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Woodruff Sawyer

Environmental Insurance: Can You Afford Not to Purchase It?

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Most real estate being bought, sold, and developed in the United States is not raw, virgin land. The significant majority has a history: agricultural, commercial, industrial, mixed use, residential, etc. ...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine’s “Wicked Good” Voluntary Cleanup Program

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Maine’s Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) was enacted in 1993 to encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of Maine’s contaminated properties....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Final D.C. Groundwater Well Requirements Will Impact Many Property Owners

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The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) on Oct. 28, 2016, published final rules governing the construction, maintenance and abandonment of wells. The new regulations became effective immediately...more

Snell & Wilmer

Eminent Domain: Be Careful What You Ask For

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The condemnation of property for public works may not always be as clean and easy as the government would like. Although local governments are often critical players in the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Real Estate and Land Use - August 2014

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Chula Vista Citizens for Jobs and Fair Competition, et al. v. Donna Norris, et al. - Why it matters: With land use issues and development projects increasingly the subject of local ballot initiatives, it is imperative...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Family Businesses and Environmental Liability

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We all know that environmental laws impose heavy liability on businesses that release environmental contaminants into the air, soil or water. The family business is not immune to such liability. In fact, many...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Digging in the Dirt? Allocating Environmental Liability in Real Estate Transactions

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While adverse environmental conditions may be unavoidable, appropriate due diligence can help both real estate buyers and sellers avoid a liability mess. The conveyance of commercial or industrial real estate often...more

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