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Indiana Legislature Considers Aboveground Storage Tank Legislation
Posted on 11 Feb 2015 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

By Marc C. Bryson , Member, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. On January 12, 2015, the Indiana Senate Environmental Affairs Committee heard a first reading of two bills aimed at addressing perceived threats to public water supplies posed by aboveground... Read More

Tags: aboveground , Clean , drinking , storage , water , tank

Coast Guard stumbles as it tries to preempt Massachusetts state law
Posted on 27 May 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

The Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention Act (OSPA) was enacted following an oil spill in Buzzards Bay. [As the appellate court notes, Buzzards Bay is a scenically beautiful body of water. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buzzards_Bay_map.png... Read More

Tags: Oil Pollution Act , oil pollution , preemption , NEPA , state requirement , Oil spills , Buzzards Bay , beach closures , APA , oil , harmless error , barge , ocean , beach , oceans , oil refinery , tank , vessels

Coast Guard stumbles as it tries to preempt Massachusetts state law
Posted on 27 May 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

The Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention Act (OSPA) was enacted following an oil spill in Buzzards Bay. [As the appellate court notes, Buzzards Bay is a scenically beautiful body of water. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buzzards_Bay_map.png... Read More

Tags: Oil Pollution Act , oil pollution , preemption , NEPA , state requirement , Oil spills , Buzzards Bay , beach closures , APA , oil , harmless error , barge , ocean , beach , oceans , oil refinery , tank , vessels