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Alert: Michigan’s Section 404 Wetland Program
On December 11, 2013, Region 5 of the U.S. EPA held a hearing on Michigan’s Section 404 Wetland Permitting Program. Interested parties still have time to submit written comments to the U.S. EPA regarding its [...]
The United States of Energy (Part 1)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or in a cave for the past year you’ve probably heard that U.S. oil and gas production is going strong. In fact, it’s going like gangbusters. According to [...]
The United States of Energy (Part 2): Concerns in Michigan and the Great Lakes
In a prior post we highlighted the recent energy boom in the U.S. Like elsewhere, the increased attention to energy production has been felt here in Michigan but on a smaller scale. Earlier in 2013, [...]
United States of Energy (Part 3) – Solar
In our prior posts on this topic we described the remarkable increase in U.S. oil and natural gas production. Another area that isn’t getting as much press but shouldn’t be overlooked is the renewable energy [...]
Changes to Phase I Environmental Audits (Part I)
ASTM International, is a widely recognized standards development organization that, recently issued ASTM International E1527-13 Standard Practice for “Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process”. As we previously blogged, EPA was considering a [...]
A Closer Look at ASTM E1527-13 ( Part II )
A review of EPA’s comments on its adoption of the ASTM E1527-13 standard provides some guidance as to EPA’s perspective on what constitutes a complete Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. The focus of this blog [...]
