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James J. Periconi, Esq. | January 31, 2012
New guidelines published in 2011 assist landowners in insuring that they meet all the requirements — specifically the “continuing obligations” — to avail themselves of the landowner liability protections under the federal Superfund Act.
Abigail M. Jones, Esq. | January 10, 2012
The federal Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit recently denied three environmental groups’ motion to intervene in a lawsuit between the District of Columbia (“District”) and Potomac Electric Power Company and Pepco Energy Services, Inc. (collectively, “Pepco”), which concerned a consent decree under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) entered into between the District and [...]
Under CERCLA, Responsible Parties Liable for Future Clean-Up Costs Revised Standards for Phase II Environmental Site Assessments So, You’re Interested in Purchasing a Contaminated Property (or a Parcel Next to a Contaminated Property): An Overview of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments How to Insure You Get the Landowner Liability Protections under Superfund Environmental Groups Denied Intervention in Suit Regarding RCRA Consent Decree James J. Periconi Named 2011 Environmental SuperLawyer DEC Did Not Act Outside of Its Authority in Promulgating Regulations that Required Cleanup of Contaminated Properties to “Pre-Disposal Conditions” under the State Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Act EPA Issues Interim Guidelines for Urban Agriculture on Brownfield Sites