumption in the U.S.).

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Climate Change Disclosures by Public Companies

Green Building Law Update

if only as an indirect consequence of buildings accounting for 72% of the electricity consumption in the U.S.). . Federal securities laws and SEC regulations require certain disclosures by public companies for the benefit of investors. When a company is required to file a disclosure with the Commission, those disclosures (e.g.,

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SEC Assessment of Climate Change Risks Still Mandated

Green Building Law Update

While I was on the Baltoro glacier making my way down from K2 in Pakistan earlier this month the Securities and Exchange Commission informed Exxon Mobil Corp. that it closed its investigation into whether the company had misled investors about the risks that climate change posed to its business.

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