American Bar Association Energy and Resources Committees

Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee Newsletter

Vol. 13, No. 1, January 2011

(The full newsletter can be viewed and printed as a pdf document by choosing the link in the column on the right. The table of contents below lists the title of the article and also the page number where it can be found in the pdf document.)

January 2011 Issue

In this issue:

Message from the Chair
Rebecca Wright Pritchett…1

Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Play
Kevin J. Garber and Lisa M. Bruderly…3

2010 Update: Insurance for Environmental Transactions and Brownfields
James R. Arnold…7

Proposed Changes to ASTM Phase II Due Diligence Standard Would Dramatically Increase the Time and Cost for Completing Environmental Due Diligence
Amy L. Edwards…10

Phase I Site Assessments Are Not for Brownfields
Dennis Waslenchuk, PhD…13

There’s Got to Be a Better Way: Satisfying the Public Participation Requirements of the NCP in the Internet Age
Summer L. Nastich, Maxy Rush Otuteye, and Diane R. Smith…15

© 2011. American Bar Association. All rights reserved. The views expressed herein have not been approved by the ABA House of Delegates or the Board of Governors and, accordingly should not be construed as representing the policy of the ABA.

This newsletter is a publication of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, and reports on the activities of the committee. All persons interested in joining the Section or one of its committees should contact the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654.

Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Navigation

View and Print This Issue

January 2011 Issue

Use limitations of this periodical
Viewers of this periodical may print one copy of this issue for personal use only. Requests for all other uses of this periodical should be directed to the Manager, Copyrights & Licensing, American Bar Association, e-mail: copyright@americanbar.org; fax: 312/988-6030.

The entire issue is in a PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.