by cfrisco | Jul 28, 2015
Questions have been raised about whether the technique of using hydraulic fracturing (commonly called “fracking”) to release oil gas from underground rocks is a cause of earthquakes. A recent study suggests that there is a direct correlation between fracking and...
by cfrisco | Jul 27, 2015
What Are Brownfields, and What Role Does the Federal Government Play in Supporting Their Cleanup? Brownfields may be any properties which have been contaminated with hazardous substances, whose owners or prospective purchasers are interested in cleaning them up,...
by cfrisco | Jul 24, 2015
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released two official guideline manuals on vapor intrusion emissions. In 2001, regulation of vapor intrusion was just beginning to become part of the Federal Corrective Action Program. The original draft of the...
by melissa | Jun 29, 2015
In May 2015, one of the largest electrical utility companies in the country, Duke Energy, entered a guilty plea in response to federal criminal charges for polluting rivers in North Carolina. Duke operates in six different states throughout the Southeast, East Coast...
