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Contaminated Properties Property Owners Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

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Acquisition of Contaminated Property: Federal District Court Addresses Allocation of Cleanup Costs

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (“Court”) addressed in a January 28th Opinion issues arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C....more

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Death Knell Inches Closer for Connecticut’s Transfer Act

In a move much anticipated by the real estate, environmental, financial, and business communities, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) released this week its Release-Based Cleanup...more

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Sale of Industrial Facility/Environmental Assessment: Connecticut Court Addresses Whether Seller was Reasonable in Terminating...

The Superior Court of Connecticut (“Court”) in a December 20th Memorandum of Trial Decision (“Memorandum”) addressed an issue arising out of the proposed sale of an industrial facility. See Candor Capital LLC v. Leeder Realty...more

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The Long Road to PFAS Regulation

In April 2023, the EPA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting input on the designation of seven PFAS as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more

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With U.S. EPA’s Approval of ASTM E1527-21, a Revised Standard for Environmental Site Assessment Should Be Used

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) has revised the standards by which real property purchasers, lessees and environmental professionals should conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase I...more

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Virginia DEQ Suspends Issuance of Landowner Liability “Comfort Letters”

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On December 1, 2021, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”)  announced via a notice on its Brownfields website that it stopped accepting applications for Bona Fide Prospective Purchase (“BFPP”) and other...more

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Colorado Put the Institution in Institutional Controls

Thirty-one years after enactment of CERCLA, most environmental practitioners take for granted that remedies at federal and state Superfund sites will include a blend of removal and institutional controls (ICs). This comes...more

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New Ohio Law Protects Purchasers of Contaminated Property

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Purchasing contaminated property in Ohio became a little less risky this week. Purchasers can now obtain protection under both federal and state law from costly remediation orders imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

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New Screening Levels for Key PFAS Chemicals Will Spur Regulatory Action at Contaminated Sites

In support of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Board) efforts to investigate and evaluate the public health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the San Francisco Regional Water Quality...more

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More Proof That Environmental Site Assessments Are Critically Important In CERCLA Cases

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In 1980, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), frequently referred to as Superfund. This legislation was passed in response to mounting concerns regarding...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Watch (ARCO v. Christian): Can Private Parties Sue For More Clean Up Than EPA Requires?

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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today, December 3, in a CERCLA case that could have ramifications for environmental law practitioners around the country. The case, Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian (“the...more

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Washington’s Model Toxics Control Act: Thirty Years and Counting

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The Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) has been cleaning up contaminated sites in Washington State for 30 years. On December 10, 2019, Beveridge & Diamond and the Environmental Law Institute will be hosting a seminar (MTCA 30)...more

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Bad Superfund Judging — Like, Saints/Rams Bad

Last month’s decision in Ohio v. Breen was the most blatantly, obviously, and incontrovertibly wrong Superfund decision I have ever come across. How wrong was it? Saints/Rams level wrong. The case involved Superfund claims...more

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Third Circuit Holds New Property Owner on the Hook for Old Cleanup Costs

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Is a purchaser of contaminated property on the hook for environmental cleanup costs that take place prior to the time the property was acquired? In Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection v. Trainer Custom Chemical,...more

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CERCLA and the Superfund Task Force: The more things change, the more they stay the same? - Thomson Reuters Westlaw

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 9601, known as CERCLA or the Superfund law, was enacted in 1980 during the final days of the Carter administration. It was intended to...more

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CERCLA/Superfund Action: Federal Court Addresses Owner/Operator Issue

A United States District Court (Eastern District of California) addressed in a June 27th decision an issue involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) terms “Owner” and...more

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Washington Supreme Court Narrows “Owner or Operator” Liability, Exempts DNR From Cleanup Law Liability

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In a decision issued last month, the Washington Supreme Court narrowed “owner or operator” liability under the Model Toxics Control Act, RCW 70.105D (MTCA). In Pope Resources, LP v. Wash. Dept. of Natural Resources, the court...more

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Montana Supreme Court Undercuts CERCLA, Permits Property Owners to Pursue Restoration Damages Claim

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In an opinion tilting against the weight of precedent elsewhere, the Montana Supreme Court held that private landowners could pursue common-law claims to clean-up their properties beyond what EPA required in its selected...more

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EPA Seeks to Add Subsurface Intrusion to CERCLA Hazard Ranking System

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The National Priorities List (“NPL”) is EPA’s list of the most contaminated sites in the country that warrant cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, (“CERCLA” a/k/a...more

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The Need For Expert Evidence To Make Out An Innocent Landowner Defense Under CERCLA

As every litigator knows, evidence almost always tells a story that is untidy and riddled with loose ends. This was illustrated by a recent innocent landowner case in California — Coppola v. Smith. There, a company had...more

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Tenant Who Sublets A Superfund Site Is Not Likely To Be A CERCLA Liable Party

It is generally the rule that a lessee who does not operate the property it rents will not be liable under CERCLA except in the unusual circumstance where the lessee qualifies as an “owner” of the property. Typically, this...more

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