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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. The Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 included in Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). 9601 et seq.,

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Imbabura province, Ecuador: Where to find the spectacled bears of South America

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He assures us he has a 95 per cent success rate for spotting South America’s last surviving native bear, named because of the distinctive spectacle-like beige markings on its face and chest, so the pressure is on. While it would have been magical to see a condor in the wild, I’ll happily settle for a spectacled bear.

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Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. Buried in the more than 800 page Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 was Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act).

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Government Ownership of Rain is Antithetical to Increased Potable Water

Green Building Law Update

Supreme Court having before it an interstate water dispute, where Florida seeks an equitable apportionment of the waters of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers over the claims of upstream Georgia, the issue of “who owns the rain” is of national importance. Rain barrels were once common across America both on farms and in towns.

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Government Ownership of Rain is Antithetical to Increased Potable Water

Green Building Law Update

Supreme Court having before it an interstate water dispute, where Florida seeks an equitable apportionment of the waters of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers over the claims of upstream Georgia, the issue of “who owns the rain” is of national importance. Rain barrels were once common across America both on farms and in towns.

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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Chinese Over Solar Panel Dumping

Green Building Law Update

District Court Eastern District of Michigan, claims the object of the Chinese companies’ illegal actions was to drive established solar industry leader Energy Conversion Devices out of business. The efforts to eliminate America’s solar industry, however, have not gone unnoticed by the U.S. and their U.S. Government.

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Tenants Order Phase l to Avoid Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. Buried in the Consolidated Appropriations Act last year was Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). 9601 et seq.,

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