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Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program Update
Posted on 1 Oct 2014 by Foley & Lardner LLP

Many of our Ohio based automotive suppliers with retained environmental liability are performing soil and groundwater cleanups using the Ohio Voluntary Action Program (VAP). My colleagues and I thought it would be timely to describe the August 1, 2014... Read More

Tags: soil , remediation , cleanup , groundwater , dust

Ninth Circuit Holds that Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers Must Engage in Active, Not Merely Passive, Activities to be Liable Under RCRA
Posted on 19 Mar 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

In litigation involving soil and/or groundwater contamination from releases related to dry cleaning equipment and PCE, it has been common for injured property owners to sue the dry cleaning equipment manufacturers, among others. One of the primary legal... Read More

Tags: Thomas Clarke , soil , environmental contamination , dry clean , environmental damage , manufacturer , active , groundwater , environmental cleanup , environmental impact , passive , Clean Water Act , RCRA , clean water

Ninth Circuit Holds that Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers Must Engage in Active, Not Merely Passive, Activities to be Liable Under RCRA
Posted on 19 Mar 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

In litigation involving soil and/or groundwater contamination from releases related to dry cleaning equipment and PCE, it has been common for injured property owners to sue the dry cleaning equipment manufacturers, among others. One of the primary legal... Read More

Tags: Thomas Clarke , soil , environmental contamination , dry clean , environmental damage , manufacturer , active , groundwater , environmental cleanup , environmental impact , passive , Clean Water Act , RCRA , clean water