Environmental law continues in its complexity and uncertainty, which is compounded by frequent changes in the statutes and regulations. Since the Fifth Edition was published in 1997, there have been a number of significant developments in environmental law that made this edition necessary. This Sixth Edition has been significantly updated to reflect the developments in environmental law since 1997, and it covers the significant developments as of February 1, 2004.Pennsylvania Environmental Law Handbook, Sixth Edition focuses on Pennsylvania environmental law including its statutes, regulations, informal guidance, and its common law developments as reflected by administrative and Court decisions. Also included are those areas with an impact on Pennsylvania business over which the federal government retains primary responsibility or that closely interact with or supplement state programs. Chapter II discusses the separation of the Department of Environmental Resources into the Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and DEP's internal reorganization. The Environmental Hearing Board's revision to its rules is also addressed.
Chapter III, pertaining to Air Pollution, reflects actions taken at both the state and federal level to continue implementation of the federal 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, including the July 9, 1992 amendments to Pennsylvania's Air Pollution Control Act. The operating permit program for stationary sources and the mobile source emission controls are among the recent changes addressed. Chapters IV and V, covering Water Pollution and Coastal Zones, Water Obstructions, and Wetlands, has been updated to include discussions of the anitdegradation rules, the amendments to the Sewage Facility Act, and the new PA General Permit issued by the Corps of Engineers and other wetland regulatory changes.The changes to Chapter VI reflect amendments to and promulgation of laws applicable to Solid and Hazardous Waste. An extensive overhaul
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John Mattioni is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. in Marine Transportation. He served as an officer on various ships before entering Temple Law School. He was the Barenkopf Scholar and Editor-in-Chief of the Temple Law Quarterly. Thereafter, Mr. Mattioni served as a law clerk and in the Philadelphia City Solicitor's Office for seven years, the last three as Deputy City Solicitor in charge of Appeals and Special Litigation and Deputy in charge of Civil Litigation. He also served as Solicitor for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Mattioni is a principal in the Philadelphia law firm of Mattioni, Ltd. His environmental practice has included complex toxic tort and remedial cost recovery litigation, regulatory compliance and enforcement, commercial transactions and environmental disputes, oversight of facility closures, corrective action and remediation as well as extensive counseling of business and municipal clients in environmental matters. Robert W. Weidner is a graduate of Pennsylvania Military College (Widener University) where he earned a B.A. degree in International Affairs. After military service and six years with the United States Veterans Administration, he attended Delaware Law School (Widener University School of Law) graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1983. Mr. Weidner is a principal with Mattioni, Ltd. His principal area of practice is in complex litigation and environmental and environmental-related areas of the law, involving representing potentially responsible parties in numerous federal and state Superfund sites, and counseling clients in various transactions.Scott J. Schwarz graduated Bucknell University with a B.S. in biology. He received a law degree from George Washington University in 1981. His experience includes service in EPA's Office of Solid Waste, acting as special Deputy District Attorney in the White Collar Crime Unit in the Montgomery, Alabama District Attorney's office, private practice in Washington, D.C., and as Executive Assistant to the Alabama Attorney General, overseeing all environmental matters coming within the Attorney General's jurisdiction. Mr. Schwarz has represented clients in more than fifty hazardous waste site matters in twenty-one states. John E. Minihan has a B.S. in Forest Science from Pennsylvania State University and a JD from Temple Law School. His experience includes service in Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Waste Management, Water Quality Management, and Mining and Reclamation. A former associate for Mattioni, Ltd. handling environmental matters, he is now assistant legal counsel to Envirosource, Inc. Sarah Wilson Weingast's practice areas include administrative and international business, including projects in the Middle East and South America. She also provides litigation support in complex cases involving business, commercial and environmental claims, as well as technically difficult product liability and aviation litigation. She was largely instrumental in pulling together this edition of the Pennsylvania Environmental Handbook. Bridget C. Sciamannagraduated from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied biology and chemistry, and Widener School of Law. Her experience includes nearly a decade as an environmental engineer followed by several years practice in environmental law. She is a registered patent attorney, whose current practice is concentrated in patent law in the fields of biology and chemistry. Ms. Sciamanna is an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Jane Massey Licata, an acknowledged leader in the field. As a former associate attorney for Mattioni, Ltd., she contributed her time to assist in writing and editing this edition of the Handbook. Stacey Zavalas-Jumper's environmental practice has included NJ ISRA cases, and support in CERCLA and RCRA matters. She has prepared numerous environmental applications, under the federal 404 program, wetlands and coastal permits, and has negotiated environmental provisions of various contracts and leases. Ms. Zavalas-Jumper also provides litigation support in toxic mold, cost allocation, Spill Act and related matters. Dean C. Seman has his B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and a JD from Villanova Law School. He has worked as an environmental engineer on Superfund sites, brownfields, regulatory compliance and related issues. His practice areas include environmental and commercial cases.
