Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee - Newsletter Archive
(Includes Environmental Transactions, Audits, and Brownfields Committee Newsletter back issues)
Vol. 10, No. 1 - February 2008
Message from the Chair
Richard Ericsson…1
Environmental Liability Transfer Projects: A Seller’s/Owner’s Perspective
Dean A. Calland…1
Environmental Liability Transfer Projects: A Buyer’s Perspective
Mike McCartney…5
Environmental Insurance: Insurance as a Means of Transferring Risks in Environmental Liability Transfers
Tanya C. O’Neill…8
Is It Hot in Here? Practical Pointers for Climate Change Disclosure
Loyti Cheng and Heather Daly…12
Potential Pitfalls in Environmental Due Diligence
Heather M. Corken…1
Public-Private Partnerships: A Key Element for a Successful Brownfields Project
Gail Wurtzler…4
Supreme Court to Consider CERCLA Section 107 Contribution
Michael J. Case and Robert D. Sullivan, Jr.…6
Perchlorate Contamination: A Growing Concern in Brownfields Transactions
Rebecca L. Raftery…8
Nanotechnology: A Big Deal
Maki Iatridis…10
Reauthorization and Expansion of the Brownfields Tax Incentive: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
Shawna Bligh…11
From Brownfields to Brightfields—Reinvigorating Brownfield Development with Alternative Energy Development Projects
Joseph M. Dawley…13
Message from the Chair
Richard Ericsson…1
Cleaning Up Historically Contaminated Land in England
Valerie Fogleman…2
When “All” May Not Be Enough
Seth A. Davis…7
Doing Environmental Due Diligence
Jeff Civins.10
Highlights from Valuation of Brownfield Properties
John A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D., MRICS…13
Brownfields Response Programs in Indian Country: Protecting the Reservation
Environment
Richard De Bey, Michelle Rosenthal and Ashley Peck…14
New York State’s Soil Vapor Intrusion Initiative
Frank L. Amoroso…17
Message from the Chair
Seth A. Davis...1
Resolved: Let’s Make Brownfields Work!
Richard G. Opper, Esq....1
Connecticut’s New Third-Party Liability Protection Statute
Pamela K. Elkow...4
A Primer on Facility Decommissioning (The Mirror-Image of Brownfields Re-development)
Martin E. Rock, P.E., J.D....6
New Requirements for Recognizing and Reporting Environmental Liabilities
Leslie Nellermoe...11
The New Environmental Toolbox Vapor Intrusion (a/k/a Indoor Air Pollution)
Mark L. Manewitz and Jennifer Smokelin...14
The Effect of Aviall on the Vitality of Brownfields Programs
Charles F. Helsten, Heather K. Lloyd and Harvey M. Sheldon...1
Limiting the Institutional Control Plan's Cloud on Title
John M. Boehnert...6
Local Government Brownfields Acquisition: The Need to Update EPA Guidance on CERCLA Liability Protection for "Involuntary Acquisitions"
R. Weston Donehower...8
The Uniform Environmental Covenants Act: What Does It Mean to Your State?
Amy L. Edwards...11
Greetings from the Chair
Seth A. Davis...1
Don't It Make My Brownfields Blue? NRD Concerns in Brownfield Projects
Dean Calland...2
New Environmental Due Diligence Standard: EPA's Proposed "All Appropriate Inquiry" Regulations
Chris M. Amantea...6
Field of Greens - New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program, One Year Later
Pamela K. Elkow and John A. Poakeart...9
Is Your Client's Proposed Development Safe from Environmental Attack?
Jane Kimball Warren...11
Special Analysis: Use of CERCLA's Third-Party Defense by Lessors
Steve McMillen...13
Message from the Chair
Pamela E. Barker...1
PERC-olating Theories of Liability in California
Richard G. Opper...1
Corporate Amalgamations Pursuant to Special Purpose Legislation Purporting to Limit Liability: Will Canada's Supreme Court Provide a Definitive Answer?
