New Jersey Environmental Lawyers: Proposal to Add Vineland NJ Site to Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites

by regina | Nov 2, 2015

The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed that the former Kil-Tone Company factory site in Vineland, New Jersey be added to the United States’ list of “most hazardous waste sites.” The proposal came after testing revealed both lead and arsenic in the soil...

Philadelphia Environmental Compliance Lawyers Discuss Duke Energy Settlement

by regina | Oct 27, 2015

The Duke Energy Corporation of North Carolina recently announced a settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Duke Energy operates coal power plants around the state and finally settled a 15 year-old...

New Jersey Environmental Lawyers: New York Increases Water Quality Protection of Lakes by Banning Sewage Discharge

by regina | Oct 26, 2015

In conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued a ban prohibiting boaters from dumping sewage into Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake. The ruling also extends to the Seneca River, which flows...

Pennsylvania Environmental Lawyers Discuss EPA Grant to Provide Financing for Environmental Projects

by lauren | Oct 22, 2015

In August, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded a six-year financial grant to the University of Maryland to fund an Environmental Finance Center (EFC). The goal of the EFC is to provide an infrastructure for communities in which to create and access programs...

New Jersey Environmental Compliance Lawyers | Wetlands Damage by Exxon

by cfrisco | Sep 28, 2015

ExxonMobil Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) received court approval of a $225 million consent judgment on August 25, 2015, in a closely-watched dispute over natural resource damages (NRD) caused by the oil giant. In signing...

New Jersey Environmental Compliance Lawyers | Wetlands Damage by Exxon

by lauren | Sep 28, 2015

ExxonMobil Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) received court approval of a $225 million consent judgment on August 25, 2015, in a closely-watched dispute over natural resource damages (NRD) caused by the oil giant. In signing...