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John Voorhees and Christopher Bell Co-Author ‘International Environmental Risk Management,’ Featured Among Qualiware’s Top 52 Books of 2020

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on Posted in Announcements, Environment, Featured, Risk management
International Environmental Risk Management – A Systems Approach (Second Edition), co-authored by Quest Environmental President Robert A. Woellner and Greenberg Traurig Shareholders John Voorhees and Christopher L. Bell, was included in a list of 52 recommended books of 2020 by Qualiware, a consultancy provider and publication focused on enterprise architecture and business management solutions. Continue … Continue Reading

New Risk Based Corrective Action Guidance for Miami-Dade Sites

By Kerri Barsh on Posted in Contamination, Florida, Risk management, State & Local
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 a covenant running with the land, accompanied by an opinion of title (See Section 24-44 (2)(k)(ii) of Chapter 24, Code of Miami-Dade County, Fla.). Recently, … Continue Reading

Anticipating Environmental Issues in an Economic Downturn: 2019 Edition

By David Mandelbaum and Curtis B. Toll on Posted in Contamination, Environment, Insurance, Risk management
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 months, predictions of a major economic downturn or recession in 2019 went from being a crank view to the conventional wisdom.” At the front end of the … Continue Reading

Taking Another Look at Environmental Indemnity

By Grant E. Nichols on Posted in Articles, Contamination, Environment, Insurance, Real estate, Risk management
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 to negotiate environmental indemnity agreements, either to protect assets, transfer liability, or to simply get a deal across the finish line.  However, as more properties have … Continue Reading
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