New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Robert and Michelle Huber
April 4, 2013
Constitutional Limitations on Environmental Inspections of Residential Property: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Robert and Michelle Huber, Docket No. 065540 (A-116-10)
New Jersey Environmental Rights Act
January 24, 2013
New Jersey Environmental Rights Act: Non-Profit Corporation Attempting to Assess Penalties for Failure to Comply with Reporting Obligations for Public Notice, Initial Receptor Evaluation, and LSRP Notification
NJ Supreme Court Rules on Causation Nexus Standard in NJDEP v. Dimant
October 3, 2012
“Reasonable connection” required between discharge, contamination, and alleged discharger
Regulatory Remediation Timeframes Update
August 6, 2012
Regulatory Update – New Mandatory and Regulatory Remediation Timeframes Established
DEP Issuing Remedial Priority Score Letters
July 11, 2012
Have you recently received a letter from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") advising that DEP has conducted a test run of its Remedial Priority System Scoring ("RPS") model and that it has preliminarily ranked your site?
Responsible Parties Conducting Remediation Must Have an LSRP by May 7, 2012
March 23, 2012
After May 7, 2012, all responsible parties remediating a site in New Jersey will be required to retain an Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) to oversee and direct remedial work.
Mandatory Obligation to Remediate Now Exists under Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA)
March 23, 2012
Persons responsible to remediate property now face mandatory obligations in a wide variety of scenarios that could be enforced by the NJDEP or sanctioned for lack of compliance.
LSRP Program Examination Date: May 14, 2012
March 23, 2012
NJDEP announces first Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) exam date.
Chris Christie Waiver Rule Challenged by 27 Organizations
March 23, 2012
Waiver Rule Challenged in Court
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Adopts Waiver Rule
March 7, 2012
DEP’s Waiver Rule was signed March 7, 2012 and will become effective on August 1, 2012. The Waiver Rule allows parties to request a waiver from strict compliance with any of the Department’s rules.
United States Supreme Court Justices issue statement in Environmental Warrantless Search Case
March 21, 2011
Howard Davis, P.C. appealed a residential wetlands case to the United States Supreme Court. After the case received judicial notice at that level, the Supreme Court of New Jersey agreed to review it.