Michael Campinell

Oct 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Campinell |Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Jeanine L.G. Grachuk

In a new proposed rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes adding 16 individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and 15 categories of PFAS to the list of chemicals subject to reporting in the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA).

Oct 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Michael Campinell |Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Jeanine L.G. Grachuk

On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new final rule that categorized as chemicals of special concern all per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that industry must currently report in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). This rule expands the reporting of listed PFAS by eliminating the de minimis exemption for the 189 PFAS that must be reported in the TRI.

Jun 21, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Michael Campinell |Brian C. Levey

In Marengi v. 6 Forest Road, LLC, No. 2177CV00933, the Massachusetts Superior Court, on remand, interpreted and applied the Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) holding concerning the bond provision of chapter 40A, § 17, which authorizes courts, in their discretion, to require plaintiffs to post a bond of up to $50,000 to secure payment of costs when appealing a zoning decision. The decision provides helpful guidance in determining whether it is prudent to seek the imposition of a bond.

Jun 20, 2023 | lexology.com | Brian C. Levey |Michael Campinell

In Marengi v. 6 Forest Road, LLC, No. 2177CV00933, the Massachusetts Superior Court, on remand, interpreted and applied the Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) holding concerning the bond provision of chapter 40A, § 17, which authorizes courts, in their discretion, to require plaintiffs to post a bond of up to $50,000 to secure payment of costs when appealing a zoning decision. The decision provides helpful guidance in determining whether it is prudent to seek the imposition of a bond.

Mar 14, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Michael Campinell |Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Emma Dismukes

Two bills introduced in the Massachusetts legislature would ban nearly all products containing intentionally added PFAS sold or distributed in the Commonwealth by 2030, with some categories of products banned by 2026. The legislation would also require that manufacturers register PFAS-containing products in a state-created database, label PFAS-containing products by 2026, and test certain products for unintentionally added PFAS by 2030.