Insights

New Jersey Takes Aim at PFAS and Chemical Manufacturers

In a move that has assuredly grabbed the attention of the regulated community, the New Jersey Department...

Riker Danzig Environmental UPDATE December 2018

Past NRD Cases Highlight Vulnerability of Future Claims The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed...

NJDEP Adopts Amendments To Site Remediation Rules And Initiates New Program For Remediation Of “Heating Oil Tank Systems”

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

Riker Danzig Environmental UPDATE September 2018

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

Riker Danzig Environmental UPDATE June 2018

NJDEP Takes a Further Step in Regulating Emerging Contaminants In November 2017, the New Jersey Department of...

NYSDEC Requiring Site Owners to Investigate Emerging Contaminants

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

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

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

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

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

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