In real estate transactions it is not uncommon for the seller to provide the buyer a copy of prior a Phase I environmental assessment. The seller either ordered a Phase I in anticipation of the transaction or one may exist from a prior transaction involving the same property. Should the buyer be satisfied with this
March 2014
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) and Retailers
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Hazardous Waste (RCRA/CERCLA)
When most people think of businesses that handle hazardous waste, they think of manufacturing and other industrial companies. The classic image is the storage of 55 gallon drums marked with placards indicating the contents are hazardous.
In the last two years and unlikely sector has found themselves the focus hazardous waste enforcement and regulatory…
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding “Absurd Results” and Permitting for Greenhouse Gases
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Climate Change
On February 24th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA– the case which challenges EPA’s attempt to phase in permitting requirements for sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In the end, the case may be much to do about nothing…except another example of how congressional gridlock prevents logical resolutions…