Brownfields
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Earth Day 2021: CERCLA and RCRA in The Biden Administration: Elevating Climate Change and Environmental Justice in Addressing Hazardous Wastes
We close out the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog’s weeklong celebration of Earth Day with the two federal programs aimed at cleaning up existing toxic waste sites and preventing the creation of new ones, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). Continue reading
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Announcing Midwest Brownfields Forum
On June 23, Jenner & Block, in conjunction with Bisnow, will host the “Midwest Brownfields Forum.” The breakfast seminar will be held on the 45th floor of Jenner & Block’s Chicago office and will begin at 8:00 am CST. Steve Armstrong of Jenner’s Environmental, Workplace and Health and Safety Department will be joined for a… Continue reading
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U.S. and “Old GM” Reach Agreement to Resolve Environmental Liabilities
On October 20, 2010, the United States Department of Justice and Motors Liquidation Company, the “Old GM,” submitted to the bankruptcy court a settlement agreement pursuant to which Old GM would pay over $640 million in cash and over $20 million in non-cash assets for the remediation of 89 facilities that were not conveyed to… Continue reading
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The Illinois LUST Program Is Amended
On June 8, 2010, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law Public Act 096-0908, which amended the Illinois Environmental Protection Act’s “Leaking Underground Storage Tank” program. Continue reading