Radha Curpen and Shari Elliott...4
Spillane v. Commonwealth Edison Company: Exposing the Limitations of Liability Protection Under State Voluntary Cleanup Programs
Harry Weiss...7
Calendar of Section Events...9
Editor's Note
Richard G. Opper...1
Guaranteed Fixed-Price Remediation Programs - A Paradigm Shift in Environmental Remediation Contracting
Brad A. Mauer, Esq., CPCU...2
Windfall Lien Guidance
John A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D...4
Ontario, Canada's Brownfield Initiatives
C.W. Daniel Kirby and Shari Elliott...5
Like to Write?...7
Want to Get Wet and Dirty? Join Our Public Service Effort
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn and Raissa Kirk...7
Editors Note
Richard G. Opper
Brownfields 2002
Richard G. Opper
Brownfields Incentives in the Corn Belt: Comparing the Missouri and Illinois Statutes
Thomas P. Redick and Kathleen S. Northcutt
Brownfields in Wisconsin from Rust to Renewal
Bruce A. Keyes
Californias Polanco Redevelopment Act Survives First Appellate Challenge En Route to Brownfield Ballpark in San Diego
Thomas P. Redick
Vol. 4, No. 3 - July 2002
Focus on Mold
Editor's Note
Asimakis (Maki) Iatridis
The Creeping Case of Mold
John H. Reaves, Esq.
Toxic Mold: A Real, "Growing" Concern
Edward B. Witte and Tanya C. O'Neill
Preventive Law Approaches to Mold Issues in Commercial or Multifamily Buildings
Jonathan P. Scoll
Mold: What about Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) Coverage?
Rachel Jakubovitz
Vol. 4, No. 2 - March 2002
"Brownfields" and Small Business Superfund Amendments: Important New Changes in Real Estate Practice and in Liability Relief
Donald B. Mitchell, Jr.
Benefits of Brownfields Legislation
The 2002 Brownfields Bill: Strategic Opportunities for Local Governments
Robert Doty
Book Review: Brownfields Revised
Richard G. Opper
Vol. 4, No. 1 - November 2001
Environmental Issues in the Siting of Power Generating Facilities
Sara Beth Watson
Water Rights and Siting Power Plants
Paul J. Zilis and Christine L. Knight
Need for Local Permits and Approvals Presents Challenge for Siting New Gas-fired Power Plants
M. Joel Bolstein
The Advantages of Using ADR in Brownfields Redevelopment Projects
P.B. "Lynn" Walker-Coffey
Vol. 3, No. 4 - July 2001
Brownfields Bill Advances
Scott H. Reisch and Robert E. Witwer
Alabama
D.W. Wilson
California
Richard G. Opper
Connecticut Transfer Act Amendments
Diane Bellantoni
Connecticut Brownfields Update
W. Richard Smith, Jr. and Joey Lee Miranda
Delaware
W. Harding Drane, Jr.
Maryland
Andrew C. Cooper and Brendon Pinkard
New York / New Jersey
Larry Schnapf
Ohio
J. Jeffrey McNealey
Virginia
Andrew C. Cooper and Brendon Pinkard
Washington, D.C.
James B. Witkin
Vol. 3, No. 3 - April 2001
Environmental Justice: Equality in Environmental Decision Making
Kenneth J. Warren
Environmental Justice for All
Jerome Balder
Vol. 3, No. 2 - January 2001
Brownfields and Urban Development Practicalities & Pitfalls from Drawing Board to Boardwalk: Prospective Purchaser Agreements
Kenneth Patterson
The Sleeping Giant Awakes: The Growing Public Debate About Institutional Controls
Amy L. Edwards
Mayors' Comments on Redevelopment of Brownfields
Linda C. Beresford
Redeveloping Operating Facilities
Shawn R.T. Severn, RueAnn Thomas, Steven L. Williams, Mark A. Bryant
Vol. 3, No. 1 - November 2000
Environmental Insurance: A Brief Overview
David A. Franchina
Getting the Bang for Your Buck: Claim Payment Under Environmental Insurance Policies
Chris A. Mattison
2000 Amendments to 1995 EPA Audit Policy
D.W. Wilson
Settling Environmental Insurance Coverage Disputes
Andrew M. Reidy and Jodi T. Tuer
Environmental Insurance and Due Diligence Activities
Steve Ziesmann
Vol. 2, No. 4 - June 2000
Factoring Enviromental Issues into Banking Decisions: The Role of ISO 14001
Thea D. Dunmire
Environmental Management Systems in Unlikely Places: Notes from Yellowstone National Park
Joni Teter
Lender Liability Review
Larry Schnapf
Vol. 2, No. 3 - April 2000
Vol. 2, No. 2 - December 1999
Vol. 2, No. 1 - September 1999
Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Navigation
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