hazardous substances

September 22, 2021

PFAS Linked to Climate Change According to Environmental NGO

In the latest attack on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a recent report issued by the environmental group Toxic-Free Future (TFF) seeks to link PFAS utilized in the manufacture of food packaging to the release of greenhouse gases. Continue reading

Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas

CERCLA, chlorodifluoromethane, class-based, global-warming potential, hazardous substances, HCFC-22, Montreal Protocol, ozone depleting, PFAS, R22, TFF, Toxic-Free Future, U.S. EPA
October 27, 2010

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

CERCLA, Hazmat, RCRA, Water

bankruptcy, Brownfields, CERCLA, clean-up, General Motors, hazardous substances, Old GM, reorganization, restoration