Environmental Law
This is FindLaw’s collection of Environmental Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. Environmental law is the collection of statutes and regulations pertaining to air quality, water quality, the wilderness, endangered wildlife and other environmental factors. The umbrella of environmental legislation covers many laws and regulations, yet they all work together toward a common goal, which is regulating the interaction between man and the natural world to reduce threats to the environment and increase public health. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Environmental Law Articles
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Sell of Chemicals Not “Arranger” Under CERCLA
In the case of Freeman v. Glaxo Wellcome Inc., 189 F.3d 160 (2d Cir. 1999), the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of the seller of chemicals, Glaxo. The plaintiffs had purchased the chemicals from ...
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Shareholders Who Did Not Disclose Existence of USTs Could be Liable for Contamination
The Michigan Court of Appeals has held that a trial must be held on whether the shareholders of a corporation that did not disclose to a buyer of the corporation and its properties that underground storage tanks (USTs) were located on property ...
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Silver Spring Firm’s Environmental, Land Use Specialties Play Influential Role in Friend-of-the-Court Arguments
An 82-year-old California woman tries to build a home on a vacant lot she owns in Nevada - but is blocked by a local planning agency, which says her property has been designated an environmentally sensitive "stream environment zone." Two Oregon ...
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Small Business Questions and Answers
Do I need an Environmental Permit for my business? How do I register a pesticide? Where can I find TRI data? How can I report an environmental emergency How can I submit a comment on proposed environmental regulations Where can I get information ...
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Small Businesses: Why Do You Need To Know About The Risk Management Program?
On June 21, 1999, companies of all sizes that use certain listed chemicals will submit for the first time plans that detail how they will prevent accidental chemical releases from occuring. The type and quantity of chemicals that you use will ...
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Small Entity Enforcement Policies Under Section 223 of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Under section 223 of SBREFA, agencies must establish a policy or program "to provide for the reduction, and under appropriate circumstances for the waiver, of civil penalties for violations of a statutory or regulatory requirement by a small entity ...
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Some Relief For De Minimis Parties At Superfund Sites
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in the case of Acushnet Co. v. Mohasco Corp., No. 97-2138 (1st Cir. Sept. 21, 1999), affirmed the district court's holding that several deminimis parties were not liable for any contribution ...
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SPCC Rule Compliance Deadline Extensions
In today's Federal Register, EPA has extended the deadline for compliance with the recently revised Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure ("SPCC") Plan requirements. As you may recall, EPA published revised SPCC Plan regulations on July 17 ...
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Special Bulletin: Federal and State Superfund Statutes Are Amended to Protect Lenders
The possibility of environmental liability for lenders resulting from making, administering or foreclosing on loans secured by contaminated real property has troubled the financial community for many years. Potential exposure to liability for ...
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Special Report: “Reeingineering” Tennessee’s Environmental Regulatory Programs The Future is Now
As Governor Don Sundquist's Administration transitions toward a second four-year term, the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) is moving from planning to implementation of its program to "reengineer" Tennessee's environmental ...
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