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When your business is growing or expanding into new areas, you face a number of hurdles. Whether you’re investing in real estate or producing physical products, you need to consider a lot of different factors. Environmental regulations are one area that can easily get overlooked. Unfortunately, doing so could cost your company money and cause […]
In recent years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ramped up its efforts to fine and enforce civil violations against sub-contractors and demolition businesses which remodel or renovate homes constructed prior to 1978. Specifically, the EPA cites renovators for failing to obtain firm certification and failing to comply with work practice standards under the […]
Environmental permits are one way that a company can review whether its operations comply with applicable laws and regulations. Yet the licensing and permitting process can quickly become technical. For example, the choice of whether a local, state or federal agency is the appropriate contact depends upon a company’s operations. Those with industrial operations will […]
As part of the due diligence regarding the purchase of new property, a corporation should also include screening for any potential environmental liability issues. In a recent example, the Trump Organization was denied eligibility for a state program that would have shielded it from responsibility for past pollution on a six-acre industrial property, including chemical […]
Will the Trump administration back off coal-powered energy regulations? Will the new administration reverse efforts to cut greenhouse gases? Will restrictions on coal be lifted? Some commentators anticipate these and other changes in environmental law and enforcement. As a practical matter, however, California companies should also expect continuity in their environmental obligations. The reason has […]
Environmental compliance can be costly. Take the recent example of Volkswagen and its related entities. The car maker has announced several initiatives as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of California. The lawsuit alleged that certain of the automaker’s 3.0 liter diesel […]
Those in California who enter real estate transactions or other business arrangements often face challenges regarding various laws and governing regulations. To prevent problems, it is often best to learn as much as possible ahead of time in order to familiarize oneself with potential risks. Environmental counsel and risk assessment guidance often proves helpful in […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled with over a hundred contractors and training providers on more than $1 million worth of civil penalties for violations relating to the Lead Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. Many of the alleged violations occurred between May 2013 and January 2014 and included instances where contractors failed to […]
People across California and elsewhere who watch cop shows and crime dramas that regularly feature courtroom processes and procedures might sometimes be led to believe that stridently aggressive and “scorched-earth” attorneys always win the day for their clients. That is, what they see might lead them to regard in-your-face obstinacy coupled with disdain for civil […]
The entire world is looking at newly announced clean-air standards unveiled earlier this week by American officials, says a spokesperson for a global environmental group. Evidently, California regulators have had a close eye on the proposals for some time already, and reportedly could soon announce even tougher guidelines than those being espoused by federal authorities. […]