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Environmental Liability New Legislation

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The implementation of the Environmental Crime Directive will tighten environmental criminal law and increase pressure on companies

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Germany must transpose the EU Environmental Crime Directive into national law by 21 May, 2026. The Environmental Crime Directive primarily aims to expand and intensify corporate liability. Companies should therefore conduct a...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New York’s “Climate Superfund” Bill becomes Law, Part of a Trend

In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas companies for the public costs associated with strengthening infrastructure against...more

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Aprobado en cuarto debate el proyecto de ley de pasivos ambientales en Colombia

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Luego de varias iniciativas legislativas en Colombia, fue aprobado en cuarto debate el Proyecto de Ley No. 117/2021 (Cámara) y 226/2022 (Senado) por medio del cual se establece la definición de pasivo ambiental y se fija la...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Cumulative Effects Assessment and Environmental Management - April 28th, 8:30 am - 5:45 pm MDT

CI Energy Group’s 9th Annual National Symposium on Cumulative Effects Assessment and Environmental Management is taking place virtually on April 28, 2021 (MDT) and delve into practical solutions and gain insight from...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

That’s The Last Straw: California Places New Restrictions On Restaurants

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On September 20, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 1884 and SB 1192, which prohibit certain restaurants from offering plastic straws and restrict the default beverage in kid’s meals to water or milk....more

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Property Needs Environmental Cleanup? Don't Scrap It, SCAP It!

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Property owners in California may have access to state funds for environmental cleanup of smaller brownfields projects. The money comes from two pieces of environmental legislation passed in 2014....more

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New Kansas Act Allows Relief for Purchase of Contaminated Property

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On May 9, 2016, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed into law the Contaminated Property Redevelopment Act (the “Act”). The goal of this Act is to allow purchasers in Kansas to acquire real property with pre-existing...more

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