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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. of note, the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. of note, the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

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A group of 98 landowners sued Atlantic Richfield in Montana state court for common law nuisance, trespass, and strict liability, seeking restoration damages, which Montana law requires to be spent on property rehabilitation. Among the reasons this is a significant decision is the impact on widely utilized state Brownfields programs.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. 9601) and petroleum products.” Importantly, the ASTM E1527 is recognized by the U.S. A de minimis conditions is not a recognized environmental condition.”.

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Top 10 Environmental Blog Posts of 2020

Green Building Law Update

In descending order these are the posts that had the most traffic: COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners. Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS. The environment is a profit center for many of our clients and has been so, even in this year impacted by the pandemic.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

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PFAS is very persistent in the environment and in the human body, meaning these chemicals don’t break down, accumulating over time, and as such have been referred to ‘forever chemicals’ making them an emergent environmental catastrophe. 9601) and petroleum products.”. a substance defined as a hazardous substance pursuant to CERCLA 42 U.S.C.§9601(14),

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An HREC is Not a REC in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

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By way of background, a Phase I environmental site assessment is the process of evaluating a property’s environmental conditions and assessing potential liability for contamination. History says, ‘see you later.’”.

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