Thursday, May 25, 2023, in a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to EPA’s ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act (CWA)...more
The implications of climate change have gone from an esoteric topic that a very limited number of companies focused upon just a few years ago to one that is becoming more mainstream by the day. President Biden campaigned on...more
3/18/2021
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Biden Administration ,
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On April 20, 2020 the United States Supreme Court handed down an important decision on the reaches of settlements involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or “Superfund”)....more
5/5/2020
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CERCLA ,
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Common Law Claims ,
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Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Groundwater ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Land Owners ,
MT Supreme Court ,
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) ,
Preemption ,
Remediation ,
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Soil ,
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Superfund
On April 10, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released interim guidance in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. This interim guidance was issued for response actions related to cleanup and...more
On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a temporary policy in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. This temporary policy describes how EPA intends to use enforcement discretion...more
Beginning January 1, 2018, Missouri's Underground and Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks laws will shift environmental liability from the "owner or operator of one or more petroleum storage tanks" to the "current legal owner...more
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