Remediation Programs Update from NJDEP
Co-Authored by Matthew L. Capone This fall, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) announced the relaunch of two impactful resources for site remediation, the Brownfield Development Area (“BDA”) Program and the Technical Review Panel (“TRP”). The BDA Program allows selected communities which are affected by multiple brownfield sites to work with Contaminated Site […]
Property Transfers Among Family Members Do Not Negate Innocent Party Status For Remediation Funding Grants
The cost to remediate contaminated sites can be significant and the scope of liability under environmental laws is deliberately broad. In many cases under theories of strict, joint and several liability, property owners inherit liability for environmental contamination caused by predecessor owners. The affirmative innocent purchaser defense is intended to provide a mechanism to limit […]
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