The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized their plan to remove contaminated soil from residential properties near the former Sherwin-Williams Hilliards Creek Superfund site in Gibbsboro and Voorhees, New Jersey. The lead, arsenic and...
On October 9, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an order staying implementation of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule nationwide (Ohio et al v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al). This order continues the long line of litigation...
With a recently announced settlement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made it clear that liability cannot be avoided simply by remaining unaware of the specifics activities at a construction site. Fort Lincoln Retail LLC – developer of the Shops at...
State and federal agencies have authority to impose significant fines on the owners and operators of underground and above-ground storage tanks who do not adhere to the rules and regulations related to handling, monitoring, recordkeeping, and use of leak-detection...
A Pfizer subsidiary is facing a nine-figure fine to clean up a superfund site in South Jersey. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice have ordered Wyeth Holdings, LLC to pay $194 million to clean up six disposal areas at the...
For property owners and developers, the question of whether property contains a wetland regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has generated substantial litigation. The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of dredge and fill material into navigable waters...
