In a significant regulatory change that will impact real property transactions and loan financings, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) joins a handful of states that requires the reporting of historical...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has staked out its position on environmental compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic with the issuance of a temporary policy on how it will apply enforcement discretion...more
As expected and last reported in our June 2015 blog, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 9, 2015, launched eDisclosure — EPA’s updated, electronic voluntary audit and disclosure reporting system. Under...more
This summer, EPA issued two, long-awaited final technical guides for assessing and mitigating the intrusion of hazardous vapors from subsurface contamination into overlying buildings. EPA’s issuance of these technical guides...more
On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the first major revision of federally mandated regulations for underground storage tanks (USTs) since 1988. The new rules will become effective in 90...more