NYC DEP Revises Wetlands Definition Rule
On December 6, 2024, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) published an Opportunity to Comment on a proposed rule change to the Rules and Regulations for the Protection from Contamination, Degradation and Pollution of the New York City...
Don’t Miss OSHA’s New PPE Rule!
On December 11, 2024, the United States Department of Labor announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction. The final rule explicitly requires the...
OSHA’s New Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
Starting in January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will implement stricter injury and illness reporting requirements for certain establishments. These changes aim to enhance workplace safety by increasing transparency and improving data...
New York’s New Retail Worker Safety Act
On September 5, 2024, New York State took a significant step toward improving workplace safety by enacting the Retail Worker Safety Act. This new law requires the New York Department of Labor and certain employers to implement robust programs and policies to prevent...
OSHA Proposes Rule on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention
On August 30, 2024, OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings in the Federal Register. This is not a new process. In fact, on October 27, 2021, OSHA published an Advance Notice of...
Petroleum Compounds Added to New York’s Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision Matrices
Earlier this year, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) assigned 13 volatile petroleum compounds to three new Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision Matrices, which are a companion to the October 2006 Guidance for Evaluating Soil Vapor Intrusion in the State of...
NYSDEC Releases CP-51 Policy Revisions; Public Comments Accepted Until September 26
6 NYCRR Part 375 and Soil Cleanup Objectives The 6 NYCRR Part 375 regulations, titled “Environmental Remediation Programs,” are administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Environmental Remediation (DER) as the state’s...
New York Releases Draft SPDES Construction General Permit (GP-0-25-001) for Public Comment
The State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) is a permit program instituted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to regulate pollutant discharges into water bodies. SPDES Construction General Permits (CGPs) specifically...
EPA Designates Two Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as Hazardous Under CERCLA
The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) defines a hazardous substance as any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance (designated under Section 102 of CERCLA) that may present substantial danger to public health,...
Connecticut’s Newest Underground Storage Tank Proposal
At the time of conception of underground storage tanks (USTs), inventory losses were the lone inspiration for tank regulation. The year 1984 marked a shift in focus from financial losses to environmental and health protection; the Subtitle I RCRA amendments developed...