Business law and environmental law are such divergent areas of practice that one might think they are mutually exclusive. However, due to the potentially significant implications that environmental laws can have upon cer­tain business deals, businesses and their...

The Iowa League of Cities (“League”) successfully challenged the policies of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding bacterial mixing zones and blending rules in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Eighth Circuit exercises...

This is the 21st paper in NJLM Foundation’s “Friends of Local Government” Policy Paper series. This paper, is entitled, “New Legal Tools for Redevelopment.” This paper is drawn from presentations at the 2014 New Jersey Planning Conference hosted by the New Jersey...

Legal Update Last summer, certain parties that are responsible for conducting environmental cleanups in New Jersey ("RPs") were cautioned that pursuant to the Site Remediation Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10C-1, et seq. ("SRRA"), outstanding remedial investigation must be...

Certain parties that are responsible for conducting environmental cleanups have recently received a compliance alert letter from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the “Department”) indicating that, pursuant to the Site Remediation Reform Act,...

Legal Update At long last, the Court has determined that a statute of limitations does, in fact, apply to contribution claims brought under the New Jersey Spill Compensation & Control Act (the "Spill Act"). Prior to this determination, parties responsible for...

Communities across the country have engaged in redevelopment initiatives to address their economic issues. However, the redevelopment standards and procedures that are utilized in declaration of areas in need of redevelopment have been in transition since the United...