Posts in February, 2014

Feb 15 EPA Changes ESA Phase I Standards: What It Means for Buyers and Sellers

Prospective purchasers of real estate are familiar with the concept of obtaining an Environmental Site Assessment Phase I Report ...

Feb 15 EPA Sets Stage for Massive 2014 Control Grab

Upon reading the 331-page EPA draft science report entitled Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters; A Review ...

Feb 15 My Theory of Negotiating and Drafting Contracts: Pragmatism Over Perfection

Over my career I’ve experienced lawyers who negotiate deals and draft contracts with primarily one of two general guiding ...

Feb 15 Travails of CERCLA: How a $600 Purchase Turned into a $70,000 Cost

This true story reads more like a parable, since there wasn’t so much on the line. But understand that the CERCLA remedation ...

Feb 15 TCEQ Enforcement: Know What You’re Up Against

When the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) contacts you about a possible infraction that may lead to a Notice of ...

Feb 15 The Shortcomings of “As Is” Clauses in Commonly Used Forms

Lawyers see our contract drafting services, and the fees that we receive for them, as an investment in a positive outcome for the ...