ASTM International (ASTM) has proposed redefining a Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition (CREC). The ASTM's definition, as drafted, confuses risk-based decision-making with the implementation of institutional...more
• The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) imposes strict, joint and several, retroactive liability on property owners and operators for releases of hazardous substances. However,...more
8/8/2019
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CERCLA ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Interim Guidance ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
New Guidance ,
Property Owners ,
Strict Liability
The Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (LIFT America Act or the Act), H.R. 2741 – 116th Congress, was introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) on May 15, 2019. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is...more
5/21/2019
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Brownfield Grants ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fiscal Year ,
Infrastructure ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Legislation ,
RCRA ,
Site Remediation ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites.
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2/21/2018
/ 404(c) Plans ,
Agency Consolidation ,
BFPP ,
Bonds ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Budget Cuts ,
Categorical Exclusions ,
CEQ ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Review ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Grants ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Flood Control ,
Incentives ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
NAAQS ,
National Priorities List (NPL) ,
NEPA ,
NHPA ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Railroads ,
RCRA ,
Risk Management ,
Rural Development ,
Section 404 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Storm Water ,
Strategic Planning ,
Superfund ,
TIFIA ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wastewater ,
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act ,
Water Supplies ,
WIFIA