Appraisal/Commercial Lease: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Impact of Soil Contamination on Rental Calculation
The Court of Appeals of Washington (Division 1) (“Court”) addressed in an October 12th opinion whether the appraised value of a commercial property should have included the presence of soil contamination. See Thomas Center Owners Association v. The Robert E. Thomas, Trust, et al., 2020 WL 6036828…
Cyber Planning for Response and Recovery Study: 2020 FERC, NERC and REs Report
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) and Regional Entities (“REs”) released a September 2020 report titled: Cyber Planning for Response and Recovery Study (“Report”) The Report addresses cyber planning for response and…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Arkansas Department of Human Services Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (“ADHS”) entered into a September 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Arkansas Code related to water permitting. See…
UST Finder/National Underground Storage Tanks: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/ASTSWMO Release Web Map
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) released in early October what they denominate “UST Finder.” The UST Finder is described as a: . . . flexible web map application containing a…
Supplemental Environmental Projects/U.S. Department of Justice: Conservation Law Foundation Files Judicial Challenge to Termination
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”)…