This is the sixth in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
The RBCRs require that, following discovery of a release, the “nature and extent of the release must be determined” so an appropriate remediation strategy can be designed and the…
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a new general permit for remediation contractors, known as the General Permit to Act as a Contractor to Contain or Remove or Otherwise Mitigate the Effects of Certain Releases (Registered Existing Release Response Contractor) (Remediation GP). This new Remediation GP supplements the well-established…
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
The last post in the RBCR series discussed reporting of new releases under Connecticut’s March 2022 spill regulations. This post discusses immediate response actions required for new releases (and…
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
The new RBCRs set forth requirements for the characterization, remediation, and closure of both old and new releases. The last few posts in this RBCR overview series have related…
This is the third in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
After a release has been “discovered” (see last post) the next step under the RBCRs is evaluating if and when that release must be reported. This post, and the…
This is the second in a series of blog posts discussing key features of Connecticut’s new release-based cleanup regulations (the “RBCRs”), R.C.S.A. § 22a-134tt-1 et seq.
Under the new RBCRs, the obligation to characterize and, if needed, remediate pre-existing contamination begins with the “discovery” of that contamination by a person who created or is maintaining…
Following the Trump administration’s abrupt cancelation of the Revolution Wind project at the end of August, Revolution Wind LLC, a joint venture between Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to prevent enforcement of the stop work order. Revolution Wind contends that the order was motivated…
Connecticut’s environmental remediation laws are about to change significantly on March 1, 2026. This blog series, and the companion Release Report video series, will highlight key features of the new release-based cleanup regulations (referred to as “RBCRs”) so interested parties can get ready.
Background
At present, much of the environmental remediation in Connecticut is driven…
A new video podcast series is coming to Environmental Law +! The Release Report: Inside Connecticut’s Release-Based Cleanup Regulations will highlight the transformative changes set to unfold with the replacement of the nearly 40-year-old Transfer Act.
Join me, Emilee Mooney Scott, an Environmental partner and member of the Working Group convened under Public Act 20-09,…
On Friday, August 22, 2025, the Trump administration announced the cancellation of the Revolution Wind project located off the south coast of Rhode Island, east of Block Island. At the time of the stop work order, the project, based out of the State Pier in New London, Connecticut, was approximately 80% complete with foundations in place…
