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Long standing land use attorney Michele Donato joins Princeton’s Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich as “of counsel”

By | Published August 19, 2021 | Posted in Firm News, Newsletters | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Long standing land use attorney Michele Donato joins Princeton’s Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich as “of counsel”

The law firm of Lieberman, Blecher & Sinkevich is  proud to announce that Michele R. Donato, Esq. has become Of Counsel with their firm. Ms. Donato has specialized in land use, historic preservation and environmental law throughout her career.  The Of Counsel relationship with the Lieberman Blecher and Sinkevich affords both groups an excellent opportunity Read More

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RLUIPA case in SDNY challenges alleged discrimination against Orthodox Jewish community

By | Published August 19, 2021 | Posted in Land Use, Planning, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on RLUIPA case in SDNY challenges alleged discrimination against Orthodox Jewish community

In December 2020, the Southern District of New York filed a lawsuit under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) against the Village of Airmont. The suit alleges that the Village has been discriminating against the Orthodox Jewish community via its recent zoning regulations enacted in 2018. RLUIPA was signed into law in Read More

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Governor Murphy signs three new bills into law with goal of combating lead exposure

By | Published August 3, 2021 | Posted in Drinking Water, Lead Exposure | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Governor Murphy signs three new bills into law with goal of combating lead exposure

As part of his Administration’s continued efforts to reduce lead exposure for residents across the State, Governor Murphy recently signed three bills into law. These new pieces of legislation work together to increase the testing and remediation requirements for lead-based paints and service lines made of lead parts. The first new law requires increased inspections Read More

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DEP to pursue cleanup of Lower Hackensack River

By | Published August 2, 2021 | Posted in DEP Environmental Justice Program, Environmental & Natural Resources, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on DEP to pursue cleanup of Lower Hackensack River

Last week, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced that the DEP will pursue the cleanup of the Lower Hackensack River as a federal Superfund site. This means that, if the designation request is accepted, the DEP will be working with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a Read More

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Appellate Court Doesn’t Buy Arguments from East Brunswick Used Car Salesmen, Requires Variance

By | Published August 2, 2021 | Posted in Land Use, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Appellate Court Doesn’t Buy Arguments from East Brunswick Used Car Salesmen, Requires Variance

The Appellate Division rejected an East Brunswick car wrecking business’s attempts to keep selling used cars without a use variance, holding it was not a preexisting nonconforming use, in Hidden Oak Woods, LLC v. P&F Giancola, d/b/a Giancola Wrecking and Auto Sales, 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. __ (App. Div. 2021), Docket No. A-2704-19. Property owners Read More

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EPA plans to increase criminal enforcement of environmental laws as part of environmental justice efforts

By | Published July 15, 2021 | Posted in Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act (CWA), Environmental & Natural Resources, Federal Environmental Law, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on EPA plans to increase criminal enforcement of environmental laws as part of environmental justice efforts

Many of the U.S.’s environmental statutes, such as the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act, contain criminal enforcement measures. These criminal enforcement measures range from significant fines to jail time. On June 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a memorandum outlining the agency’s plans to increase enforcement of these environmental statutes Read More

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States file petition in U.S. Supreme Court over EPA’s Clean Air Act regulations

By | Published July 15, 2021 | Posted in Clean Air Act, Federal Environmental Law, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on States file petition in U.S. Supreme Court over EPA’s Clean Air Act regulations

On June 18, 2021, twenty (20) states along with additional supporters filed a request for appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court that has the potential to affect States’ rights to regulate emissions limits under the Clean Air Act. Requesting the Supreme Court to hear an appeal involves filing a “Petition for a Writ of Certiorari” Read More

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EPA announces next step of clean-up plan at Superfund site in Burlington County

By | Published July 15, 2021 | Posted in Federal Environmental Law, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Superfund (CERCLA) | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on EPA announces next step of clean-up plan at Superfund site in Burlington County

The Cinnaminson Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site spans 400 acres and straddles the border of Cinnaminson and Delran in Burlington County. “Superfund sites,” such as this one, are designated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) based on their actual or potential release of hazardous waste into the environment. Superfund sites are also remediated under the Read More

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Police Departments’ Arrest Records are Public Records Subject to Public Disclosure, Supreme Court Says

By | Published June 28, 2021 | Posted in Open Public Records Act (OPRA) | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Police Departments’ Arrest Records are Public Records Subject to Public Disclosure, Supreme Court Says

Even if the judiciary creates the forms and stores them once completed, arrest records are still police records subject to public disclosure under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), the New Jersey Supreme Court held this month. On June 17, 2021, the Court held in Baffi Simmons v. Wendy Mercado, __ N.J. ___ (2021), that Read More

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Piscataway community members challenge Zoning Board variance approval of giant warehouse development in residential zone

By | Published June 28, 2021 | Posted in Land Use, Planning, Real Estate, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Piscataway community members challenge Zoning Board variance approval of giant warehouse development in residential zone

Warehouse development is a controversial arena in the State of New Jersey. The most densely populated state in the country has little open and natural space to spare, yet that very population’s online purchases necessitate more and more facilities for product storage and distribution. The industry, which was already growing thanks to services such as Read More

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    Bucks County Herald, January 4, 2024

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  • Town liable for private company's leaking underground tanks, court rules

    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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