Kenneth J Warren

August 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The participation of Pope Francis in the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia has garnered much attention. At first blush, the diverse issues to be addressed at a meeting of families would not seem to focus on environmental stewardship. Marriage, parenting, religious education and the role of women are among the family issues that quickly come to mind.

By Kenneth J. Warren

8 minute read

August 13, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The participation of Pope Francis in the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia has garnered much attention. At first blush, the diverse issues to be addressed at a meeting of families would not seem to focus on environmental stewardship. Marriage, parenting, religious education and the role of women are among the family issues that quickly come to mind.

By Kenneth J. Warren

8 minute read

April 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the principal federal statute governing the management of solid waste. Designed as a comprehensive system regulating hazardous and other solid wastes "from cradle to grave," RCRA establishes a permitting system for hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities and imposes other regulatory standards and requirements that govern waste management activities nationwide.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

April 09, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the principal federal statute governing the management of solid waste. Designed as a comprehensive system regulating hazardous and other solid wastes "from cradle to grave," RCRA establishes a permitting system for hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities and imposes other regulatory standards and requirements that govern waste management activities nationwide.

By Kenneth J. Warren

7 minute read

December 12, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Management of medical waste captures public attention only intermittently. Media headlines abound when syringes or other medical wastes wash up on beaches, or when infectious diseases such as Ebola necessitate use of highly protective procedures to handle patient waste. In contrast, the daily generation, transportation, processing and disposal of medical waste raises scant public concern, perhaps due to the success to date of regulatory programs and industry efforts to avoid adverse public health impacts.

By Kenneth J. Warren

10 minute read

October 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980, the objective seemed simple: requiring polluters to clean up the contamination they had caused. In practice, however, the hastily considered statutory language has spawned numerous controversies and lawsuits and heightened the costs of completing cleanups. In two companion decisions issued Sept. 25—NCR v. George A. Whiting Paper, No. 13-2447, and United States v. P.H. Glatfelter, No. 13-2436—the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit attempted to make sense of the confusing provisions of CERCLA. The two cases are collectively known as the Fox River Litigation.

By Kenneth J. Warren

11 minute read

June 13, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In our nation's early years, the abundant land and natural resources challenged us to tame nature and utilize its bounty. Our country's economic success, however, has not been without costs to the natural world. In more recent years, awareness of the threats human activities pose to biodiversity and the health of ecosystems has resulted in legislation designed to conserve species that are endangered or threatened. After enacting statutes in 1966 and 1969 that, among other things, declared the preservation of endangered species to be a national policy, in 1973, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. Sections 1531-44 (ESA). The ESA sought to ensure that adequate conservation measures mitigated the impact of economic growth on biodiversity.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read

February 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is one of several environmental statutes enacted by Congress in the 1970s. Congress sought to "attain and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation's waters."

By Kenneth J. Warren

10 minute read

April 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The quantity of waste materials generated and disposed in the United States is staggering. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that we generate annually approximately 250 million tons of municipal solid waste, 7.6 billion tons of industrial solid waste (including wastewater) and over 34 million tons of hazardous waste.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read

February 08, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The goal of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of our nation's waters. To date, the CWA has been effective in improving water quality in many waterbodies.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read