As Published in BizWest
ESG stands for “Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance,” which represent three criteria for measuring corporate sustainability and social impact. Though it first emerged over a decade ago, it has gained recent prominence and will likely play… Read More
By: John Kolanz – February 2022
Published in the Colorado Environmental Law Journal
INTRODUCTION
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.”
– Charles Kettering*
For over four decades, Colorado, like virtually every other… Read More
Published in the BizWest Thought Leaders Column in March 2022
PFAS is a shorthand reference for a large group of man-made substances (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) often called “forever chemicals” because they do not break down readily in nature. Buyers… Read More
Congratulations to John Kolanz on his legislative appointment to the South Platte Basin Roundtable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Otis & Bedingfield, LLC is proud to announce that the Chairs of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and House Rural Affairs… Read More
By: John Kolanz – September 30th 2020
New EPA Memorandum Gives States Further Incentive to Consider Clean Water Act Section 404 Program Assumption
Clockwise from top left: Gunnison Sage-Grouse (threatened); Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse (threatened); Colorado Pikeminnow (endangered).
A memorandum… Read More
By: John Kolanz – A version of this article was published in BizWest in April 2020.
In the latest skirmish of a 45-year old battle, the Trump Administration released its rule defining those waters that will receive federal protection under… Read More
By: John Kolanz – Published in the BizWest Thought Leaders column in January 2020.
Few would be surprised that the Clean Water Act requires a permit to discharge effluent from a domestic or industrial wastewater treatment plant. Less obvious, however,… Read More
By: John Kolanz
A version of this article was published in BizwWest in November 2019.
Asbestos regulation involves one of the most far-reaching environmental regulatory programs. Colorado’s program establishes requirements for owners of all types of buildings from commercial space,… Read More
By: John Kolanz – Published in BizWest, August 2019.
The Trump Administration’s focus on deregulation is nowhere more noticeable than in the environmental arena, with several headline-grabbing actions to reduce regulatory burdens in matters involving air quality, water quality, fossil… Read More
By: John Kolanz – Published in the BizWest Thought Leaders column in July 2019
The Clean Water Act’s reach holds considerable interest for those in development, oil and gas, and agriculture. Many in those sectors have closely followed recent battles… Read More
