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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

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Vol. 9, No. 2 - May 2007

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

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Vol. 9, No. 1 - November 2006

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

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Vol. 8, No. 1 - November 2005

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

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Vol. 7, No. 2 - March 2005

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

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Vol. 7, No. 1 - December 2004

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

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Vol. 6, No. 2 - July 2004

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

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Vol. 6, No. 1 - February 2004

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

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Vol. 5, No. 1 - February 2003

Editor’s 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

California’s Polanco Redevelopment Act Survives First Appellate Challenge En Route to Brownfield Ballpark in San Diego
Thomas P. Redick

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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

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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

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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

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Vol. 3, No. 4 - July 2001

Brownfields Bill Advances
Scott H. Reisch and Robert E. Witwer

State Brownfields Legislative Developments:

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

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Vol. 3, No. 3 - April 2001

Environmental Justice: Equality in Environmental Decision Making
Kenneth J. Warren

Environmental Justice for All
Jerome Balder

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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

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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

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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

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Vol. 2, No. 3 - April 2000

Streamlined Permitting Alternatives, The Clean Water Act: It Will Soon Arrive At Your Development Site, and The Superfund Recycling Equity Act

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Vol. 2, No. 2 - December 1999

EPA’s Environmental Audit Policy Turns Five, Audits and EPA Overfiling After Harmon Industries, Inc. v. Browner and ISO 14000 Update

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Vol. 2, No. 1 - September 1999

The Absolute Need for Political Leadership in Brownfield Redevelopment, The Deal on Deed Restrictions, and Environmental Insurance

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