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Impacts of a Trump EPA on Chemical Transporters' Reliance on In-Transit Exemptions | JD Supra

Jan 24, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Meaghan Colligan |Andrew F. Emerson |Amy O'Brien

The global bulk chemical shipping industry relies on chemical transportation depots to be responsive to market demands by temporarily holding trailers and containers of chemical products en route to their final destinations at customer facilities. Since the 1970s, the temporary storage operations at these depots have been governed by regulations overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
A Look at the Upcoming Trump Administration's Policy Priorities | JD Supra

Nov 8, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Christopher Armstrong |Nicole Elliott |Andrew F. Emerson

November 8, 2024 Christopher Armstrong, Nicole Elliott, Andrew Emerson, Rich Gold, Lisa Hawke, Dimitrios Karakitsos, Elizabeth Leoty Craddock, Lauren Maddox, Scott Mason, Taite McDonald, Anita Mosner, Joshua Odintz, Joel Roberson, Daniel Sennott, Peter Tabor, Beth Viola, Shawna Francis Watley, Michael Werner Holland & Knight LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon...
U.S. Supreme Court May Soon Discard or Modify Chevron Deference | JD Supra

May 21, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Amit Agarwal |Brent Cooper |Andrew F. Emerson

Federal courts have used the Chevron doctrine for decades to defer to an agency's reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. However, the doctrine is undergoing challenges in two cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court that will likely be ruled on by early July 2024. This Holland & Knight alert examines the various ways in which the Court could rule and the impacts the ruling could have on agency-regulated entities.
Chemical Transporters Face Ongoing Challenges from EPA's Focus on "Transit-Related" Activity | JD Supra

May 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Meaghan Colligan |Andrew F. Emerson |Amy O'Brien

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule (SCCAP Rule) in March 2024, removing hotly contested proposed language that would have imposed a 48-hour limit on how long a chemical containing certain hazardous substances could be held in transit and could have had drastic impacts on the country's chemical transport, tank cleaning and transportation depot industry.
Groundwater Connectivty on Danes Moss and the SSSI - Save Danes Moss

Feb 15, 2024 | savedanesmoss.com | Andrew F. Emerson

Danes Moss is a very special place. Whether it’s the abundant and sometimes endangered wildlife, the historic beauty of the moss rooms, or the vital roles it plays in combatting climate chaos and flooding, we desperately need it to be saved, for ourselves and for future generations.
Why Doesn't Danes Moss North Flood? - Save Danes Moss

Feb 12, 2024 | savedanesmoss.com | Andrew F. Emerson

1,253,500 is a very big number. It’s an important number, however, because according to data in the outline planning application for Danes Moss North, that’s how many cubic metres of peat [1] lie beneath the surface of the site. Our community group is known for flagging up the huge amount of carbon locked up in all that peat (at least 57kg per m³ or about 72,000 tonnes [2] in total) but the pickled plant remains that make up most of its bulk are also full of tiny cavities.
November 2023 Update - Save Danes Moss

Nov 16, 2023 | savedanesmoss.com | Andrew F. Emerson

Summary of the campaignThe situation nowSummaryWhat YOU can do to help A brief summary of the campaignDanes Moss is an ancient peatland that formed around 8,000 years ago. For most of its history Danes Moss was a vast ‘lowland raised bog’ that extended over 1,000 acres.
Off-the-record agreements and decisions undermine Cheshire East Council’s claims to be “Open” and “Fair” - Save Danes Moss

Feb 21, 2023 | savedanesmoss.com | Andrew F. Emerson

Verbal changes to important council evidence document go unchecked and unrecorded Sites such as Danes Moss North and Handforth removed from scrutiny on landscape character grounds by unelected officers and their unaccountable consultants Off-the-record agreements and decisions undermine Cheshire East Council’s claims to be “Open” and “Fair” Over the course of our campaign, we have made many applications to Cheshire East Council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental...