Augustus Winkes

Dec 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Augustus Winkes

December 23, 2024 Christopher Bolte, Erika Spanton, Augustus Winkes Beveridge & Diamond PC + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Washington Department of Ecology is undertaking a rulemaking process to update its organic materials management regulations to include permitting requirements for facilities that manage and process organic materials. The stated purpose is to address contamination of food waste feedstocks...

Dec 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Emily Schwartz |David Weber |Augustus Winkes

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently initiated a process to amend Chapter 173-423 WAC, the state’s Clean Vehicles Program. The Clean Vehicles Program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the number of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles on the road. Under state law (RCW 70A.30.010), Ecology must adopt regulations that align with California's emissions standards for new vehicles and engines.

Dec 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Casey Clausen |Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Augustus Winkes

Last month, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced a rulemaking process to list perflouorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Oregon Cleanup Law. The rulemaking would adopt EPA’s designation earlier this year of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Dec 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | Casey Clausen |Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Augustus Winkes

Last month, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced a rulemaking process to list perflouorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Oregon Cleanup Law. The rulemaking would adopt EPA's designation earlier this year of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Feb 9, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Augustus Winkes

The Washington Department of Ecology’s recent amendments to the state contaminated site cleanup regulations under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) require screening to determine whether contaminated sites may affect “vulnerable populations” or “overburdened communities” at different stages of the cleanup process.1 In January 2024, Ecology released high-level methodological guidance, Implementation Memorandum No. 25: Identifying Likely Vulnerable Populations and Overburdened Communities...