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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

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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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise.

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Top 10 Environmental Blog Posts of 2020

Green Building Law Update

In 2021 this blog will continue providing strategic intelligence on environmental law, including critical insights into sustainability and green building for the business community, not just for lawyers. In descending order these are the posts that had the most traffic: COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners.

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HRECs in a Phase l are Not Recognized Environmental Conditions

Green Building Law Update

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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Liquid waterproofing membrane

GCP Applied Technologies

These flexible membranes are hand or spray applied onto surfaces such as balconies, podium decks and green roofs. Liquid waterproofing membranes are commonly used for a wide range of applications, such as: Green roofs — Liquid applied waterproofing membranes work well for protecting green roofs. Waterproofing for a green roof.

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Liquid waterproofing membranes

GCP Applied Technologies

These flexible membranes are hand or spray applied onto surfaces such as balconies, podium decks and green roofs. Liquid waterproofing membranes are commonly used for a wide range of applications, such as: Green roofs — Liquid applied waterproofing membranes work well for protecting green roofs. Planning a green roof project.

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Supreme Court to decide Climate Change Case

Green Building Law Update

Those lawsuits primarily assert that the extraction, production, sale, and promotion of fossil fuels constitute a public nuisance and give rise to product liability under state common law and state consumer protection statutes; the plaintiffs are seeking relief largely in the form of compensatory and punitive damages.

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