Governor Signs Law Ending Public Health Emergency
On June 4, 2021, in corresponding actions, Governor Murphy signed a law (A.5820) and Executive Order (EO 244) terminating the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency. These actions leave the State of Emergency in place, but have implications for various Executive Orders and related agency administrative orders that relied upon the Public Health Emergency declared by the […]
NJDEP Extends Certain Site Remediation Deadlines
Following up on a Compliance Alert advising that all regulatory requirements remain in place, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) announced late last week that it was extending certain regulatory timeframes applicable to the remediation of contaminated sites. The specific timelines are set forth in the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated […]
EPA Relaxes Environmental Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
Co-Authored by Linda Lee On March 26, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced “a temporary policy regarding [its] enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic” (“Policy”). Under the Policy, EPA is able to exercise significant discretion in its enforcement of environmental rules for certain noncompliance resulting from the pandemic. EPA […]
Business Interruptions Due to Coronavirus and Its Impact on Environmental Remediation Deadlines
Co-Authored by Linda Lee Under the Site Remediation Reform Act of 2009 (“SRRA”), N.J.S.A. §§ 58:10C-1 to 58:10C-29, a party responsible for conducting the remediation of a contaminated site must comply with certain mandatory remediation timeframes, as established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”). Although “mandatory,” NJDEP may grant an extension of such timeframes […]
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