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Manufacturers Superfund Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

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The Next Big Area of Environmental Regulation: PFAS & the Evolving Federal Regulations: Part II (UPDATED)

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This is Part II of a three part series.  Check out Part I, where our attorneys explain what PFAS is, and stay tuned for Part III, where our attorneys delve further into certain state regulations on PFAS....more

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The Superfund Tax is back: Recent IRS guidance and background

As this nation prepared to celebrate the Independence Day long weekend, many were preparing for the July 1, 2022, reinstatement of the Superfund chemicals tax (the Superfund Tax). The Superfund Tax is an excise tax imposed on...more

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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Revitalizes Superfund Tax on Chemicals (Update)

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021, revives an excise tax last effective in 1995 on the sale or use of 42 identified chemicals as well as certain substances...more

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A New(ish) Chemical Excise Tax Effective July 2022

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After a more than 26 year hiatus, on July 22, 2022, the Superfund chemical excise tax (the “Superfund Chemical Tax”) will again become effective. This excise tax, reinstated by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and...more

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Beat the Clock: Timely Reporting of Releases of Hazardous Substances

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The obligation of manufacturing facilities to report releases of hazardous substances to local, state, or federal authorities is a complex regulatory subject. Multiple variables may impact whether a facility with a release to...more

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Solid and Hazardous Waste Judicial/Regulatory Developments (2018-2019): Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation...

I undertook a presentation on April 17th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste Judicial/Regulatory Developments: 2018 – 2019 - The discussion addressed...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

EPA Lists First Sites to NPL for Vapor Intrusion

Last week, EPA added two sites to the National Priorities List (NPL), a list of sites of national priority for known or threatened releases of hazardous substances, solely for the risks posed by vapor intrusion. ...more

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Can Air Emissions Result in CERCLA Liability?

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Liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) results from “releases” of hazardous substances. The term “release” is usually used in the context of something spilled or...more

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