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Legislative Update – Leaking Underground Storage Tank Act

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As we reported last summer, a package of bills are being reviewed by the State Legislature that will impact all parties addressing Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (“LUST”). On January 24, 2012, the Michigan Senate passed [...]

Brownfield Redevelopers Beware!

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Due Care and Indemnification Agreements and the CERCLA BFPP Defense The last year has seen its share of unique decisions relating to CERCLA liability. Recently I blogged about one case with ramifications for brownfield developers: [...]

File This One Under Yikes!

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Developers need to take heed of this one. Based on a recent decision in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, developers could find themselves involved in lawsuits alleging that they are liable [...]

On Site Soil Movement: Part 201 or Part 111?

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So what do you do if you own a contaminated property that is a “facility” under Part 201 of NREPA (Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act) and you want to move dirt from one location [...]

Lending and Energy Efficiency – How are they Related?

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Back in October when I was at the GreenBuild conference in Toronto I sat in on an interesting presentation headed up by Philip Henderson of the Natural Resources Defense Council regarding lending and energy efficiency. [...]