California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) has revised the regulations on “Safe Harbor” warning language effective January 1, 2025. While a business is not required to use these Safe Harbor...more
2/4/2025
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US EPA is taking action to designate two of the most common per- and polyflouroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under CERCLA, also known as Superfund. This action is part of EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, a...more
Commercial real estate (CRE) professionals are well aware that a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is required when acquiring commercial property. Originally intended to demonstrate that the buyer had undertaken...more
EPA released its plan for actions to address PFAS contamination on October 18, 2021. This is an aggressive and wide-sweeping plan that reaches across multiple statutory authorities. Much of the Roadmap will require regulatory...more
10/20/2021
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Guidance Increases Uncertainty for Restoring Brownfields -
The long-awaited CalEPA guidance for screening and evaluating vapor intrusion has been issued as a draft for public comment. This state-wide guidance, jointly...more
2/18/2020
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Vapor Intrusion ,
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Water Resources Control Board