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January 2013 Environmental Law & Land Use Update

By | Published February 1, 2013 | Posted in Beaches & Coast, Environmental Issues, Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey Environmental Laws, Newsletters, Toxic Tort & Injury Claims | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Our latest newsletter is out! In this issue, our attorneys discuss: The latest developments in New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (“Spill Act”) jurisprudence; Updates to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Vapor Intrusion Guidance; Challenges to the NJDEP’s controversial “waiver rule;” An update concerning our firm’s efforts to help residents of the Paulsboro, NJ community Read More

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No Sunset for Solar Farm in West Windsor, NJ

By | Published October 12, 2012 | Posted in Development, Environmental Issues, Industries, Land Use, Litigation, Renewable Resources | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

At the end of last month, a massive solar panel farm was given the green light to begin construction at Mercer County Community College as a result of a Superior Court ruling.  A group of local residents were denied an injunction to block the project, which they argued would cause a decrease of property value Read More

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NJ Appellate Court Decides Beach Access Case in Sea Bright, NJ

By | Published October 9, 2012 | Posted in Appeals, Beaches & Coast, Coastal & Waterfront Development, Development, Environmental Issues, Environmental Litigation, Land Use, Litigation | Leave a comment

On September 28, 2012, the Appellate Division rendered a decision in Chiesa v. D. Lobi Enterprises, Inc., relying extensively upon the seminal 2005 beach access case, Raleigh Avenue Beach Ass’n v. Atlantis Beach Club, Inc., 185 N.J. 40 (2005), argued by Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich’s own Stuart Lieberman. Raleigh Avenue Beach Ass’n held that upland Read More

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NJ Gov. Christie Vetoes Anti-Fracking Legislation

By | Published September 30, 2012 | Posted in Environmental Issues, Industries, Legislation and Rulemaking, Natural Gas, New Jersey Environmental Laws, Proposed Legislation, Waste Management | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

In an earlier blog post this July, we reviewed recent hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) developments in New Jersey and New York. The legal and political landscape concerning fracking continues to evolve, including in Trenton, where, on September 21, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed bill A-575—a proposal to ban wastewater and other hydraulic fracturing Read More

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Update: Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade in New Jersey

By | Published September 4, 2012 | Posted in Administrative Law, Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Legislation and Rulemaking, Litigation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey Environmental Laws | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

The “cap-and-trade” emissions reduction concept is still a relatively recent phenomenon; one that uses free markets to help further the goal of environmental protection. In short, cap-and-trade limits the amount of air emissions that a facility can discharge into the atmosphere. When a facility emits less than its capped amount, it retains “credits” that can Read More

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NJ High Court Rules Law Clinic Not Subject to OPRA Disclosure

By | Published July 18, 2012 | Posted in Development, Environmental Issues, Land Use, Litigation, Redevelopment, SLAPP Suits | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In an opinion on July 5, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic (RELC), a public law school clinic, is not subject to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).  The main legal issue in this case was whether the clinic, by virtue of its ties to Rutgers, a state Read More

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Recent Hydraulic Fracturing Developments in New Jersey and New York

By | Published July 3, 2012 | Posted in Environmental Issues, Hydraulic Fracturing, Industries, Legislation and Rulemaking, Natural Gas, Proposed Legislation | Leave a comment

On June 25, 2012, the New Jersey Senate passed bill A-575 by a vote of 30-5 that would prevent hydraulic fracturing waste from entering New Jersey.  While New Jersey does not have the large pockets of natural gas found in neighboring Pennsylvania, no rules or laws have been enacted in New Jersey regarding the acceptance Read More

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