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Environmental Group Ranked In Band One In Chambers USA 2018 Rankings

May 16, 2018

Riker Danzig’s Environmental Practice has again been honored with a Band 1 ranking in the Chambers USA Guide this year. ...

New Jersey’s Environmental and Energy Future Under Governor Phil Murphy

March 1, 2018

New Jersey’s environmental and energy policies are headed in a precise, new direction under Governor Phil Murphy. ...

WOTUS Rule Remains Uncertain Even After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

February 21, 2018

During the Obama Administration, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) revised the Clean Water Act definition...

​NJDEP Takes a Further Step in Regulating Emerging Contaminants

January 30, 2018

In November 2017, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) set the lowest limits in the...

Court Rules that Gas Station Defendants are not Off the Hook for “Primary Restoration” Natural Resource Damages

December 6, 2017

In a case before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the New...

Beware of Contractual Statutes of Limitation Affecting Claims for Deficient Environmental Services

November 20, 2017

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey recently upheld a provision in an environmental...

NJDEP To Adopt Strict Standards for PFOA and PFNA in Drinking Water

November 8, 2017

On November 1st, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) Commissioner Bob Martin announced that the Department...

New York Imposes Stricter Requirements For Reuse Of Fill And Construction And Demolition Debris

November 1, 2017

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) recently revised its solid waste management regulations, the...

NJDEP Revises Soil Remediation Standards Applicable to Historic Fill and Other Common Contaminants

October 17, 2017

On September 18th, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) revised its soil remediation standards for...

Putting Substance Over Legal Form, Court Finds Property Owner Eligible for Innocent Party Grant

October 4, 2017

In September, the Appellate Division determined that the current corporate owner of property qualified for an innocent...

New Jersey to Establish Food Waste Reduction Plan

September 5, 2017

New Jersey formally joined the national conversation regarding food waste earlier this summer, but the specifics of...

CERCLA Arranger Liability Requires Knowledge Waste Is Hazardous, New York District Court Says

August 15, 2017

In Town of Islip v. Datre, --- F. Supp. 3d ----, 2017 WL 1157188 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 28,...

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