How many remediation angels can dance on a single remediation pinhead? In the recent NL Industries v. ACF Industries ruling, a federal judge in the Western District of New York decided that, for the purposes of CERCLA cost recovery and declaratory judgment claims, all...
Month: April 2014
New Rules Governing Hazardous Waste Storage in New York City are Coming Into Effect: Will Your Facility be Ready?
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the New York City Council passed a flurry of laws designed to increase the resiliency of the City during future storm events. One of these laws, Local Law 143, requires operators of facilities that store hazardous substances to file...
Supreme Court Declines to Weigh in on CERCLA Subrogation Case
Sometimes the Supreme Court's silence can be just as powerful as a decision. Or as James Joyce said about "absence" - it's the "highest form of presence."The effect of the Court's declining to grant certiorari in the case of Chubb Custom Insurance Company v. Space...
