ASTM International (ASTM) has proposed redefining a Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition (CREC). The ASTM's definition, as drafted, confuses risk-based decision-making with the implementation of institutional...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued important guidance (EPA's Guidance) on June 15, 2020, clarifying the recently amended exemption of state and local governments from the definition of an "owner"...more
In Atlantic Richfield Company v. Christian, a decision issued on April 20, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that state courts may hear state common law claims seeking to compel remediation beyond what the U.S....more
5/21/2020
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Atlantic Richfield Co v Christian ,
CERCLA ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Land Owners ,
MT Supreme Court ,
Nuisance ,
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Site Remediation ,
State Law Claims ,
Strict Liability ,
Trespass
The Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (LIFT America Act or the Act), H.R. 2741 – 116th Congress, was introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) on May 15, 2019. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is...more
5/21/2019
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Brownfield Grants ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fiscal Year ,
Infrastructure ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Legislation ,
RCRA ,
Site Remediation ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites.
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2/21/2018
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Agency Consolidation ,
BFPP ,
Bonds ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Budget Cuts ,
Categorical Exclusions ,
CEQ ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Review ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Grants ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Flood Control ,
Incentives ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
NAAQS ,
National Priorities List (NPL) ,
NEPA ,
NHPA ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Railroads ,
RCRA ,
Risk Management ,
Rural Development ,
Section 404 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Storm Water ,
Strategic Planning ,
Superfund ,
TIFIA ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wastewater ,
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act ,
Water Supplies ,
WIFIA
On December 5, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued revised guidance regarding whether lessees of contaminated or formerly contaminated property may claim protection from liability under the...more