Environmental Law
Land Use Law Update - April 2011
BCDC Approves New Schedule for Finalizing and Adopting Climate Change Amendment to the SF Bay Plan
Environmental Law Update - April 2011
Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense – Buyers Be Careful
Environmental Law Update - October 2010
Gas Stations Brace for Bad News from the UST Cleanup Fund but may get a Break from Environmental Cleanup Regulators
Environmental Law Update - September 2010
Remodeler Training and Certification Required by September 30 for EPA's Lead Paint Rule
Environmental Law Update - August 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Rules That Owner and Operator Status is Determined at the Time Cleanup Costs are Incurred
Environmental Law Update - July 2010
Court Holds That CERCLA “Facility” Owners and Operators Are Not Liable for Off-Site Cleanup Costs
Water Law Update - June 2009
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That EPA Cannot Issue “NPDES” For Discharges Requiring a Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permit From the Corps of Engineers
Environmental Law Update - August 2007
The Ninth Circuit Expands Already Broad “Waters of the United States” Definition
Environmental Law Update - June 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark CERCLA Decision Allowing Cost Recovery of Voluntarily Incurred Cleanup Costs—But Some Issues Remain
Greenhouse Gas & Climate Change Law Update - April 2007
The Downey Brand Barometer:
Optimizing Opportunities in the Midst of Emerging Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Land Use Law Update - June 2006
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Eagerly Awaited Clean Water Act Decision
Land Use Law Update - June 2006
S.D. Warren v. Maine Board of Envtl. Protection
Environmental Law Update - November 2005
On November 1, 2005, the U.S. EPA issued its long awaited final rule describing a new due diligence standard that must be met by any party who seeks protection from environmental liability under the federal Superfund law (CERCLA), by asserting statutory defenses for innocent landowners, bona fide prospective purchasers, or as contiguous property owners.
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