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USA - June 6 2019 On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed it had conducted a study finding that certain types of per- and…
USA - May 29 2019 Does compliance with environmental regulations suffice to prove that an operation is safe? Maybe not, for purposes of land use approvals in…
USA - May 24 2019 PFAS are a class of widely used chemicals, some of which have been common since the 1940s. They are used in non-stick coatings, stain- and…
USA - May 8 2019 On April 25, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided that refundable state tax brownfield credits are taxable income…
USA - May 7 2019 From David G. Mandelbaum, a member of the Massachusetts State Bar: As is familiar, section 121(e)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response…
USA - May 1 2019 On April 26, 2019, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) voided two amendments to a prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) for the Bishop…
USA - April 25 2019 Securing risk-based closure of a contaminated site in Miami-Dade County, known as a “No Further Action with Conditions (NFAC),” typically requires…
USA - April 22 2019 Section 400(h) of the National Contingency Plan (NCP) contains an unremarked, yet problematic, last sentence. The NCP, of course, governs response…
USA - February 27 2019 From vapor intrusion systems to rooftop solar; green building to pollution legal liability insurance, environmental and real estate go hand-in-hand…
USA - February 25 2019 On Feb. 21, 2019, the Delaware Superior Court decided that the State’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) cannot order…
