By Breanna R. Marchesani | Published February 28, 2022 | Posted in Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Site Remediation Reform Act | Tagged Tags: Commissioner Latourette, Environmental justice, pollution lawsuits, suits against polluters | Comments Off on Holding Polluters Accountable in New Jersey
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The acting Attorney General of New Jersey, Andrew J. Bruck, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner, Shawn M. LaTourette, announced seven new environmental enforcement actions were filed in New Jersey.These lawsuits are conducive to the Murphy Administration’s movement to bring environmental justice to all communities of New Jersey, specifically overburdened communities. Pollution Read More
Read MoreDon’t Let a Leaking Heating Oil Tank Ruin Your Life
Every environmental lawyer deals with leaking heating oil homeowner tanks. They are very frightening to homeowners who have never experienced an environmental problem before. Leaking heating oil tanks can cost very little to address, sometimes just several thousand dollars. But we have also seen residential tank cleanups that have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, Read More
Read MoreMajor New York Recycling Company Accused of Stormwater violations
The Sierra Club has just filed a significant lawsuit against one of New York’s largest scrap companies — Ben Weitsman & Son and several allegedly relate companies. In this lawsuit, filed in federal court, the Sierra Club alleges that the Defendants improperly store and process scrap metal. The Plaintiff alleges the scrap metal is often Read More
Read MoreMost recent paraquat lawsuit filed by New Jersey resident against Syngenta, Chevron
For several years, Syngenta, the manufacturer of paraquat, an herbicide, has faced legal consequences due personal injury caused by this chemical, specifically Parkinson’s disease. Most recently, on March 25, 2021, Paul Rakoczy, a New Jersey resident, filed a lawsuit against Syngenta entities as well as Chevron USA Inc. for damages created by his Parkinson’s diagnoses, Read More
Read MoreChanges to Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standards may change federal environmental due diligence requirements.
At both the state and federal levels, purchasers of commercial property are required to perform certain environmental investigations in order to shield themselves from liability for contamination found after the purchase. This process is known as “environmental due diligence.” Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as “CERCLA,” the industry Read More
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions About New Jersey Natural Resource Damages Cases
For many years, natural resource damages claims represented a fairly insignificant part of the environmental law landscape nationally as well as here in New Jersey. When seeking damages for a contaminated site, the government’s primary priority has been remediation. However, more recently, the government has sought to collect damages for loss of natural resources, as Read More
Read MoreFederal and State Agencies’ Enforcement Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has undoubtedly shocked society and has currently brought life as most Americans know it to a screeching halt. What many Americans fear is that during these trying times, their obligations, whether it be financial or statutorily required, will continue to exist despite non-essential businesses being ordered to close and many people losing their jobs Read More
Read MoreTerranova vs. General Electric Pension Trust: Clarifying (or complicating) defenses under the Spill Act
On January 4, 2019, the New Jersey Appellate Division handed down a decision in Terranova vs. General Electric Pension Trust, Docket No. A-5699-16T3 (hereinafter, “Terranova”). In Terranova, The New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed the Trial Court’s grant of Summary Judgment in favor of Defendants. This suit arises out of a claim under the New Jersey Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Voters to Decide Important State Constitutional Amendment concerning the Environment
On Tuesday, November 7, 2017, New Jersey voters will be asked to decide on a state constitutional amendment regarding the use of natural resource damages collected by the State in environmental contamination cases. New Jersey has the authority to collect damages for restoration of natural resources under the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. Read More
Read MoreNJDEP Updates Soil Remediation Standards for 19 Contaminants
Effective September 18, 2017, new soil remediation standards govern the cleanup of contaminated sites in New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) recently updated remedial standards for nineteen contaminants based on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s revisions to carcinogenic slope factor and non-carcinogenic reference dose data in its Integrated Risk Information Read More
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