In David Mandelbaum’s monthly column in the Legal Intelligncer/Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Monique Mooney considers the problem of the "NEPA mobius loop."  Environmental impact statements may take sufficiently long to prepare that when completed they are out of date.  The column uses as an example the recent litigation over deepening of the Delaware River Main Channel.

Click the links to read the column,  "Just Two Looks, That’s All it Took: Cutting off the NEPA Mobius Loop", and the opinions related to the Delaware River Main Channel deepening: New Jersey Dept of Env. Protection v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al., No. 09-5591 (D.N.J. Jan 13, 2011) and Delaware Dept. of Nat. Res. & Env. Control et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al., No. 09-821-SLR (D. Del. Nov. 17, 2010).   

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Caleb’s practice focuses on complex environmental litigation and environmental compliance. Caleb has represented clients in state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings. In his environmental litigation practice, Caleb often represents corporate clients in cost recovery, contribution and government enforcement actions under Comprehensive

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Caleb’s practice focuses on complex environmental litigation and environmental compliance. Caleb has represented clients in state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings. In his environmental litigation practice, Caleb often represents corporate clients in cost recovery, contribution and government enforcement actions under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Caleb has litigated such matters through trial and has also helped clients negotiate and settle matters. He has worked with clients on cases involving a wide variety of contaminants, including but not limited to PCBs, PFAS, and dioxins. Caleb also has broad experience litigating complex commercial litigation, including products liability and mass tort/toxic tort matters. He has a depth of experience with all aspects of discovery, including work with experts, taking and defending depositions, motion practice, trial preparation and settlement negotiation.

Caleb provides practical advice to clients in the acquisition and disposition of businesses and assets and the re-development of brownfield sites. He works with clients to achieve compliance with state-specific voluntary cleanup programs, including Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling Program (Act 2).

Caleb counsels clients on compliance with a broad range of federal and state environmental laws, including RCRA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and a host of other federal and state environmental laws.

In addition to his legal work, Caleb is active in various professional and civic organizations. He is currently serving as the Council’s Secretary for the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Environmental and Energy Law Section.

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