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Think Green III: Considering Clean Air Regulations for the Cannabis Industry
New York and New Jersey are just beginning to grapple with the regulatory controls that will be placed on the states’ budding cannabis industries. Questions arise as to how each state will regulate the industry from an environmental perspective. Over
NJDEP Proposes Fumigation Rule with Potential Implications for Commercial Property Owners
We call to your attention NJDEP’s recently proposed amendments to its air regulations which raise questions as to whether fumigation and/or pesticide application operations, such as in office buildings, are to be subject to the detailed requirements of air permitting.
Think Green II: Considering Disposal of Cannabis Waste
I recently blogged about the various kinds of environmental regulatory issues I anticipate will emerge in New York and New Jersey as each state’s cannabis industry blooms. In that post, which you can find here, I identified cannabis waste
SCOTUS Watch: Two Cases Worth Keeping an Eye on This Week
This week, there are two cases before the Supreme Court of the United States that environmental and energy attorneys and other industry stakeholders should be watching closely. The cases cover a broad range of concerns – including the CERCLA statute
Appellate Division Affirms Rejection of Experts’ Net Opinion; Dry Cleaners Are Not Abnormally Dangerous
The Appellate Division’s recent unpublished decision in Meyer v. Constantinou (April 16, 2021; Dkt. No. A-1793-18) affirmed the exclusion of an environmental expert report as a net opinion for ignoring key facts without sufficient reason. The decision also affirmed the
As the Pandemic Approaches An End, Beware Of Your Environmental Deadlines
With the distribution of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic underway, New Jersey is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. At some point, the public health emergency will end, and the process of government will
Think Green: Considering Environmental Regulations in New York and New Jersey’s Budding Cannabis Sectors
In recent months, New York and New Jersey have both technically legalized the commercial cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana within each respective state. Along with this new legal landscape will come a flurry of regulations directing the means by
Biden Administration Blows More Fresh Air Into NJ’s Offshore Wind Program
On Monday, March 29th, the Biden administration announced a plan that would greatly expand the use of offshore wind power along much of the East Coast. The plan would designate an area between Long Island and New Jersey as a
Supplemental Environmental Projects Revived
Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) are projects included in enforcement settlements that provide environmental or public health benefits related to the violations being resolved. SEPs have been used as an element of federal environmental settlements since the 1980s. Regulators like that