UGA researchers find improved treatments for removing ‘forever chemicals’
University of Georgia researchers in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the College of Engineering are wrapping up the final year of a study to develop improved, cost-effective treatment systems with advanced technologies for removing polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances from water, wastewater...
Maine receives EPA’s largest brownfields cleanup investment
The United States EPA is lending more than $16 million to Maine to help clean up polluted brownfields sites. The money comes from President Joe Biden’s Investing in America Agenda...
PFAS levels in ground and air could be higher than expected, research suggests
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in New Hampshire soil samples raise questions about food and water pollution
Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) today announced five additional awards and another $3.97 million have been committed to remediate...
Vermont spending $4 million for brownfield remediation projects
The Agency of Commerce and Community Development will use $3.97 million in funding to clean up five brownfield sites across the state, Gov. Phil Scott said, from the Brownfield Revitalization Fund to create housing.
The Polluter Does Not Always Pay: Environmental Liability of Property Owners
Environmental contamination is a multi-faceted and complex issue with different bases of liability, particularly against the landowner.
New Federal Funding Opens Up New Opportunities for Brownfield Reclamation Projects
New economic opportunities opened up for Brownfield remediation with a $1.2 billion funding boost from the Bipartisan Infrastructure law.
American Society for Testing and Materials Adds PFAS Guidance to Phase I Due Diligence Standard
On November 1, 2021, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) approved changes to its Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) standard to include guidance on when per-...
All (New and Improved?) Appropriate Inquiry ALL
Phase I environmental site assessments (“Phase I ESAs”) play an important part in real estate due diligence and can constitute “All Appropriate Inquiry” (“AAI”) under the liability protections afforded by the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”)...
