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New Jersey Eliminates Statutes of Limitation for Environmental Crimes

Governor Whitman has signed into law A2667. This bill eliminates statutes of limitation for criminal offenses under...

NJDEP Taking Steps to Comply with Fast Track Compliance Law

The Fast Track Compliance Law was enacted in 1995 for the purpose of providing grace periods for...

Appellate Court Vacates Judgment Against Polluter

A recent decision by the Third Circuit may make it easier for holders of environmental permits to...

Appellate Division Upholds Administrative Order Directing Consistency

On July 29, 1996, Commissioner Robert C. Shinn issued Administrative Order 1996-06, which directed the NJDEP to...

USEPA Issues Guidance on Superfund Ability-to-Pay Determinations

On September 30, 1997, USEPA issued a general policy for evaluating the impact of ability to pay...

USEPA Proposes Further Restrictions On Emission Of Nitrogen Oxides

The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") has proposed requiring New Jersey and certain other states in...

Brownfields Bill Signed

At press time, the long-awaited "Brownfields and Contaminated Site Remediation Act" was signed into law by Governor...

Year 2000 Compliance Presents Issues for Lenders

As we are all aware, the approaching millennium raises significant problems for a world dependent upon computers....

Is Your Group Health Plan in Compliance with HIPAA?

Starting July 1, 1997, employers and plan administrators were required to provide Certificates of Insurance Coverage under...