City of Seattle and King County agree to major upgrades to settle discharge violations *

USA - April 22 2013
To settle an enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the State of Washington ("State"), King County and the City…

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The United States allocated 40% of liability for contamination caused by a contractor’s manufacturing operations *

USA - March 20 2013
A recent decision by a federal court in the Central District of California found the United States liable for 40% of the response costs related to…

Co-authors: Scott Broadwell.

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EPA revises guidance regarding tentants as bona fide prospective purchasers *

USA - January 11 2013
On December 5, 2012, EPA issued new guidance discussing the potential applicability of the bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP) protection to…

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Washington Department of Ecology’s new approach to developing fish consumption rates to drive water quality rulemaking *

USA - July 27 2012
In a letter dated July 16, 2012, the Director of the Washington Department of Ecology announced that Ecology is modifying its approach to adopting fish consumption rates, which are rates that impact regulatory standards for the protection of surface water and sediment.

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Future use of polluted site may affect allocation of clean-up costs *

USA - July 12 2012
An owner who has incurred remedial action costs and then seeks to recover those costs from prior operators may not want to highlight its intended future use of the property.

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