Inside EPA, Superfund Report | Attorneys Say High Court Ruling Offers “Clarity” on CERCLA Contribution

Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group clarifies a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that could complicate current Superfund cleanups and enforcement.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking-water standards for six PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks what impacted industries need to know about the new regulations.

On June 10, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Montana Supreme Court allowing common-law “restoration” claims for environmental cleanup at sites already subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cleanup orders. The case, which includes issues of federalism and jurisdiction, could implicate the EPA’s authority in selecting site remedies and the statutory scheme designed to prevent inconsistent remedial obligations.

Alston & Bird has boosted its national environmental practice with the addition of Kevin Minoli as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Minoli arrives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where he served for 18 years in a variety of legal roles, including acting general counsel and, most recently, principal deputy general counsel.