Securing risk-based closure of a contaminated site in Miami-Dade County, known as a “No Further Action with Conditions (NFAC),” typically requires the imposition of institutional controls in the form of
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Anticipating Environmental Issues in an Economic Downturn: 2019 Edition
By David Mandelbaum & Curtis B. Toll on
On the morning of Dec. 25, the News Analysis on page A1 of the New York Times led off with this cheery holiday thought: “Sometime in the last couple of…
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New York to Propose Stringent Drinking Water Standards
By Steven C. Russo & Robert M Rosenthal on
On Dec. 18, 2018, the New York State Drinking Water Quality Council, in consultation with the Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation, recommended drinking water standards for three so-called “emerging…
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Minimum Insurance Requirements for Regulated Entities in the Hydrocarbon Sector in Mexico
Posted in Compliance, Contamination, Energy, Environment, GT Alert, Insurance, Legislation, Mexico, Oil & Gas, Regulatory, Uncategorized
On July 23, 2018, Mexico published new administrative provisions (the “Guidelines”) implementing minimum insurance requirements for entities engaged in activities related to transportation, storage, distribution, compression, decompression, liquefaction, regasification, or…
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Potential New Tools to Sue for a Faster Cleanup
By David Mandelbaum on
Soil or groundwater cleanups can take a long time. When one person conducts the cleanup and another has an interest in its completion, the two can disagree over the pace…
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Safe Drinking Water Act Does Not Preempt Flint Plaintiffs’ Section 1983 Claims
By Frank Citera on
On July 28, 2017 the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed two lower court rulings and remanded two cases pertaining to the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan, concluding that…
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Brexit: Environmental Law Implications for the Chemicals Sector
By Greenberg Traurig & Cate Sharp on
Posted in Air, Climate Change, Contamination, Energy, Environment, EU, GT Alert, International, Manufacturing, Waste, Water
This note addresses the possible legal impact of Brexit on the chemicals sector. It is one of a series of GTM Alerts designed to assist businesses in identifying the legal…
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Taking Another Look at Environmental Indemnity
By Grant E. Nichols on
From Grant E. Nichols of GT Philadelphia:
For at least the past 30 years, parties involved in the purchase or sale of properties that contain environmental exposure have had …
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