environmental justice

President Trump Revokes 1994 Environmental Justice Memorandum

On January 21st, President Trump issued an executive order that revoked a series of policies issued by his predecessors relating to diversity and equity.  This executive order specificiallly revoked Executive Order 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations) . Interestingly, Trump memorandum does not expressly […]

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NYS Budget Includes Limited Covid-Related Brownfield Amendment After Stakeholders Request More Comprehensive Reforms.

In a prior Post, we discussed that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed executive budget for Fiscal Year 2022 provided an extra two years for owners of brownfield projects that received COCs between March 20, 2010 through January 1, 2012 to claim the qualified tangible property tax (QTP) credit. The extension was intended to provide relief to

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Environmental Saga Involves Successor Liability, Bankruptcy and Environmental Justice

The most recent decision in Flake v. Schrader-Bridgeport Int’l, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30372  (M.D. Tenn., Mar. 23, 2011) is just another chapter in this long-running environmental saga involving a successor liability, bankruptcy, toxic tort and environmental justice issues along with a piece of American automotive history. This well-traveled case began in a Tennessee county

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