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If any #environmentallaw folks think they may want to file an amicus brief in this environmental whistleblower Dept of Labor ARB appeal, a summary of the questions for appeal is included below!

If Apple wins this appeal, they will change federal #CERCLA #whistleblower protection law to narrow coverage by about 95%, as well as put the other env whistleblower statues at risk for the same.

Here's a link to the Dept of Labor site with info on the ARB #amicus brief process: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/arb/resources/amicus-briefs

Should CERCLA’s provision offering whistleblower protection for reporting suspected violations of CERCLA be narrowed to only include violations of CERCLA that would definitely impact the public and environment? Should reporting of contract, billing, and reporting violations no longer be provided whistleblower protection?
Despite the CERCLA whistleblower protection statute purporting to apply to any employer in the US, should the coverage now be narrowed to only cases where the employer is a formal “Responsible Party” in a Superfund Record of Decision and the concerns are about one of their Superfund sites, and that Superfund site is the property where the employee’s desk is located?
Should CERCLA whistleblower protection no longer protect employees reporting CERCLA issues unrelated to a formal NPL Superfund site with the employer as the formal Responsible Party? Should CERCLA protections no longer cover any other type of toxic waste dumping and dumps? Should CERCLA protection no longer cover chemical releases?
There have only been ten meritorious CERCLA whistleblower cases since the 1980s. The majority of those cases involved situations where the issues occurred at a location that was not an NPL Superfund site, and/or the employer was not the Responsible Party. Should those prior case decisions be overturned to comply with this decision? (more)

Apple's secret silicon fab next to thousands of homes
https://www.ashleygjovik.com/3250scott.html
#ycombinator #3250_Scott_Blvd #3250_Scott_Boulevard #3250_Scott_Blvd_Santa_Clara #Apple #silicon_fab #semiconductor_fab #semiconductor #fabrication #silicon #silicon_fabrication #semiconductor_manufacturing #santa_clara #RCRA #CERCLA #Clean_Air_Act #whistleblower #Appl

Apple's Silicon Fab Next to Homes
https://www.ashleygjovik.com/3250scott.html
#ycombinator #3250_Scott_Blvd #3250_Scott_Boulevard #3250_Scott_Blvd_Santa_Clara #Apple #silicon_fab #semiconductor_fab #semiconductor #fabrication #silicon #silicon_fabrication #semiconductor_manufacturing #santa_clara #RCRA #CERCLA #Clean_Air_Act #whistleblower #Appl

Jan 8 2024 - I just filed my #CERCLA / #Superfund Whistleblower complaint against #Apple & request for de novo hearing ☑️

I already got the: "Thank you for contacting the Department of #Labor Office of Admin Law Judges..." reply ☑️

I hiked through the snow to the mailbox & Apple's been served via paper & email ☑️

📄 Request for De Novo Hearing with Office of Administrative Law Judges + Request to Amend to Add #RCRA & Clean Air Act Whistleblower Retaliation: https://gjovik.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/US-DOL-OALJ-Gjovik-v-Apple-CERCLA-RCRA-CAA.pdf

EPA, CA Dept of toxic substances control, and CA regional water quality board all sign off on various steps of the #cercla process.

#alamtg #Navy #remediation

The public is invited to a meeting and site tour to learn more about the Navy’s environmental cleanup process at Alameda Point on September 23. Richard Bangert suggests you RSVP to reserve a spot on the bus, as this opportunity is likely to fill up.

https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/navy-environmental-cleanup-meeting-and-tour-this-saturday/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #cercla #CityHallWest #RestorationAdvisoryBoard #UsNavy

Effective 2/13/2023, #EPA has amended its all appropriate inquiries rule. The rule provides a process for evaluating a property’s environmental conditions & assessing potential liability for any contamination to obtain certain protections from liability under #CERCLA. The amendment references ASTM E1527-21, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, which replaces ASTM E1527-13. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/15/2022-27044/standards-and-practices-for-all-appropriate-inquiries

#CERCLA

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