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President Clinton issued Executive Order ("EO") 13101 entitled "Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, . -
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not err in approving the disposal of polychlorinated bi. -
The Michigan Court of Appeals has held that a trial must be held on whether the shareholders of a corporation that . -
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed provisions to eliminate and phase out mixing zo. -
On April 17, 1998, senior representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Michigan Departmen. -
The recent combination of low interest rates and increased fervor with which commercial banks are pursuing real estate-based loans has created an opportunity for many small to medium sized businesses to consider purchasing their property for the first time. -
Understanding the impact of the many new statutes and regulations affecting corporate governance and public reporting is only a part - albeit an important part - of protecting a company's value in the current shift toward management transparency. Creating a culture of corporate responsibility throughout the organization and developing processes that enable the company to deal with and respond to the complex, fluid, and time sensitive market and regulatory forces, are equally important. -
The United States Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") and the regulated community have often disagreed about what types of water bodies should be regulated under Section 404(a) of the Clean Water Act ("CWA") - the so called "dredge and fill" permit section. Although all would agree that Section 404(a) subjects large, interstate, navigable bodies of water to federal regulation, there has been significant debate about whether it should extend to nonnavigable, intrastate, isolated waters. -
Air quality regulation in this country has long been characterized by varying degrees of shared responsibility and authority between the federal government and the states. Beginning in the 1950's the federal government provided financial and technical assistance to the states to study the problem of air pollution. -
A look at the land development options in the Albuquerque metropolitan area illustrates that brownfields initiatives, the environmental justice movement, and leasing and development of Indian lands may become increasingly significant components of the New Mexico real estate lawyer's day-to-day practice.