On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to regulate two per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The...more
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On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule to ban and transition from the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos. Chrysotile asbestos is the last type of asbestos currently sold on...more
What You Need to Know-
• The NJDEP recently announced anticipated updates to New Jersey’s Surface Water Quality Standards, which are expected to have impacts on properties with NJPDES permits, laboratories, and remediation...more
On June 5, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published in the New Jersey Register that effective immediately, the NJDEP has enacted interim groundwater, migration to groundwater, and soil...more
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CERCLA requires prospective purchasers to conduct an “all appropriate inquiry” into the environmental conditions of a property to qualify for potential defenses to CERCLA liability. Typically, an...more
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•NJDEP has established interim soil remediation standards for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) soil contaminants, effective immediately.
•The new standards require the investigation of the...more
On August 25 and 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release and a pre-publication version of a proposed rule to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous...more
On August 5, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued new guidance on contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). New Jersey’s regulated...more
ASTM International is required to review and either update or renew the existing version of its ASTM E1527 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standard (Phase I ESA standard) every eight years. Since the current version...more
On April 21, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued two Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Alerts providing guidance to DEP-regulated entities that may be experiencing compliance...more