By Stuart Lieberman | Published August 18, 2015 | Posted in New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Wind Energy | Leave a comment
The Superior Court of New Jersey in Re: Petition of Fisherman’s Atlantic City Windfarm, LLC for the Approval of the State Waters Wind Project and Authorizing Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificates, (2015) considered an appeal by Fishermen’s Atlantic City Windfarm, LLC, (FACW) for approval of a wind energy project that would be subsidized by the Read More
Read MoreAppeals Court Overturns NJDEP Seizure of Fenimore Landfill The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court concluded that the Fenimore Landfill, owned and operated by Strategic Environmental Partners LLC (SEP), should not have been closed and seized by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) just thirty minutes after a new law was passed Read More
Read MoreEdison residents sue Chevron for alleged contaminationBy Jack Murtha General Media Newspapers (January 17, 2014) EDISON — Several residents have filed a civil lawsuit against Chevron Corp. for damages that allegedly stemmed from the company’s discharge of hazardous materials, which are said to have contaminated several properties off New York Boulevard. “This case is not Read More
Read MoreLieberman Blecher & Sinkevich was hired as special environmental counsel by the City of Vineland concerning the former Pure Earth Recycling facility previously located within the City. Pure Earth was engaged in recycling activities that involved processing contaminated soils, waste oil, and other materials on the property. Pure Earth abruptly ceased operations in 2011 due Read More
Read MoreEffective this month, the NJDEP has updated its vapor intrusion guidance. Vapor intrusion or “VI” refers to hazardous substances in contaminated soil or groundwater that may volatilize (i.e., disperse as a gas) and migrate upward through subsurface soils or other pathways and impact the indoor air quality of overlying buildings. Depending on the extent of hazardous substances Read More
Read MoreAt 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
Read MoreIn 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
Read MoreLieberman Blecher & Sinkevich was recently retained by a Central New Jersey recycling facility targeted by the County for closure. The County had sought an Order from a Superior Court to shut the facility on the basis that it allegedly posed several environmental risks. In order to prepare for oral argument an Order to Show Read More
Read MoreOn August 10, 2012, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled in favor of a firm client, the Borough of Union Beach, reversing a decision of a Monmouth County trial court from April 2011. The specific issue on appeal in this litigation concerned a December 2010 decision by the Union Beach Planning Read More
Read MoreIn the bellwether case of Housing Authority of the City of New Brunswick v. Suydam Investors, L.L.C., 177 N.J. 2 (2003), the New Jersey Supreme Court crafted a Solomon-like rule when it came to valuating environmentally impacted properties in eminent domain proceedings. The “Suydam” rule, as it has come to be known, essentially states that Read More
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