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The Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018: What’s changing for the Brownfields Program?
By: Kimberly Lewis

When President Donald J. Trump reluctantly signed the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act on March 23, 2018, he also enacted the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018, which was part of the omnibus spending bill.

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Indiana Reaffirms Common Law Common Enemy Doctrine
By: Vivek Hadley

The enemy of your enemy is not always your friend; sometimes it is a common enemy we all have to manage. In N.G. Hatton Trust v. Young, the Indiana Court of Appeals reaffirmed the “common enemy” doctrine as settled law despite the doctrine’s potential for unfair results.

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State Environmental Agencies Are Turning to Superfund to Address Vapor Intrusion Issues at Complex Sites
By: William Wagner

State environmental agencies are increasingly turning to the EPA’s Superfund Program to address vapor intrusion issues at complex sites. This trend can be expected to continue given the EPA’s addition of the vapor intrusion pathway to its Hazard Ranking System for scoring contaminated sites. 

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