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What follows is a cautionary tale for anyone involved who fails to follow a natural disaster preparedness plan. Taking short cuts and failing to follow agreed upon emergency...

Section 80201 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Public Law 117-58, reinstates the long-expired federal excise taxes that are imposed on specified chemical...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and seven Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”)...

In York et al. v. Northrop Grumman Corp. Guidance and Electronics Co. Inc. et al. federal district court dismissed state-law tort alleged groundwater contamination claims. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CERCLA decree preempted them.

The parties mired in litigation over an October 2021 oil spill off the Southern California coast sparred Monday over which issue should proceed first: claims brought by a proposed class of businesses and residents, or the request from container ships to exonerate themselves or limit their liability.

Waste and water industry groups are turning to Congress for help.

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced on May 18 the addition of five per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals to its Regional Removal Management Levels and Regional...

President Biden signed into law the IIJA, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429. Section 80201 of the IIJA reinstates the Superfund excise tax on certain chemical substances under Sections 4661 and 4671 of the Internal Revenue Code, effective July 1, 2022.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has received to date 14 comments addressing both a proposed rule and direct final rule amending 40 CFR Section 312.11 which would amend...

Lenders need to consider the scope and extent of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase I ESA”) they routinely utilize in connection with the acquisition and financing of...