Hazardous Waste

When a responsible party agrees to clean up a contaminated site under many programs, the government often demands that it provide financial assurance for the completion of the work. When hazardous substances will remain on the site, the site may require response in perpetuity. Can one specify an amount of financial assurance to secure the forever cleanup? Earlier this spring, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court considered that question in a case involving cleanup of a site in Ford City. See PennEnvironment v. Department of Environmental Protection, No. 566 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Mar. 11, 2025).…

Continue Reading Financial Assurance for Cleanup in Perpetuity

In yet another “sue and settle” case, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed entering into a consent decree agreeing to rule on the Center for Biological Diversity’s (CBD) petition…
Continue Reading EPA Considers Classifying Discarded PVC Plastic as Hazardous Waste

Greenberg Traurig Environmental Shareholder David Mandelbaum is joined by William Hengemihle of FTI Consulting for a second conversation on Superfund allocation disputes under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability…
Continue Reading E2 Law Podcast: Episode 17 | ‘Fairness’ in Superfund Allocation Matters, Part 2A

NOTE: The EPA will be hosting a webinar on this topic on Nov. 2 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

On Oct. 18, 2021, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator…
Continue Reading Potential Impact of EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap on CERCLA Cleanups

On April 30, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement office issued a memorandum titled “Strengthening Enforcement in Communities with Environmental Justice Concerns.” In light of the…
Continue Reading Businesses Administering COVID-19 Vaccine Are at Risk for Mishandling Biomedical Waste

Last month, I wrote about the “Environmental Justice for All Act,” a bill that proposes a finding that vulnerable populations are disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards. New Jersey is…
Continue Reading New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Legislation: The Focus on Major Source Permit Applications Might Impact Property Values