Revised Standards for Phase II Environmental Site Assessments

| February 13, 2012

So far, in the Periconi, LLC Environmental Law Blog, we’ve discussed what to do before you purchase a contaminated property (see here) and what to do after you’ve purchased a contaminated property (see here), but there is a step that often takes place in between – i.e., between contract signing the closing on the purchase – [...]

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

| February 7, 2012

We realized, while writing about the new “Continuing Obligations Standards” for contaminated properties (see here), that in order to give a comprehensive picture of what needs to be done if you’re thinking about purchasing a contaminated property, we need to start at the beginning: the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.  This has to take place [...]

How to Insure You Get the Landowner Liability Protections under Superfund

| 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.