- Posts by Christina Sartorio Ku
AssociateChristina Sartorio Ku practices in Connell Foley’s Environmental Law group, where she applies a background in biological sciences and environmental regulation to a wide range of complex environmental matters. In particular ...
In response to the Superfund Task Force Recommendations issued earlier this year, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt, recently identified 21 Superfund sites nationwide that it believes will benefit from the “direct engagement” of ...
Earlier this month, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced that the agency has set drinking water contamination standards for perfluorooctoanic acid (PFOA) and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), making New Jersey the first state to set ...
President Donald Trump has proposed budget cuts that could slow or even stop work at CERCLA Superfund sites throughout the country. Waste officials estimate that the proposed cuts, which would cut the Superfund program’s budget by about 30%, would eliminate an average of four full-time ...
A recent court decision could mean higher remediation costs for parties liable under the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (“Spill Act”) for discharges that occurred prior to 1977. This week, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the State of New Jersey cannot be held liable ...
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, nominee for EPA Administrator, indicated that if he is confirmed, he would make Superfund "a priority." Funding for the Superfund Program has decreased over the years, from $2 billion in 1999 to $1.1 billion in 2016. When questioned during recent ...
Property owners who have been impacted by whether wetlands or waters are under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers have received long-awaited guidance from the United States Supreme Court. Pursuant to a recent Court ruling, property owners will now be able to ...
On February 9, 2016, the United States Supreme Court stayed the application of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Clean Power Plan (“Plan”), pending the review by the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the disposition of a writ of certiorari if one ...