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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

million commercial and industrial real estate transactions in the United States each year, so you need to be aware of the revised standard expected to be issued later this year. Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law.

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Contractor Management and Prequalification: Why Are They Necessary?

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Avoiding Legal Issues Hiring clients hire a licensed contractor to save themselves from legal liabilities and low-quality work. In that case, the responsibility of dealing with workplace accidents or unsafe job sites will fall upon them, causing legal issues.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

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, something that is expected to happen by rulemaking at some point in 2022. Liability from old dry cleaners in retail sites that are beyond the boundaries of the “subject property” (.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

PFAS has been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States since the 1940s and have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals. 9601) and petroleum products.”. a substance defined as a hazardous substance pursuant to CERCLA 42 U.S.C.§9601(14),

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PFOA Contamination is Found in 49 States

Green Building Law Update

Adverse health impacts from PFOA are being policed by the marketplace and enforced by the rule of law through these common law state tort liability suits. there are no federal drinking water nor other regulatory standards for PFOA; although there are more than two dozen bills pending in Congress that portent to regulate this space.

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OSHA Testing Can Reduce Employer Liability, Saves Companies Money

Construction Law Monitor

He enjoys writing and sharing his insights on various legal blogs. million workers suffer serious injury or illness related to their jobs, according to a white paper published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor (OSHA).While Reduced Employer Liability.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

There is no single comprehensive federal data privacy law in the United States. And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data. It is the unsophisticated who will encounter legal issues and be left holding the bag. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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