USA – NEW JERSEY Law and Practice Contributed by: Nicole Dory, Christina Sartorio Ku, Meredith Rubin and Camryn Goldstein Connell Foley LLP
Connecticut New York
Pennsylvania
New York
Trenton
New Jersey
Delaware
Contents 1. Regulatory Framework and Law p.453 1.1 Environmental Protection Policies, Principles and Laws p.453 2. Enforcement Authorities and Mechanisms p.453 2.1 Regulatory Authorities p.453 2.2 Co-Operation p.454 3. Environmental Protections p.454 3.1 Protection of Environmental Assets p.454 3.2 Breaching Protections p.454 4. Environmental Incidents and Permits p.455 4.1 Investigative and Access Powers p.455 4.2 Environmental Permits/Approvals p.455 4.3 Regulators’ Approach to Policy and Enforcement p.455 4.4 Transferring Permits/Approvals p.455 4.5 Consequences of Breaching Permits/Approvals p.456 5. Environmental Liability p.456 5.1 Key Types of Liability p.456 5.2 Liability for Historical Environmental Incidents or Damage p.456 5.3 Key Defences p.457 6. Corporate Liability p.457 6.1 Liability for Environmental Damage or Breaches of Environmental Law p.457 6.2 Environmental Taxes p.457 6.3 Incentives, Exemptions and Penalties p.458 6.4 Shareholder or Parent Company Liability p.458
10. Civil Liability p.459 10.1 Civil Claims p.459 10.2 Exemplary or Punitive Damages p.460 10.3 Class or Group Actions p.460 10.4 Landmark Cases p.460 11. Contractual Agreements p.460 11.1 Transferring or Apportioning Liability p.460 12. Contaminated Land p.461 12.1 Key Laws Governing Contaminated Land p.461 12.2 Clearing Contaminated Land p.461 12.3 Determining Liability p.462 12.4 Proceedings Against Polluters p.462 12.5 Investigating Environmental Accidents p.462 13. Climate Change and Emissions Trading p.462 13.1 Key Policies, Principles and Laws p.462 13.2 Targets to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions p.463 14. Asbestos and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) p.463 14.1 Key Policies, Principles and Laws Relating to Asbestos and PCBs p.463 15. Waste p.464 15.1 Key Laws and Regulatory Controls p.464 15.2 Retention of Environmental Liability p.464 15.3 Circular Economy Requirements p.464 15.4 Rights and Obligations Applicable to Waste Operators p.464 16. Environmental Disclosure and Information p.465 16.1 Disclosure and Reporting Requirements p.465 16.2 Public Environmental Information p.465 16.3 Corporate Disclosure Requirement p.465 16.4 Green Finance p.465 17. Transactions p.465 17.1 Environmental Due Diligence p.465 17.2 Disclosure of Environmental Information p.466 17.3 Key Issues in Environmental Due Diligence p.466
6.5 ESG Requirements p.458 6.6 Environmental Audits p.458 7. Personal Liability p.458 7.1 Directors and Other Officers p.458 8. Insurance p.459 8.1 Environmental Insurance p.459 9. Lender Liability p.459 9.1 Financial Institutions/Lenders p.459 9.2 Lender Protection p.459
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