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Baker Donelson

Deal Killer? PFAS Impact on Commercial Real Estate Transactions

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In August 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed in the Federal Register to designate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (collectively PFAS) as hazardous substances under the...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Underground Storage Tank Compendium/Correspondence: ASTM Visual Sump Pump Test Standard...

The Petroleum Marketers Association (“PMAA”) publication Weekly Review published a March 26th article addressing a new ASTM Standard for spill bucket and sump testing. Spill bucket and sump testing is required by 40 C.F.R. §...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 2: “Be Careful What You Wish For” - The End of the Transfer Act?

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Two major environmental bills have come forward on the Senate side. One, proposing changes to the Transfer Act, is largely what might have been expected from the working group created by PA 19-175 to study further...more

Butler Snow LLP

Foreclosing on Meth Houses: Buyer Beware

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State and national efforts to curb the opioid epidemic have put ongoing angst about the health and financial devastation associated with methamphetamine production and use on the news cycle’s back burner. For home buyers...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine PFAS Tracker - Maine Standards and Proposed Actions

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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

Best Best & Krieger LLP

A Bankruptcy Trustees Power to Abandon Property of the Estate: The Public Heath or Safety Exception - BB&K Attorneys Cathy Ta and...

Chapter 7 trustees play a vital and essential role in the United States bankruptcy system. In every Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, a Chapter 7 trustee is appointed by the bankruptcy court to oversee the administration of the...more

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Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Settlement Addressing Muncie,...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) public noticed in the April 17th Federal Register a proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement (“PPA”). See 83 Fed. Reg. 16853. The PPA concerns the Manual...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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Be Careful What You Look For: EPA Updates “All Appropriate Inquiries” Environmental Diligence Standard

On December 30, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) amended its “All Appropriate Inquiries” rule, which sets out the standard for environmental due diligence in commercial and industrial property...more

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