Valbruna Slater Steel Corp. (Valbruna) knew about the extensive contamination from a former owner’s industrial operations when it bought the Indiana steel mill out of bankruptcy in 2004. As many do when buying contaminated property, Valbruna negotiated a Prospective Purchaser
Environmental Law
The Environmental Law blog published by Cole Schotz P.C. covers legal developments and regulatory updates related to environmental compliance, remediation, and sustainability. It addresses topics such as soil and groundwater contamination, state and federal environmental regulations, licensing requirements for waste and soil recycling, carbon sequestration strategies, and infrastructure funding impacting environmental projects. The blog also discusses litigation and transactional issues involving environmental liabilities, permitting, and enforcement actions. It serves as a resource for businesses, developers, environmental consultants, and legal professionals navigating environmental laws and policies, particularly in jurisdictions like New Jersey and New York.
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Rain, Rain, Go Away! Lake Hopatcong’s Algae Bloom & New Jersey’s “Rain Tax”
By Emily Lamond
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey’s largest lake, has been in the headlines all summer for the large blue-green algae blooms forcing beach and lake closures. This blue-green algae, called cyanobacteria, produces cyanotoxins under heavy rain and high temperature conditions. Cyanotoxins can…
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s … OSHA?
Sorry to disappoint you Superman fans but that’s not your favorite superhero in the sky – it’s an OSHA drone. OSHA has begun using drones to collect evidence. Over the past year, it has been confirmed that the agency has…
PFAS Contamination Reported to be in 43 States: What Are the Regulators Doing?
By Emily Lamond
Concerns about the human health and environmental impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as “PFAS” – are increasingly in the headlines and trending on a practically daily basis. Click here for the basics about PFAS chemicals and the…
NJEDA Announces New Funding Source for Brownfields Redevelopment Projects
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) just announced that it has created a new loan program to provide low-interest financing for the remediation of brownfields sites. The new program, called the Brownfields Loan Program, is designed to put vacant…
EPA Stripping the Hazards from Paint Strippers
On March 15, 2019, the EPA issued a final rule that will ban the retail sale of methylene chloride containing products for consumer uses. Methylene chloride is a solvent that is currently, but not for much longer, commonly found in…
Emerging Contaminant Update: New Jersey Issues PFAS Directive Against Five Chemical Companies
By Emily Lamond
Earlier today, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a directive requiring five companies – Solvay, DuPont, Dow DuPont, Chemours and 3M – to provide detailed information on their use of PFAS chemicals and potential modes of…
Major Expansion of Emerging Contaminant Sampling Requirements in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is now requiring all sites entering into a state cleanup program to sample for two of the more popular and well-known “emerging contaminants” – 1,4-dioxane and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (aka…
TT&E: Tax, Trusts and…Environmental?
Whenever estate planning involves the transfer of a business or real estate, environmental issues can be important drivers. Owners and operators of real property are strictly liable for the remediation of any contamination on the property regardless of who caused…
Emerging Contaminants Update: EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan
By Emily Lamond
The PFAS family of chemicals continues to be in the spotlight on what seems like an almost daily basis. Just earlier today was this article, reporting on at least 55 drinking water systems contaminated with PFAS chemicals from Defense…