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NYC’s Lead Laws: What Property Owners Need to Know About Lead-Based Paint Obligations Ahead of August 2025

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New York City’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act—commonly known as Local Law 1 of 2004—sets forth strict requirements for property owners to protect tenants from lead-based paint hazards. Under this law, any multiple...more

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Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Passes Bill

Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Passes Bill - The United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (“Committee”) unanimously passed the Brownfields...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Death Knell Inches Closer for Connecticut’s Transfer Act

In a move much anticipated by the real estate, environmental, financial, and business communities, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) released this week its Release-Based Cleanup...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Forever Chemicals Present Significant Challenges for Commercial Real Estate

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In recent years, PFAS — or “forever chemicals” — have emerged as a major topic of concern for landowners, business owners and environmental and real estate professionals as regulators focus more attention on the management...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Recap of the Georgia Brownfield Association’s Annual Seminar, Brian Remler, Sydney Brogden

The Georgia Brownfield Association (GBA) held its 10th annual Brownfield Seminar on April 9th, bringing together leaders from the legal, engineering, and government sectors who share an interest in furthering the...more

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The Long Term Implications of PFAS for Real Estate in the UK

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Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are widely present in soil and groundwater, and the negative human health consequences of this are starting to be understood. There are important implications for anyone with...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

ASTM Issues New Environmental Real Estate Due Diligence Phase I Standards for CERCLA Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense

On November 1, 2021, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action approved a new standard for conducting real estate due diligence Phase I...more

Holland & Knight LLP

ASTM Proposes Changes to Phase I ESA Standard (E1527)

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Every eight years, ASTM International's standard-setting committees are required to reevaluate existing ASTM standards. The ASTM E1527-13 Standard Practice on Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) is required to be...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

New Ohio Law Protects Purchasers of Contaminated Property

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Purchasing contaminated property in Ohio became a little less risky this week. Purchasers can now obtain protection under both federal and state law from costly remediation orders imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

NJ Emergency Rule Modifies Site Remediation Timeframes In Response To COVID-19

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On April 24, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted a temporary rule modification that grants extensions to certain site remediation timeframes under the Administrative Requirements for the...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine PFAS Tracker - Maine Standards and Proposed Actions (UPDATED)

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Pierce Atwood LLP offers this summary of Maine Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) standards as a convenience in evaluating PFAS and tracking Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulatory and Maine...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEQRA Remains a Hot Topic for the NY Court of Appeals in Friends of P.S.163 v Jewish Home Lifecare and New York State Dept of...

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On December 12, 2017, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a joint decision on the appeal of two Article 78 proceedings challenging the same proposed development....more

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