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Pullman & Comley, LLC

DEEP Finalizes Release-Based Cleanup Regulations: What Property Owners Need to Know

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Since the last half of 2020, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has been working with a statutorily created working group to develop Release-Based Cleanup regulations, as contemplated by...more

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Applying the US Natural Resource Damage Assessment Framework to Post-Conflict Damage Assessment

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The United States and the European Union have legal tools to remedy damages to the environment. However, neither the U.S. nor the EU approaches explicitly address injuries and damages caused by armed conflict....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

New Jersey Appellate Division Decision Creates Risk That NJDEP May Be Able To Revive Time-Barred Claims for Investigation and...

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On April 25, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division reversed a trial court’s order dismissing the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) complaint as time-barred in NJDEP v. Desai. The ruling...more

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New York State Issues Updated Soil Vapor Intrusion Guidance

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The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) in late February 2024 announced an update to its Guidance for Evaluating Soil Vapor Intrusion in the State of New York. For the first time, the Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision...more

Gray Reed

Another Oil Field Contamination Plaintiff Waits Too Long

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Suggestions to Texas lessors after ExxonMobil v. Lazy R Ranch, et al: Claiming that you were not aware of contamination from oil spills you’ve know about for 20 years is a tough sell, and suing your long-time lessee for...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Ninth Circuit Interprets CAFA Exception Narrowly, Facilitating Removal in Environmental Tort Cases

Creating a Circuit split, the Ninth Circuit held that a tort case against a Washington corporation did not fall under the so-called “local event” exception to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) and, therefore, had been...more

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MDEQ Seeks Public Comments On Updated Part 201 Cleanup Criteria Rules

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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is seeking public comments on proposed administrative rules updating cleanup criteria under Part 201 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, which...more

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