Environmental Law
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Environmental Law Articles
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Navigating the Next CERCLA Labyrinth: A Checklist for Defending Natural Resource Damages Claims at Hazardous Waste Sites
Since its enactment in 1980, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") has dramatically altered the legal landscape concerning hazardous substance liability and remediation. During this time, CERCLA's ...
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Nearly 100 Years Later, Oregon Water Management Needs Revisiting
With low snow-pack throughout the state and anticipated water shortages this summer, it is appropriate that this month begins the Oregon's Water Resources Commission review of the state's century-old approach to water policy. For more than 100 ...
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New Air Permit Rules Become Effective
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Allegheny County have recently revised air pollution permit rules as required by the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The new rules, effective in April in Allegheny County and in November 1994 in the ...
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New Amendment to Pennsylvania’s Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act
On December 20, 2000, Governor Ridge signed into law the first amendments to the Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act since its initial enactment in 1990. The act will take effect on February 18, 2001. There are a number of changes ...
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New Erosion Sediment Control Regulations
On January 1, 2000, the Environmental Quality Board published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin amendments to Chapter 102 of Title 25 of the Pa. Code relating to erosion and sediment control. Under the regulations, a written Erosion and Sediment Control ...
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New Federal Brownfields Initiatives: Economic Development Forum:Recycling Industrial Land
The redevelopment of "brownfields" is a major issue in the 1990's. Recent federal initiatives are designed to remove barriers to redevelopment of brownfields by reducing the circumstances under which the developer and lender will be held liable for ...
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New General Permit Requires Expanded Storm Water Management And Raises Compliance Concerns
Small cities, towns, military bases, hospitals, ports, college and school campuses, fairgrounds, and other previously unregulated governmental entities statewide will soon be required to implement new programs to minimize water pollution resulting ...
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New Guidelines For Solid Waste Incinerators
On November 30, 1999, EPA published proposed standards and guidelines for air emissions from new and existing commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators ("CISWI") units. A CISWI unit is an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion ...
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New Jersey Gets Serious About the Cleanup and Reuse of Polluted Industrial Sites
In accordance with so-called "smart growth" principles, James E. McGreevey, since becoming Governor of the State of New Jersey, has taken a number of definitive steps to provide municipalities and the private sector with assistance in redeveloping ...
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New Jersey Revises Soil Cleanup Criteria
From Riker Danzig Environmental UPDATE, August 1999. The NJDEP recently revised its Soil Cleanup Criteria for beryllium, cadmium, chromium, and total xylenes. The Soil Cleanup Criteria, which were revised on May 3, 1999, and then again on May 12 ...
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