Whenever commercial or industrial property is sold, leased or financed, the checklist of due diligence items includes a Phase I environmental site assessment (Phase I). This article explores what Phase Is are and why we do them.
Healthy Building Network has developed the Pharos Service which documents the environmental, health and social performance of building products in the marketplace
This article lists the five customer requests you should not agree to, and some suggested actions you should consider instead when fulfilling conflict minerals and customer requests. The article relates to 2014-2015 regulatory disclosures to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding conflict minerals (in connection with the US Dodd Frank Act).
This article is a brief overview on some cases which may have triggered a duty to consult.
This policy sets forth how MassDEP expects to exercise its enforcement discretion in determining an appropriate enforcement response and administrative penalty for violations discovered during the course of an environmental audit.
An ever-expanding group of plaintiffs- are using the citizen suit provision of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") to address alleged regulatory violations, seek cleanup of wastes alleged to be causing an imminent and substantial endangerment, and pursue fee awards. Defendants should consider the following key questions when sued under RCRA's citizen suit provisions.
A checklist focused on the 'swords' and 'shields' of corporate environmental crimes.
This list includes key points to consider when preparing for and managing an OSHA inspection.
This is The California Sustainability Alliance white paper which leverages action on environmental initiatives such as climate, smart land use and growth, renewable energy, waste management, water use efficiency, and transportation planning to help the State of California achieve its aggressive energy efficiency goals more effectively and economically.