Insights

The Entire Controversy Doctrine and Environmental Cleanup Costs

The entire controversy doctrine is a procedural rule applied in New Jersey and other jurisdictions that requires...

New EPA Guidance Bolsters the Brownfields Movement by Shielding Purchasers of Contaminated Sites

Support is growing across the country for programs that restore abandoned, contaminated property to productive use. The...

New Jersey’s New Air Pollution Operating Permit Program

On August 2, 1995, Governor Whitman signed into law legislation that amends New Jersey's Air Pollution Control...

Governor Whitman Fosters A Pro-Business Change In Environmental Laws and Regulations

New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, at her inauguration in January 1994, spoke the following words to...

Jersey Lags In Protecting Audit Confidentiality

In what is being lauded by industry as the first decision of its kind, the US District...

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: New Jersey lags in protecting audit confidentiality

In what is being lauded by industry as the first decision of its kind, the U.S. District...

Environmental Regulation: Changing Direction without Losing Focus

State government leaders are showing signs that they are willing to relinquish a bit of New Jersey's...

Under NAFTA, Mexico No Safe Haven For Polluters

As a result of the attention focused on the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) establishing...

EPA Proposes to Allay Lending Uncertainties

Responding to widespread concern that the threat of environmental liability is inhibiting the flow of credit, particularly...