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WOTUS Proposal Would Reduce Waters Subject to Federal Regulation

December 17, 2018

The newly proposed definition of the Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) may clarify what water features...

NJ Appellate Division Finds NJDEP Policy and Guidance Unenforceable

November 27, 2018

New Jersey courts will prevent regulators from enforcing requirements through guidance that have not been formally adopted...

Lessons from NJDEP’s Recent Enforcement Actions

November 12, 2018

The State of New Jersey ratcheted up its environmental enforcement activities earlier this year with the filing...

Past NRD Cases Highlight Vulnerability of Future Claims

November 7, 2018

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed three lawsuits seeking Natural Resource Damages (“NRD”) in...

New Jersey Takes the Lead in Setting Drinking Water Standard for PFNA

October 19, 2018

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) continues to take action on emerging contaminants, and, as...

EPA Proposes Shift in Clean Energy Policy

August 27, 2018

States are going to have a greater role in setting energy policy under the United States Environmental...

NJDEP Adopts Amendments to Site Remediation Rules and Initiates New Program for Remediation of “Heating Oil Tank Systems”

August 14, 2018

Contaminated site remediation projects in New Jersey are governed by an assemblage of rules and regulations that...

There is a New Sheriff in Town – State Files Six New Environmental Enforcement Cases

August 2, 2018

Touting it as the “largest single-day environmental enforcement action in New Jersey in at least a decade,”...

Storm Water Runoff Courses Into an Expanding Gap in CGL Insurance Policies

July 24, 2018

New case law suggests that environmental policies may be needed to fill widening gaps in the primary...

The ExxonMobil NRD Settlement: Beyond the Headlines

June 29, 2018

The litigation between the State of New Jersey and ExxonMobil over natural resource damages allegedly caused by...

NYSDEC Requiring Site Owners to Investigate Emerging Contaminants

May 29, 2018

Over the past few years, a number of state agencies have begun to take steps to address...

Changes to HDSRF Limit Funds Available for Site Remediation

May 24, 2018

Earlier this year, New Jersey passed legislation (Assembly Bill 1954) that changed the availability of certain funding...

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