This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
Insurance companies are helping turn contaminated sites turn into solar energy producers
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
This case study describes the use of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation in site characterization and corrective remediation for heavy metals and other contaminants, a process that allowed the environmental engineers to accelerate remediation efforts as the client prepared to invest in the redevelopment opportunities of a commercial 26-acre site in Massachusetts.
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
On January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act ("SBLR&BRA" or "Brownfields Amendments"). The act amends the innocent landowner defense against liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), which is also known as Superfund, and extends liability protection to new categories of landowner, i.e. the "bona fide prospective purchaser" and "contiguous property" owner.
- By Jon E. Kallen, Donald F. Allen
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.