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It’s Good to Be a Brownfield Site — As Long As It’s Not Too Brown

Law and Environment

Tucked away in the recesses of the Inflation Reduction Act is a provision that reminds everyone why they love Superfund so much. The definition of energy community has multiple parts, but the key for today is simply this – any property meeting the definition of a “brownfield site” under CERCLA is considered an energy community.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) : Set up by the EPA to determine standards for clean water (part of the Clean Water Act). It prohibits the discharge of polluting chemicals into US waters unless a special permit is granted. Title III of the Act created EPCRA (see above).

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The Top 5 New Environmental Issues for Commercial Property Owners or Managers

E2 Law Blog

The Biden-Harris administration is quickly establishing new federal environment requirements affecting commercial property owners and managers. These requirements, along with changes occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, raise a host of new practical and legal considerations for landlords and property managers.

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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Justice Alito has displayed similar cynicism about water protection. The EPA under both the George W.