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Single ASTM Standard For Phase I ESAs For Commercial and Industrial Properties - 2024 Land Use, Environmental & Natural Resources...

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Effective February 13, 2024, prospective purchasers and ground tenants of commercial and industrial property seeking liability protections under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more

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Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On May 8, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published its final rule designating two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) — specifically, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and...more

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EPA Officially Lists Key PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” Under Superfund

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On April 19, 2024, EPA issued its long-awaited Final Rule officially listing two key per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or so-called “forever chemicals,” as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive...more

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EPA Approves New ASTM Standard For Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments

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Every eight years, standards for environmental Phase I reports are updated – and, typically, made more detailed and stringent. The standards were most recently updated in 2021, and the updated version was approved by the U.S....more

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Is “All Appropriate Inquiries” Appropriate?

On December 22, 2022, EPA authorized use of the latest version of the ASTM standard for performing Phase 1 environmental site investigations—E1527-21, as an option for satisfying Superfund’s all appropriate inquiries (AAI)...more

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EPA Announces New Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard Effective February 2023

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On December 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended its All Appropriate Inquiries Rule, publishing a final rule that incorporates an updated Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standard...more

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All Appropriate Inquiry Rule Amendment - ASTM Standard to Use

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On December 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published the final amendment to the All Appropriate Inquiry Rule (40 CFR Part 312) (AAI Rule) that establishes the environmental due diligence...more

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U.S. EPA Adopts ASTM 2021 Phase I Standard for Parties Seeking New Owner/Operator Liability Defenses under CERCLA

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On December 15, 2022, U.S. EPA issued its final rule adopting the ASTM E1527-21 standard for Phase I environmental site assessments as meeting the All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) requirement to qualify for new owner and...more

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ASTM 1527-21 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standards Update Summary

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On November 1, 2021, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) revised the standard for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs). The goal of an ASTM Phase I ESA is to identify the confirmed...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approves New Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

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In mid-March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule approving ASTM International (ASTM) Standard E1527-21 as an additional standard meeting the all appropriate inquiry (AAI) component for...more

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EPA Ushers in New ASTM Phase I ESA Standards

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On March 14, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a direct final rule approving the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Standard E1527-21 for Phase I environmental site assessments...more

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New Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

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First established back in 1993, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments have become a ubiquitous component of environmental due diligence supporting most commercial and industrial real estate transactions in the United States....more

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New Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard Makes Strides Towards Addressing Regulatory Uncertainty Associated With...

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In November 2021, ASTM International published a new technical standard for the Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) process – E1527-21. The new E1527-21 largely mirrors the previous E1527-13 ASTM standard, adopted in...more

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Environmental Notes - January 2022

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New Approach: Proposed PFAS Regulation Erodes TSCA Exemptions - EPA’s proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may be...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

ASTM Issues New Environmental Real Estate Due Diligence Phase I Standards for CERCLA Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense

On November 1, 2021, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action approved a new standard for conducting real estate due diligence Phase I...more

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A Revised ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard is Coming

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The American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) is expected to release a revised international standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (“ESAs”) in December of 2021 that will clarify a number of key...more

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ASTM Proposes Changes to Phase I ESA Standard (E1527)

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Every eight years, ASTM International's standard-setting committees are required to reevaluate existing ASTM standards. The ASTM E1527-13 Standard Practice on Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) is required to be...more

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Changes Coming Soon to a Due Diligence Project Near You!

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Changes are on the way for ASTM’s Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase I”) standard, the almost 30-year-old lynchpin of the transactional due diligence process. The American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”)...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

An Update On Pending Revisions To The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard

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

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Underground Storage Tank Compendium/Correspondence: ASTM Visual Sump Pump Test Standard...

The Petroleum Marketers Association (“PMAA”) publication Weekly Review published a March 26th article addressing a new ASTM Standard for spill bucket and sump testing. Spill bucket and sump testing is required by 40 C.F.R. §...more

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EPA Releases New Guidance on CERCLA Landowner Liability Protections

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EPA recently issued a guidance document (the “Guidance”) that supersedes and clarifies its 2003 guidance on what prospective purchasers of real estate must do to qualify for one of CERCLA’s three landowner liability...more

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Be Careful What You Look For: EPA Updates “All Appropriate Inquiries” Environmental Diligence Standard

On December 30, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) amended its “All Appropriate Inquiries” rule, which sets out the standard for environmental due diligence in commercial and industrial property...more

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