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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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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

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Environmental laws provide the backbone for permitting and reporting requirements on construction projects, while a wide variety of state and municipal laws impose even stricter rules. In construction, environmental regulations generally focus on stormwater, waste disposal, hazardous waste handling, and air quality. Under 42 U.S.C.

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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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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

Additionally, there are a limited number of places where PFAS is regulated as state hazardous substance, like Michigan where should likely be included in a Phase I. And there is at least one place where there appears to be a complete disconnect, as I described last year in a post, Maryland the First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS.

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Convenient Store Truth – A Regulated Industry

Construction Law Monitor

This is a very heavily regulated industry, with complex deals and transactions happening daily. The actual business of running a convenient store can be done in the standard ways by either a corporation (Inc) or a limited liability company (LLC). All of these aspects are heavily regulated by both local and state government.

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EPA Issues New Phase I Standard Effective Immediately

Green Building Law Update

” In the guidance that accompanied the new regulation, EPA made clear that persons conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments “may” [i.e., ” That is, while the earlier regulation would have permitted more than one Phase I standard, EPA has now advised that the standard in use since 2006 will be withdrawn.

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Why is Louisiana Convenience Store Industry So Regulated?

Construction Law Monitor

This is a very heavily regulated industry, with complex deals and transactions happening daily. The actual business of running a convenience store can be done in the standard ways by either a corporation (Inc) or a limited liability company (LLC). All of these aspects are heavily regulated by both local and state government.