The Site Remediation Reform Act enacted on May 7, 2009, and codified at N.J.S.A 58:10C-1 et seq. (“SRRA”), its implementing regulations, and amendments to the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation include new requirements in addressing environmental issues that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) deem to be a public health threat and categorize
Dorothy Mello Laguzza
Failure of Notice Deadly to Plaintiff’s Claim
By Dorothy Mello Laguzza on
Posted in Environmental Litigation
The District Court of New Jersey in a case of first impression recently held that a New Jersey resident’s lawsuit under the New Jersey Environmental Rights Act (“ERA”) must be dismissed due to her failure to give the appropriate parties notice. (Scott v. Dupont, 2009 WL 901135 (D.N.J. April 1, 2009). Although the…
Enforcement Power of NJDEP Increased
By Dorothy Mello Laguzza on
On January 4, 2008, the New Jersey legislature passed the Environmental Enforcement Enhancement Act. This Act enhances the enforcement authority of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) under ten environmental statutes: Waterfront Development Act, Pesticide Control Act of 1971, Wetlands Act of 1970, Freshwater Protection Act, Coastal Area Facility Review Act, Endangered and Nongame Species…