Insights

No Second Guessing of DEP

In last year's assessment of environmental jurisprudence during the 1998-1999 term, I observed that New Jersey courts...

Building Charitable Trusts Into A Client’s Estate, Tax And Family Planning

Introduction Charitable giving has become a significant consideration in the tax and estate planning of individuals due...

New Jersey Comparative Risk Program

What are New Jersey's worst environmental problems?  In an effort to answer that question and to increase...

New Jersey Update on Natural Resource Damages

NJDEP will delay full implementation of its new program to address natural resource damages ("NRD") for some...

NJDEP Unveils New Silver and Gold Track Program for Environmental Performance

On September 20, 1999, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP") announced a new program that...

National Brownfields Assessment Demonstratio Pilots

The EPA began accepting proposals for National Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots on October 19, 1999.  Brownfields Assessment...

LURP Online

The Land Use Regulation Program ("LURP") of NJDEP has come online. From Waterfront Development Permit checklists to...

Newark Declared an Environmental Opportunity Zone

The City of Newark's Environmental Opportunity Zone ("EOZ") legislation took effect on September 1, 1999.  Under the...

EPA Waste Official Confirmed

On July 1, the Senate confirmed Timothy Fields, Jr. as the EPA's assistant administrator for solid waste...