Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) reports provide historical overviews of contaminated sites and are often key resources in environmental and toxic tort litigation. However, despite the requirement that they meet set standards, in reality, ESAs often have certain limitations when it comes to historical analysis. Historical …
Last week we continued our series of blogs reflecting on material covered in the Impact of PFAS on Environmental Litigation (Virtual) Conference hosted by Perrin Conferences, with a look at ongoing concerns about the effect of U.S. military PFAS usage. This week, we’ll examine the …
The passing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021 marked a historic day for federal funding of environmental programs. The law unlocked over $50 billion of funds to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), $5 billion of which will be utilized to address problematic Superfund and brownfield …
On June 26, Taylor Research Group attended “Basics of the Clean Water Act,” an event hosted by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) as part of their annual Summer School series.
…We blogged about the Flint water crisis when class action lawsuits were filed earlier this year.
…Last week, citizens of Flint, Michigan filed two class-action lawsuits against Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and other government officials. These follow a declared state of emergency in Flint, a pending investigation from the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District …
As mentioned in a previous case study, much of the work we do in support of environmental law and toxic tort cases involves compiling comprehensive site histories. We work with our clients to come up with cost-efficient research strategies to answer their most pressing environmental and historical questions for …
It’s a new year and we’re ringing it in with a new look. Today, we launched our redesigned website. Click on over to www.taylorhammel.com, take a look, and tell us what you think. We value your feedback.
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