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12.22.2016
Contractors performing work on public construction projects in Virginia should pay close attention to the 2016 changes to the Differing Site Conditions (DSC) clause in the contract specifications issued by the Virginia Department of Transportation (the VDOT...
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12.21.2016
Virginia Code § 15.2-2303.4, the Proffer Reform Bill, went into effect on July 1, 2016. The bill was an effort by the Virginia General Assembly to overhaul localities’ proffer programs. Proffers originated as voluntary offers by developers to abide by certain...
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12.20.2016
Jimmy Germano wrote an article for the December 2016 edition of Virginia Lawyer, the official publication of the Virginia State Bar. Jimmy's article discussed the 2016 changes to the Differing Site Conditions clause in the contract specifications issued by...
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12.20.2016
On December 14, 2016 the United States Department of Justice made its annual announcement of the amount of money recovered in civil False Claims Act settlements and judgments in Fiscal Year 2016. (Read the Government’s press release here.) This year the...
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12.19.2016
As of January 1, 2017, hospitals will receive lower Medicare reimbursement for items and services provided at certain off-campus provider-based facilities. This Alert provides an overview of the new reimbursement framework for those off-campus facilities, as...
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12.15.2016
Donald Trump’s election as our next President throws the long-term outlook for President Obama’s Clean Power Plan into disarray. Nevertheless, South Carolina, a state historically reliant upon coal-fired power plants, continues to explore alternative energy...
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12.15.2016
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has issued guidance for remediation of petroleum groundwater contamination from leaking underground storage tanks (USTs). Its North Carolina Petroleum UST Release Corrective Action Phase Project...
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12.15.2016
EPA has promulgated a final rule revising the Pesticide General Permit (the “2016 PGP”). The 2016 PGP is applicable only in four states (Idaho, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Mexico) and at federal facilities, but the remaining States will have to...
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12.15.2016
EPA is proposing to add Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPEs) to the list of Toxic Chemicals under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Comments on the proposal must be received on or before January 17, 2017.
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12.15.2016
A recent CERCLA settlement provides an unusual method for reimbursing response costs incurred by EPA at a Superfund site. Under a proposed Consent Decree concerning the Yavapai Penta Superfund Site in Prescott, Arizona, WestRock CP, LLC – a subsidiary of...
